May 30
2010
I’m in the middle of editing Ben & Elisa’s spectacular wedding, and I couldn’t resist sharing these next few images from their First Look. I know I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: I LOVE FIRST LOOKS!!! Even more than I love potato chips. And the thought of a British, pumped-up Jake Gyllenhaal in a skirt. Mmmmmmmm …
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May 28
2010
I suddenly realized how wrong I was. “She means the world to me,” Amber said as her eyes welled up. I turned and looked at her daughter, who was sitting in the front seat of their car. Taylor has an incurable disease that has left her with the mental capacity of someone a few years younger than her 12 years. And Amber had never had any “professional” pictures taken of her. So during the shoot, she patiently coaxed Taylor and coached her on how to act in front of me. And I thought to myself, This woman is a single mother, works full time, ALSO runs a full-time worship ministry AND has a daughter with special needs. I’m surprised she doesn’t crash in bed exhausted every night. Well, maybe she does. But when Amber told me how much Taylor meant to her, I was gently scolded by her tears. Her daughter wasn’t a burden. Far from it. Taylor is bright, cheerful and UBER-friendly. She says what’s on her mind. There are no social boundaries with her, and in so many ways, I wish I was like that more. I wish we were less afraid of what people think of us. They taught me a big lesson that day about a mother’s love.
Nothing like a little tickling to get her to laugh!
I love this one of Taylor. It’s posed, but I think it shows a beautiful young girl.
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May 26
2010
If you follow me on Twitter, you’ll have read the tweet about me feeling a bit like Jack Bauer. Except that I wasn’t prepping guns, just cameras and lenses and batteries and memory cards. Not quite as lethal, but still cool nonetheless.
If you follow Aaron on Twitter, you’ll have read the tweet about our arsenal for our back-to-back weddings. And he decided to post this lovely picture:
LET ME EXPLAIN.
We do NOT carry guns or weapons to any weddings we shoot. Though since we’re in Texas, it probably wouldn’t be that much of a surprise to anyone. The only reason why Aaron had his gun was because we were traveling 5 hours away, and he always brings it with him on road trips. You know, in case we get lost or stranded somewhere. It stayed in our hotel room the entire time we were at the wedding, and I guess he thought it would be cool to bust it out for this picture. Oh boys. I guess getting him the camo Shootsac cover egged him on. My bad.
I DID learn, however, that he did bring his pocketknife to the wedding. Aaron would sleep with this knife if I let him. That’s how much he loves it. Um, not unless we’re sleeping in the jungle, babe. So he keeps it in his pocket during the day, and every night – EVERY FREAKING NIGHT – he takes it out and proclaims his love for his pocketknife. That’s how much he loves it. And apparently, it came in handy during the wedding. I guess the groom’s brand new socks were sewn together, and his pocketknife came to the rescue.
Just wanted to explain. Now, if only someone could explain the series finale of LOST to me.
Happy Wednesday!
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