2015年10月15日
Newlyweds heartbroken after thief steals wedding photos
David Oh stares at the shattered rear window of his SUV, shards of glass around his feet.
"Can't believe this actually happened," he says.
The professional photographer's heavy sighs speak volumes. Somebody broke into his Hyundai while he was in a boxing gym working out Tuesday on Capitol Hill and stole Oh's backpack.
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"I felt like someone kicked me in my stomach," said Jessie Green.
Green and his new bride Liana hired Oh to photograph their October 3rd wedding at Seattle's Yacht Club. Liana noticed that Oh posted on Facebook that his backpack was stolen. Her husband called Oh and she realized from his face that their wedding photos were gone. They were on a laptop and hard drive that were inside the backpack.
Liana went from blissful to heartbroken.
"I just put my head in my hands," she said after learning theMacBook Pro with 800 images of their wedding day was was.
David had 12 pictures on his home computer from the event, but nothing from the first dance or the nervous walk down the aisle.
"I have that moment in my head, but it's different than having something tangible that I can reflect back on," said Liana.
The bride and groom paid half the thousand dollar photo fee in advance and have yet to work out further details with David but say they hurt for him and the burden he bears.
"It's just sheer shock, like oh my God, what am I going to do?" Oh said.
The Greens say this isn't their first hurdle as a couple. They survived the stress of long distance relationship. Then immigration issues almost kept Jessie's Canadian wife from the wedding.
"We planned a wedding and then didn't know if I was gonna be able to be there," she said.
Monday before their Saturday vows, the paperwork came through.
"In the end we have each other which is what we wanted," Jessie said.
But they still want the pictures from their picture-perfect day and encourage anyone with information about the missing laptop or hard drive to contact Seattle Police.
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