It seems such a shame that we hardly write letters anymore.  Especially love letters.  There was once a time when a couple’s main source of communication before marriage was the exchange of letters.  Putting thoughts and feelings into words, on paper, give them an importance and a permanence– and something to pour over when our love is far away.  But then there is something even sweeter about expressing your feelings in a non-verbal way.  Brooklyn photographer Graeme Mitchell created a beautiful book of drawings and photographs for his wife-to-be, Molly, presented to her on their wedding day.

The juxtaposition of those little abstract drawings ( perhaps they are a secret short-hand? ) and tender scenes from their life together speak so much love.  It’s true that it is in those small moments that our hearts swell most, the every day glimpses of a life built together with the person you love most in the world that fortify us when things get tough.

I imagine that when Mitchell’s wife Molly looks back at this collection of images, she doesn’t think of the spectacle of a wedding day, but of the constant, every moment of every day love her husband expressed without saying a word.  Perhaps his gift might inspire you to find ways to express the tenderness you feel to your own loved ones.

To see more of Graeme Mitchell‘s work, please visit his website.

All images are via the artist’s website.