Tracy & Dave

Adventurous. Spontaneous. Ambitious.

Those were the three words given to me by Tracy and her husband Dave, when asked to describe themselves as a couple.  

Tracy and Dave met back in 1996 when they both worked for the same company, just different jobs. Job changes had them parting ways for a little bit, but then somehow found their way back to each other. Just before 9/11, Tracy and Dave starting hanging out as friends. Then something shifted and with one kiss, that line between friendship and love became a blur. Now they have been together for 11 years and married for 5 as of October. 

I have known Tracy now for quite a long time, but it wasn't until the last couple of years that I've gotten to know her on a more personal level. Some of you may recognize her from last year's blog, http://kristinesoares.blogspot.com/2011/10/diamonds-are-girls-best-friendcontinued.html.  Since I started to get into the "business" a little more, Tracy and her business partner Jennie have been thoughtful enough to include me in little meetings(which really ends up being drinks and a lot of laughter at times) and social events. 

Dave, I've met a few times and has always been very sweet and sometimes quiet. But I will never forget when both Tracy and Dave came to the rescue at the last hour, for my wedding 3 years ago. The two of them took charge of grabbing all the decorations for the reception and setting them up the day of the actual wedding. I don't think I could ever thank them enough for that.  Well.....maybe with a few photos?

We met at Salisbury Beach State Reservation. And it was a beautiful day to shoot. 

There is something to be said for shots of people walking away and holding hands. You may notice it's a favorite of mine. To me, it symbolizes the journey that you take with the one you love. It may sound corny, but it's true. No matter where we are in life and where we are walking, as long as you have that love by your side, you feel you can do anything. And that things will be okay. 

The next shots are in a sequence. I can't tell you just how funny and goofy(I say in a loving way) these two are ,but I can show you. I asked Tracy to lean back a little against the rails, while Dave slowly lean in for a kiss. Dave took this as "Oh...walk like a zombie ballerina and pretend to kiss her? Sure!". Just awesome.

Notice the pointed toe.

Hilarity ensued.

I love this shot of the two of them.

I could tell that Tracy and Dave are the kind of couple that just want to have fun. And I love that about them, they don't take themselves too seriously. They were so comfortable being silly, that I preferred to shoot that then just standard poses.  First, I caught Dave blowing raspberries and then I whipped around to catch Tracy doing moose antlers at him at the same time!

Attempt at serious pose??? Nah...but it's still adorable.

I asked them if there would be a movie about them, what would it be? Tracy said Romancing the Stone would be a good fit. A little romance, but of course some adventure thrown in. These two love to travel. They mentioned how unbelievable their trip to Alaska was, full of helicopter rides, gambling(Tracy won!) and whale watches. Dave is into climbing(ice climbing I believe?) and the two of them are plane enthusiasts. I thought it would be fun to get a little more nature in the shoot, so we got under a couple of beach trees.

Here is a sweet one.

And then of course Tracy just HAD to swing in one. I absolutely snorted out loud when I saw Dave's face he was making in the bottom right shot.

Speaking of adventure, we headed to the next stop for our shoot. Can you guess where? Here's a sneak peek. Stay tuned for Part 2!