Christopher Kijowski Photography

It’s been a while since I’ve blogged about a wedding or engagement session. I’ve been spending some time writing at my other blog The Dharmata. When you’re done reading this post, flip on over and check it out. We’d love to have you as a reader over at The Dharmata.

Mid August I was sitting in my office. It was about 8:00 PM. I received a call from a young lady who asked me if I had October 7th available. I did. we spoke a little about her plans and scheduled a day and time to meet to discuss all of the particulars and sign a contract. Before we completed the call, Brenda asked, “This is going to be a gay wedding. Are you OK with that?” I was at first glance a little puzzled by the question, but quickly responded, “Absolutely!” The rest as they say is history and you can see that history in the words and photos which follow. Once again, I hope you enjoy reading and seeing the photos as much as I enjoyed making them.

Brenda and Linda have been together for 20-years. That’s a lifetime in the married world. If you’re lucky enough to see 20-years in today’s married world, you know you have achieved a mile marker of greatness. To be together for 20-years and then to get married means so much more. I think it’s a travesty the couple had to wait to get married and still have trouble wrapping my mind around the fact until very recently, marriage was only legal to members of the opposite sex.

I won’t get into the politics here because that’s not what this site is about. This site is about the couple’s who share their love enough to want to enter into an agreement until “death do us part.”

I met with Brenda and Linda at the Westwood Country Club. The couple said their vows and partied the night away at an absolute jewel in Western New York.

One of my favorite things to photograph on a wedding day are the details. There are so many ways to shoot a table, etc. I also think it’s one of the more important photos to get. Too many times we miss those details and I usually hear the couple say, “We never got to see “that” because we were so busy with everything else.

The couple completed a wince and chocolate ceremony often called “Bittersweet love.” This was my favorite part of the couple’s ceremony. A little bit more about this in the next post.

True love and happiness. Promises fulfilled after 20-years of waiting.

One of the most beautiful cakes I have seen.

I’m going to add another post specifically detailing the couple’s ceremony. I thought with all of the photos it needed its own post.

I hope you enjoyed.

Namaste.

Chris