Megan and Jesse {Kootenay Engagement Photographer}

Megan and Jesse's engagement session got off on a pretty crazy foot. 

You see, the neighbourhood I live in is accessed by just one road. And that road is crossed by a railroad track. Generally this is no problem at all. However, on the day of their session the road into my neighbourhood was scheduled to be closed by CP rail for maintenance-- leaving all the residents of my neighbourhood (myself included) stuck at home. I was not initially concerned about this though because the closure was scheduled to end a full hour before I needed to leave for the session.

No problem, right?

WRONG.

Of coooourse the railway project took longer than expected, and OF COURSE 30 minutes before I was supposed to meet these lovely folks, I was stuck-- stranded, really-- at my own home with no way to get out. Folks were being permitted to WALK across the tracks, but no vehicle access meant that my only options was to have a friend pick me up and drive me the to my session, or maybe catch a cab? But if you know the rural community I live in, you know that cabs are not exactly a normal thing.

Just as I was placing my 3rd frantic phone call to my sister in law in a 5 min time span, I got a DM from Megan. Her Fiancé, Jesse, works very near my neighbourhood and had heard through the grape-vine that this particular road had been shut down all day. And Megan, being the creepy-stalker that she is, happened to know that I (a photographer who she had never actually met before, but just sufficiently stalked on social media)  lived in the affected community. 

Soooo basically, these people who I had never met before, showed up with a moments notice to pick my ass up and drive us all to our shoot location. They even were kind enough to drop me off at home afterwards. 

The 20 minute drive to our location gave us an excellent chance to talk and get acquainted, and honestly I think the session flowed better because of it.

Ideal situation? Not exactly.

Excellent ice breaker? Yes. 

​Perhaps I should start requiring that all my clients shuttle me to/from locations? I'd certainly save on gas money..