I tend to take a lot of photographs of Sara. And while I think many of them are visually stronger than the photo above, this has to be my new favorite.

While at a family friend’s cabin in West Virginia, we grilled up dinner and drank margaritas. Full and happy, we all walked a short distance to this lake, which was edged by a round mountain.

The genuineness of her smile combined with the fact that there was a man walking his horse in the background are really what do it for me. Oftentimes the candid shots in the middle of a clicking frenzy are really the best.