Blair + Cooper | A White Rock Lake Engagement Session | Dallas

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Oh, Internet, this is a special post for me. There are so many things about my work that I love but I especially love that every so often, I get to ‘work’ with dear friends. Blair and I met several years ago in the hills of Missouri while working at Kanakuk Kamps, a summer Christian sports camp. We didn’t become instant friends as we worked different parts of the summer but then in the summer of 2010 we had the privilege of working on the kamp’s leadership team together. We became fast friends as we worked alongside each other in the summer heat. There were many points in the summer when we felt exhausted and spent, leaving us in desperate need of friendship. Blair was that friend for me and she has continued to be that ever since. She has an amazing tenderness to her that draws people in and allows them to feel like she cares more than anyone else. Not only that, but the woman has a passion for Christ that is incredibly rich and that passion pours out to all that she is around. I can remember several times during those summers that she would come in to my office just to check on me, promising to pray for me as I wrestled through the struggles of the day. She is a reminder to me of the way God cares for us through His people.

I met Cooper before Blair actually, also while working at Kanakuk Kamps. Cooper has to be one of the funniest people I have ever met. For real. He has a charisma that energizes all those around him and you just can’t help but laugh the whole time you’re with him. A few years in to our time at Kanakuk, Cooper was also asked to step up in to leadership as one of the programs directors. This basically means that he is in charge of making all of Kamp FUN!!! Be it crazy games, wacky parties for the kids or hilarious skits, Cooper and his team were at the helm. I can’t even tell who how many times he had the Kamp and staff dying of laughter. Cooper not only has one of the most creative minds, but he also brings some incredible acrobatic skills to the table, making some of the most memorable skits. Perhaps one of the best things about Cooper though, is that he not only can be funny and creative, but he too loves the Lord with a passion equal to Blair’s. I remember so many times he would walk off stage in some crazy costume and come back minutes later to lead the Kamp in songs of worship. As his friends say, ‘Cooper has a heart of gold.’

Fast forward a few years, after I had left the summer camp, and Blair is asked to step into a programs director role with Cooper. They spend the summer together a majority of the time, building a friendship and sharing all kinds of laughs. I remember I came to visit toward the end of the summer and began to observe that these two had gotten close. A little while after I got home, I got a call from Blair. ‘So….Mary…Cooper asked me out!’ She was totally caught off guard but totally on board. He had spent the summer falling for her and couldn’t let her go without letting her know. They dated long distance for a year, her in Texas and him in Kansas. They put some miles on their cars, spent a good amount of time in airports and wrote letters on a regular basis. In August she moved to be in the same city as him and in November he asked her to be his forever. These two really are better together than they are apart and I am so privileged to tell their story. It’s not every day that I get to work with couples who I have been with since the time that they met to the day they promise forever.

Blair and Cooper, thanks for being dear friends and for letting me continue to walk with you in this journey! I think you all are the greatest! Can’t wait for March!

Enjoy some of my favs from their White Rock engagement session. They came in from Kansas and the weather was rainy and cold but we pushed through. Cooper kept us laughing and we got some good stuff!

Happy Monday!
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It was raining pretty hard but we made the most of it! Whitley_0035 Whitley_0036 Whitley_0037 Whitley_0038 Whitley_0039 Whitley_0040 Whitley_0041 Whitley_0042 Whitley_0043 Whitley_0044 Whitley_0045 Whitley_0046 Whitley_0047

All the letters they wrote… Whitley_0048 Whitley_0049 Whitley_0050 Whitley_0051 Whitley_0052 Whitley_0053 Whitley_0054

Cooper is the king of silly costumes so of course we had to take one in his ‘sun’ costume. After all, she really does brighten his day… Whitley_0055

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