Oohing and aahing over newlyweds is easy-it’s the natural thing to do. It is another experience altogether to witness two souls still as in love as they were the day they wed, and nearly impossible to keep yourself from swooning behind the lens. I think the only thing that kept our feet planted on the ground was the fact that the love between these two mates, friends, and partners is more than real.

Our session with Richard and Judy took place in their home, where they are most comfortable and where the years of their lives have been documented and preserved. Their home is more than simply the house that they live in, and is truly grown from a limb to a full-fledged member of the family tree. Every memento, from the refrigerator covered with photographs to the antique record players, has a beautiful story. Judy and Richard have a special place in their big hearts for the preservation of history and the people that lived it.

They still have Richard’s boutonniere from their wedding day, along with the same “Bride” and “Groom” glasses they originally drank from!

Judy wrote the original text for this sign, after spear-heading a successful campaign to have Five Points in Huntsville marked a Historic Neighborhood.