Ember + Ashes Photo Co

Mr. + Mrs. Mojica 🍂💍

Sergio and NessyMay met when he was a US soldier stationed in Japan 7 years ago. He fell in love with her + her beautiful baby girl that she had been resiliently raising by herself for 6 years prior to them meeting & their precious story only started there.

Their love for one another has crossed oceans. After endless travel, 2 years long distance and not getting to see one another through Covid, they finally got to solidify their unity in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains on the perfect November day with damp air and the most stunning colors. 🤍

Surrounded by their daughter, Sergio’s parents and NessyMays family lovingly watching over the phone-- this family oriented elopement was so so special and goes to show that your wedding day can look HOWEVER you want it to.

Also, to add, the bride custom made the details on her dress !?!! Like what? 😫

Such a beautiful day + Beautiful couple, this job is the best!🤍🤍🤍🤍

Venue: Hemlock Ridge Vintage Weddings

time doesn’t like to be held
sort of like our babies when they’re no longer babies
it prefers to run—- fast.

and no matter what, there is no catching up.

time doesn’t care if you love sunsets
because sunsets turn into night, and night into day and day into years
and before you know it, life has gone full circle and time caught up with you
and you find yourself scavenging through bookshelfs, flipping through pages, to find any sort of tangible evidence that you’ve lived.

you find an album of photographs of yourself

younger, more energetic, the version of you always on the run and it feels like an old friend reacquainted. You see your husbands laugh lines and your daughters fancy dress covered in dirt. You can almost hear the echo of her laugh in the air with every swish of the page. You sit there remembering who you were, who THEY were, and smile as the two spectrums of your life meet in that moment.

and suddenly a photo doesn’t feel like a photo
it feels like—home.
and something to be held and a sunset that never quite fades