Until We Meet Again

When we announced that this would be our final year back in April (The End of an Era), we knew it wouldn’t be an easy journey, but we also didn’t really know how it would feel or really what to expect in a final farewell. And now that we’re here, typing out the very last words we will ever write as Cam & Courtney Photography the only word that fits is: bittersweet.

We have written 20 posts after our initial announcement. To be honest, that was mostly for our benefit, to help us process through our grief and this transition period. Moving out of something that has been so ingrained in our lives for so many years. Each post was sharing a little more of our heart, to allow us to feel the heart ache, to share it with the world, and to hopefully say goodbye in a meaningful way (Farewell Blog Series).

This post right here is the end of a chapter that has shaped our marriage, our family, our faith, and our identities. It’s the closing of something that we poured fifteen years of our lives into. This grief and ache reminds us that what truly mattered.

And this mattered.
You mattered.

The Weight and Wonder of a Final Goodbye

When we started this little dream, we were barely more than kids ourselves. We had absolutely no idea that we were stepping into something far bigger than just taking photos. Something that would change the trajectory of our lives.

Over the years, CCP (previously CLP) became our rhythm, our livelihood, our ministry, and sometimes even our oxygen. It carried us through seasons of joy, heartbreak, and seasons where we were simply trying to keep our heads above water. It allowed us to build something together that neither of us could have created alone.

This business gave us purpose. And you– our clients, our friends, our chosen family – gave it meaning.

As we look back, what comes to mind is not the perfect portraits or the beautiful details or even the big wedding moments (although those things were very present too). It’s the little moments in between. The quiet, tender, messy, miraculous moments that you trusted us to witness.

• The nervous groom wringing his hands before seeing his bride.

• The toddler tightly gripping handfuls of their mom’s hair, as they giggled into her shoulder.
• The father stepping aside after walking his daughter down the aisle, wiping his eyes as he sat beside his wife, tightly grasping his arm, tissue clenched in her hand.
• The tears no one expected.
• The laughter that echoed long after the shutter stopped.
• The hugs that lingered.
• The way you looked at the people you loved most.

We got to see the world through your eyes. We got to stand in the front row of your biggest memories. What an unthinkable, beautiful privilege.

Thank You Again

We just did a whole post with our thank yous, but I can’t help reiterating our gratitude one last time.

As we have witnessed your weddings, newborns, growing families, loss, healing, joy, sadness, and everything in between, we are so thankful for you. The people that asked us into their lives to be part of something some deeply meaningful and special. And you treated us not as hired vendors, but as friends.

And every. single. time. you trusted us.

We’ve danced with you, prayed with you, fluffed veils, pinned boutonnières, fixed dresses, and sprinted through fields with you. We’ve stood in rainstorms, snowstorms, scorching heat, and Saskatchewan winds strong enough to rearrange your entire worldview.

We were there with you because you let us in, and we don’t have words big enough for what all of that meant to us. Thank you for trusting us, believing in us and our gifts. It means more than you could ever possibly know.

Our Faithful God

By now we imagine you know, but it bears repeating: Everything we created, everything we offered, everything we poured out over these fifteen years was only possible because of God’s goodness.

This business was never just our work. It was an act of worship. Our ministry. An overflow of the love God has poured into us, and a way that we could serve His people well.

He provided every client, every wedding, every open door, every answered prayer during hard seasons, every ounce of strength on long days, every bit of creativity, and every opportunity to serve people with compassion and joy. We have seen His faithfulness woven through every year, every session, every story.

If anything beautiful came from this business, it is because He is beautiful. If good came from our work, it is because He is good. And if anything we did made a difference in your life, it is because His love flows abundantly, even through imperfect people like us.

We are ending this chapter not because God has stopped being faithful, but because He is leading us into something new. And we trust Him with that, too.

And Now… We Let Go

We’ve walked through this farewell series with intention, holding every memory and every moment. Turning it over in our minds to see it from different angles, feeling its weight, honouring what it meant.

Now all that’s left is to release it – which is easier said than done.

To close this chapter with reverence. To feel the ache of the ending. And to step with open hands into whatever God has next.

Thank you for everything. For the laughter, the tears, the trust, the friendships, the memories, the stories.

Thank you for letting us do what we loved. Thank you for letting us do it together.

We will remember you. We will carry you with us. We will cherish these years forever.

This isn’t goodbye, but a “see you later”. In a new way, with new intention.

With extremely full hearts and overwhelming, grateful tears, we bid you farewell. Until next time…

We love you!

So long, farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, goodbye.

xoxo

Cam & Courtney

A few final business notes:

Note: This website will remain active for the time being as our time capsule for ourselves and our clients, but we will not be updating or changing things. The website may come down at any time without notice.

Note 2: We will be taking a break from all social media over the holiday season and also closing or transitioning our business social media accounts.

Note 3: Our email will remain active for another few weeks in case of any last minute urgent needs from previous clients. There may be a delay in response compared to usual and email will be shut down by December 21st.