A week before they got married in 2009, Rafael Del Col and Tatiane Valques had a photo shoot to capture the love they had for each other. They then married and had a daughter named Raisa. But soon after that, tragedy struck.

In 2011, when Raisa was not yet a year old, Valques was killed in a car accident, along with the couple's unborn child, leaving Rafael alone and heartbroken with a young child to care for.

To combat his loneliness, Rafael reached out to people through a blog, which helped him talk to others about how to cope with loss and how best to raise Raisa. And then the idea hit him - to recreate a photo shoot that him and his wife did six years ago.

In the photos, Raisa (who is now three), is seen wearing the same necklace as her mom, and the dog you see is actually the same dog Rafael gave to Tatiane when they were dating.

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