08/29/2026
🤍✨ A MONTH IN THE MAKING:
TIM & EMALEE ✨🤍
Tim & Emalee have been working towards this relationship for over 4 weeks now, and i definitely think it shows in this particular stranger shoot. They didn’t know each other’s names. They hadn’t seen each other’s faces. They just had my messages as their middle ground - and somehow, they started building a genuine connection through the little things that make up real life.
Their conversations weren’t just surface-level “what’s your favorite color?” questions. They talked about her life as a teacher, his life as a dad, his daughter’s t-ball games, what her school days hold, everyday activities, her car troubles that he tried to help her with without even knowing her name, and all the random little pieces of life in between. 🥹
And then today… they finally got to meet. 🤍
They quickly discovered they have SO much in common - they both love cooking, movies, YouTube videos, animals, and most importantly, they both have such a huge love for children. 🫶🏻 He’s a dad to a sweet daughter, and Emalee is a teacher who spends her days working with kids.
Tim also wanted to share something important: he has autism, and he wants people to know that all kinds of people deserve love. ❤️
And I couldn’t agree more.
There isn’t one “type” of person who deserves to be loved. There isn’t one perfect story, one perfect personality, or one perfect way to connect with someone. Sometimes love, friendship, or simply a beautiful connection can come from two people who are completely themselves.
Today was about two strangers finally meeting after a month of talking… and getting to see whether that connection they built without ever seeing each other’s faces was real.
And honestly, I think I can speak for Tim and Emalee when I say that the nerves, the laughs, the conversations, the little moments… it was SO worth the wait. 🥹🤍
Thank you, Tim & Emalee, for trusting me to be the messenger and for letting me capture the moment two strangers finally became a little less strange. 😂🤍
Now excuse me while I go stare at these photos because THEY. ARE. SO. GOOD. 😭🙌🏻