I asked him recently, “When was the first time we discussed starting a wedding photography business?” It may sound silly, but neither of us could precisely remember the answer to that question. For such a life-changing decision, neither of us could recall the exact time we decided we could do this.

This past Monday — June 18 — marked the one-year anniversary of our wedding photography business. On June 18, 2011, Dan and I photographed Seth and Brigid’s wedding. Since then, in just one short year, we have grown so much as a photography team.

We have challenged each other. We have succeeded. We have stumbled. We have navigated the treacherous trenches of small business tax filings. We have traveled to different time zones. We have photographed in ideal conditions and sloppy ones. We have danced. We have eaten hurried meals in a spare reception hall corner. We have downed a lot of coffee (oh wait…that was just me). We have improvised. We have planned.

We have found our fit.

Though we may never know when we decided that this idea could be a reality, we have since discovered that this is right and good.

And that’s the thing about perfect fits: they become so much a part of you, it’s like they were always there.

Thank you for an incredible year, Dan. I’m so excited for many more to come.

(Photo of Dan taken in New York City on our one-year business anniversary.)