As coincidence would have it, my partner’s father is also a professional photographer. When he got shoulder surgery this past winter, he asked if I’d be open to photographing Seattle’s Down Syndrome Valentines Day Sweetheart Dance. His daughter (my partner’s sister,) has Downs, and so he’s been involved in the Seattle community for decades. I managed to rope my boyfriend into being my assistant/second shooter, and we had a blast capturing the magic of this event. If you’ve never seen people with down syndrome dance, then let me tell you, you are missing out. These guys know how to party! Even better, they LOVED getting their photos taken. Dan and I left this event with such big smiles on our faces and hope to help photograph it in future years.