September 10, 2009

One Plus One Makes One

Category: Colombia, Friends & Family, Photography, Portland, Oregon — C.J. @ 9:06 am

Note: Full resolution pics are available here for those who would like to print them. 

Last Saturday I attended the wedding of my close friends Justin and Julieth. They met in Colombia two years ago and Julieth has only recently moved to the U.S. They’re both lovely people, and very much in love with each other. 

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“I’m doing what today?”

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Hija y Madre

 

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Wow.

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Whatever my views on marriage may be, there was no denying the emotional intensity of the ceremony. It was as if love itself was flickering into view from across some metaphysical plane, like there was something else passing between the two people standing before us besides loving eyes and warm smiles. It was heady, and I was privileged to witness it. 

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Family & Friends

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We are gathered here today…

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La princesa.

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“Te amo sin saber cómo, ni cuándo, ni de dónde,
I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where,
te amo directamente sin problemas ni orgullo;
I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride;
así te amo porque no sé amar de otra manera,
so I love you because I know no other way,

sino así de este modo en que no soy ni eres,
in which there is no me or you,
tan cerca que tu mano sobre mi pecho es mía,
so intimate that your hand upon my chest is my hand,
tan cerca que se cierran tus ojos con mi sueño.
so intimate that when you fall asleep it is my eyes that close.”

-Pablo Neruda, Soneto XVII

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Los anillos.

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Primero besos.

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Happily ever after.

 
Champagne and prime rib at 11 a.m? Sure, why not?

 

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First dance.

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“Where are you going?”
“To take group photos in the rain, c’mon!”

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