Westward, Seattle//Hailey & Dave

If I've ever been guilty of posting too many photos (ahem), it is right here and right now. 

But you should know the back story:

Hailey and I met at university many miles and moons ago, in a wee happy place called Kentucky. We were insta friends and so many people who knew us both claimed we even looked alike. (As you can see from the photos below, we clearly do not.)

But we are heart twins. Through the years, Hailey and I have had too many heart conversations to count. Even with months of silence between us, we have always been able to easily pick up right where we left off.

Hailey is kind, gorgeous, generous, big-hearted, honest and sincere.

And then there's Dave, her perfect match.

Sometimes it feels surprising that love can be found in this helter skelter world, but seeing Hailey and Dave together brings much delectation to the heart. 

And now they are together kind, generous, big-hearted, honest and sincere.

Friends, we are so glad you found each other, so grateful we were able to document your big day and celebrate with you.

Enjoy this sneak peek and all that happiness that was your day.

x.

Sounds of our Summer

We know we've neglected you quite a bit this summer so we'll do a quick re-cap to catch you up to speed on all fronts. {Because Saturdays are for Bonding.}

1. A lot of people have been asking me for an update on Francis Becks, my team and leadership development company. 

Thanks for asking!

I actually took off the entire month of July from working on it. I hated to lose momentum, but something had to give. (See some of my below #s.)

2. WE MOVED into our very first house. Praise, Jesus. We've been shopping for a house since *last summer* and it was an arduous process that didn't bless our hearts.

We love our new house, our neighbourhood, and the journey of making our space our own.

We promise to post some actual photos of our adorable space soon and soon. You know, as soon as it ceases looking like a disaster zone.

A couple of fun facts:

- We live directly across the street from some of our Very Dearest friends. We so love running across the street to borrow a cup of sugar, swap stories while we're taking out the trash or sitting with them as we hunt for bats. (More on this in a minute.)

-We live in the ghetto...and love the chaos and character of our new home sweet home.

2b. We were sitting in the living room last week, chatting with our aforementioned friend/neighbour, Tamarah, when a bat performed a rather exaggerated dance above our heads. It was terrifying.

So to re-cap on the "first world trauma" we've experienced in the last 6 weeks:

-we have bats

-we are still in a boundary dispute with our title insurance

-our car broke

But don't worry, our dog didn't die, nor did we break up.

We keep asking ourselves if the ridiculousness of the season is our imagination or simply adulthood.

We have yet to firm up an answer.

3. We are in Seattle for a wedding this weekend. (!)

Wandering the streets of Seattle in a wedding dress with Hailes.

Hailey and I attended the same university and the same YWAM base for our DTS and became solid friends the year I was graduating. Through all the years and all the miles between us, we've been able to connect here and there. 

Now we have the honour of being her wedding photographers this Sunday.

Can't wait to show you the photos.

4. We've rather neglected social media this summer, partly because we've been too busy having adventures and partly because we don't have the wifi at our new house. (We are tightening our belt on all fronts.) The simplicity of this decision has been refreshing, though we'll inevitably cave within the next five years.

Do you remember that we went the first full two years of our marriage without wifi at our apartment? We're getting back to the basics, folks.

And there you go. A teensy re-cap on the life and times of the Jono Laynie.

Tell us about your summer?

xo.