Sweethearts & Miracle

There is something so sweet, and wonderful about a couple that has been together since high school. It's not something you see often these days, nor is it something most people expect to last a life time. Often when high school sweethearts marry, it's a rash decision, or a way to get out of a small town, or just young love gone crazy.

Ben and Rachel defy all of these stereotypes. They started dating when they were 17 and 16 respectively and when they had only been together for 14 months, Ben was diagnosed with testicular cancer. On the day Rachel graduated from high school when most teenagers are having parties and feeling invincible, Ben and Rachel were preparing for biopsies and hospital stays. What most people never faced in their lives, these two faced when they were kids.

Not only did they stay strong, they stayed together. Five years later, Ben is cancer free, they are happily married, and expecting a miracle child.

Again, defying the odds, and the challenge of fertility problems following cancer, Ben and Rachel prove to be a triumph of faith over fear, of hope over despair, of LOVE.

Written by my close and dear friend, Korin, Mamazen.

It was an honor to photograph such an amazing and beautiful couple. Thank you Rachel and Ben for the chance to capture the love you share with one another. Wishing you many blessings, I'm so excited for your upcoming birth. Warmly, Nicole