A few days ago I read an article by Elizabeth Messina…one of the quotes that stood out to me was “There are few things you get to take home with you after your wedding day: your spouse, your ring and your photographs.”
…and your photographs.
Not only do you spend months planning the wedding day celebration, but this single day is the beginning of a new marriage. It is probably the most important day of your life…and the only things you get to take home from it are your ring, your spouse and your photographs.
Wedding photography is about documenting the story of a couple’s wedding day in a way that will preserve their memories forever. Often when I get feedback from my brides & grooms, the images that speak to them and bring back the most emotion from their wedding day are of the unscripted in-between times or the images that capture the scene. It is my responsibility to preserve the visual details and those moments that can’t be anticipated.
I am definitely not undermining the importance of capturing beautifully composed shots of the bride & groom, the wedding party and the family. Not only are those shots important, but shooting them well probably takes the most skill and experience as a wedding photographer.
What I am saying is that a half of the story lies in those other things that you can’t plan for…images capturing the scene, the emotion, the candid moments. I think that a lot of couples make the mistake of underestimating the importance of those photographs and therefore not booking their wedding photographer or their wedding photography package accordingly. I also think that some photographers out there miss the moments…the better half of the story.

heirlooms.place has huge significance for some couples.Paul and JJ were married in the same church where her parents were married, almost 40 years ago to the day.
Sometimes its the shot on the way to the shot you’re about to pose……or between the posed shots.…during the posed shots when something unexpected happens.
Jill made 1,000 paper cranes by hand…all of the paper goods for the wedding…bouquets for herself and the bridesmaids.People choose their venues, and style their decor because it speaks to who they are. I’ll leave you with just one more:
This is my absolute favorite picture of Jamie and I from our wedding day. If Vanessa had tried to pose us specifically into this position I’m sure it would have been a super awkward shot! But, I’m sure glad she captured this moment, because for me this is a priceless image of our wedding day.