This is the story of Janine.
Fifty-two days before her wedding was set to take place, she suffered an unimaginable tragedy: her husband-to-be suddenly passed away.
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Her beautiful wedding dress, once a symbol of excitement and a long life together, was quickly becoming a beacon of sadness and emptiness.
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That's when Janine decided she was going to take her wedding photos, anyway. This way, the dress, instead of causing her gratuitous amounts of pain, would honor her late fiancé.
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The underwater shots are meant to symbolize her 'cleansing' all the negative emotions she felt that were surrounding the wedding.
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She believes he would have wanted it this way.
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"I did it because I wanted to free myself from losing my fiancé...this dress was for him. I did this because John would want me to do something like this. He was so outgoing and he wanted me to have the best life."
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"I really felt that Johnny was smiling down at me and finally giving me closure that I can live my life in a positive way, but never forgetting why I was here. I want to move on and explore the world. I want to meet people who I can share that with. After the shoot I felt like all this was possible."
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"If I could reach out to anyone suffering from a loss, I would tell them this: Listen to YOUR heart! You are the most important person and only YOU can help yourself."
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Now, she hopes to inspire others to find their own strength.
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Janine has a message for all others who may be mourning a loved one and its that it's just as important to love yourself as it is to love another person.
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That's a Story Of Hope And Healing.
