11 years ago I met a special lady. Her name at that time was Inge Horvath. She has since become my very best friend and now she goes by the name of Inge Skliros. She met the love of her life in December 2001. Michael is from the United Kingdom and was working in Amsterdam at the time they met. Love blossomed and Michael moved to Brandon, and in March of 2003 they were married in a beautiful country church in Heathfield, England. I was thrilled and honored to be chosen to be their wedding photographer and I went on their honeymoon with them!
Too funny. Actually, I really did go on their honeymoon. We toured London and flew to Amsterdam and then spent a few days there. This was one of the most memorable times of my life!
Fast forward to the present. I try to spend at least 4 long weekends each year in Brandon and the last trip was this past weekend. I met Catherine for the second time. Let me explain why Catherine is important. Inge and Michael are going on an African Safari this coming October and they have invited me to join them! We will be leaving on October 1st and there will be 6 of us on this trip. Michael’s daughter, Helen and son-in-law David will be joining us (living in London, England) as well as Catherine who lives in Brandon. I will keep you posted on the upcoming trip and I will, hopefully, be adding images and updates on my blog while I’m there!
Anyway, here is a photograph of Inge and Michael and myself after spending a couple of hours in their spa (hot tub) just before we had dinner.
Oh yes – that is “Grissom” the latest addition to their family. “Grissom” joined “Hunter” in the Skliros household over a year ago and he is a joy to have around!
I don’t know if I mentioned it or not – but besides being a great friend, Inge is a fabulous photographer as well! She does some fabulous grad portraits and I was privileged to assist her at a grad session this past Monday. The day was overcast so we started outdoors in her front yard. Handsome Stephen Howard was the grad. This is a photo of Inge in action – photographing Stephen and his escort.
Inge goes all out to capture the perfect expression and pose – and you can see it in these images!
All too soon the weekend had to end and I headed home. On the way (about 9ish am) I noticed a lot of air traffic in the skies. Planes were going back and forth and were leaving their mark in the skies. Isn’t this awesome?
Oh yes – my camera is never far from my reach – and this is a photo I just had to take during dinner outdoors on the patio the last evening I was there. Inge bought this gorgeous mirror for the wall and the shadows were just riveting. Isn’t it gorgeous?
I’m thinking of Inge and Michael this evening as they photograph the Vincent Massey Collegiate convocation and grad at the Keystone Center. Good luck!
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