His hands move about in the air making Erin smile harder. Each motion means so much to him as he expresses his love for her. As their hands moved along with every expression they communicated their love to each other in a unique way. Both sets of hands were so graceful and methodic as they signed back and forth. We could only understand a few words here and there as we communicated with the adorable and funny Erin and Ricky. This was our first session with an interpreter but you might not have guessed because we still fell in love with this sweet couple!

Erin and Ricky met through a mutual friend at a party, Ricky fell in love with her eyes and had an amazing conversation together. It can sometimes be hard to meet and find deaf friends but to hear how excited they were to find each other was so inspiring. They have a hard time sitting still through a movie instead of spending the whole time talking to each other. How difficult it is to watch a movie without talking through it gives a glimpse of how much they love to be together. They love to be outdoors and have such enthusiasm for life. After a few months of wonderful conversation Ricky proposed on Mt. Lemmon, not far from where we took these photos. We are so lucky to be a small part of their story.