It's Thursday, March 1, 2012. I just left work and remembered that I needed to call my photographer, Soheil, to confirm his address. We were going to send in another payment and with a check that big, you don't want it to fall in the wrong hands. As usual, I forgot what his address was so I needed him to remind me for the millionth time. Our conversation was short and nice. He sounded a little tired, almost as if I had waken him. I got the address and told him the check was in the mail.
We just recieved our thank you notes, and I thought it would be nice to write him a nice note on our personalized stationary. After two drafts, our letter was complete. Enclosed was our deposit. Once again I had waited until the last minute and Sunday night at 10pm was when I was writing the letter. Having the OCD mentality that I do, I needed further confirmation that I had gotten the right address. I began going through all my emails and letters and things trying to find something that had his address on it.
Being too lazy to go downstairs for my "wedding bag" (yes I have an entire bag filled with wedding materials), I began to search the web. I looked on his personal site, and then on facebook. It was then that my heart sank.....
There in plain text, written on his wall were condolences. Soheil had died Saturday, March 3, 2012. I read through each posting trying to figure out what happened. Was this some kind of joke? I just spoke to him! I shook Lyndon awake so he could help me figure out what happened. I felt as if a family member had passed.
While the details of his passing are too much to write, the fact that he is gone is devastating. Not just because he was our photographer, but because he was more than that. He had been in our lives for a brief moment and yet he left such deep footprints in his path. Looking back now, I realize he was such a kind hearted individual, almost angelic like. Yes I know it seems crazy but that is how I felt. He was so kind and calm, soft spoken but powerful beyond measure. Although he is gone, his presence is still here. It is in every photo that he took, the beauty that he was able to capture, the life that he documented through his lens.
Lyndon and I were extremely lucky to have had our engagement session with him. I was honored to be apart of the photos that he took. To this day, (April 26th), I can say that we don't have a photographer. Everyone that we have spoken with just hasn't been like Soheil. All I know is, whoever we choose, they will have big shoes to fill.
Rest in peace my friend.
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