Words by Maureen Young
Happy Birthday Jessie! You looked so amazing Kenny was probably thinking he’ll never have to trade you in for a younger model even if he was saying so out loud ;) Thank you for sharing the first part of your birthday with us!
Jessie + Kenny first met on the job, where a mild flirtation between the hostess and bus boy carried on for 2 years until both left Good Buddy North. They bumped into each other afterwards at Kingsway and even had dinner together as friends. If it was a date, it would have been awkward for groomsmen Mo who was also there. Another 2 years passed and they bumped into each other at Escape. A hello hug and a whiff of Kenny’s cologne melted Jessie’s heart and their love story began in earnest.
For this e-session, we took inspiration from their party past and urban present blended with a new found past-time of enjoying Edmonton’s green spaces. It was a chilly day but Jessie took the mantra ‘No Pain, No Gain’ seriously & rocked her dress and open-toe shoes.
P.S. Kenny doesn’t even like coffee! It was a treat though, for Jessie to start her day with a cup 🙂
As a nod to Escape being the spark that rekindled their flirtation, we wanted to shoot part of their engagement shoot in a lounge. Jessie + Kenny, we hope the location brought back some fond memories of the start of your love story – back before Jessie had an impressive shoe collection and Kenny was affectionately called ‘the bank.’
We love it when couples love food as much as we do. After the lounge shoot, we all went for pho, arguably one of Jessie + Kenny’s favorite meals. They work 5 days a week at their full-time jobs and the weekend at their restaurant (yes, their love story has done a bit of a circle!) but try to find some time to go out for pho. Kenny even wanted pho for the wedding but Jessie wasn’t keen on smelling of meat soup. Jessie, we hope you’re right and having pho during your engagement session stops Kenny from wanting it on your wedding day!
After the warming bowl of pho, we enjoyed dusk in the park. Love how Jessie’s shoes went from amazing high heel animal prints to animal print ballets!
Jessie + Kenny, it was great to get to know both of you and to spend part of Jessie’s birthday with her! Hope you had a fantastic meal at Ruth’s Chris. Thank you for opening up to us and taking a day off from your busy schedules to do this engagement shoot, we hope it was fun for you guys and a break from work.  Can’t wait to shoot your wedding in July! We are excited to see the big guest list and can’t wait to party with all of your party crazy friends on your big day!
Much love,
A+R
P.S. Hope your wedding day is pho-free!
