This post is very special to me – although I’ve been actively looking for a same-sex wedding couple, it took me until this year to find one. I am really looking forward to Corey and David’s wedding at the zoo next year!

David and Corey’s story is super cute. After meeting online and texting for a week, they connected instantly on their first date and have spent nearly all of their days together since then. Two years in, Corey decided to pop the question. He knew David liked penguins, so they went to the zoo. After feeding the penguins, Corey proposed to David with the rock seen fairly far into the post. The fact that they’re also getting married at the zoo sweetens the deal, and also explains the penguin photo!

While they were present at another wedding I covered, I met them through a community orchestra, as all three of us are classical musicians. Shared interests are awesomesauce!

For this shoot, we spent the evening in the sun in Eau Claire, mostly in Prince’s Island Park.

“I’m flying, Jack!”