STORIES. WE ALL HAVE ONE.
i was exhausted before this wedding even started. pregnancy, wedding season, traveling back and forth to boise -- utterly beat doesn't even begin to describe it. but.
somehow by the end of candace and eric's day, my energy came back. something about their love, the excitement of their friends and family, rejuvenated me. i seriously drove home asking myself how in the world that just happened. and for that i can't thank them enough.
i had a good feeling about this shoot. from the minute i talked to kollin and stephanie on the phone i could sense we were all on the same wavelength. especially when they said they had a secluded "wildlife," location tucked away in the middle of stephanie's neighborhood. double especially when they said they had a golf cart to take me there. good thing they saved the harmonica as a surprise, if they had told me about it before hand, i might have paid THEM to let me photograph their love. one other thing you should know - kollin MIGHT be the kind of guy that goes in monthly to get his haircut by a girl he has a crush on for an entire YEAR before they ever get together. and all that time steph thought he was just diligent about hair maintenance.
by the time a couple leaves my clingy grasp, i'm completely attached to them. in the case of these two, well, we went through a lot together. namely getting my van stuck in the middle of a salt flat and having to call a two truck to rescue us before this groomal shoot even began. most embarrassing photographer moment ever! but you know, michelle and brian took it in stride. brian cracked jokes, michelle successfully held back the tears, gulp. hahahahahahaha, oh man, i'm so sorry guys, but i have to laugh thinking about it.
still, that wasn't the most tragic thing about our time together. the most tragic thing was that after photographing Michelle and brian's engagements (why didn't those ever get blogged, oh for the same reason the half dozen other sessions still waiting for blog time didn't- my life is crazy), and their groomal session, i missed their wedding day. its not what you think! it was no fault of my own! i sadly happened to already be booked for their date by the time they contacted me. i was so flattered that they wanted to go ahead and do pictures together anyway. racing the sun after our unwelcome tow truck interruption, this is what we got.
let's kick this off this romantic post with a gargantuan, sloppy kiss. from me to you. from me to you, minus the romance. this is more of a platonic thing. okay, getting off track already, what am i really trying to say here? basically, i'm trying to sayi can't thank you enough for your comments on my post below. i was blown away with your support. and it seems to serve as a lesson that when you shoot something for you, you know, where you partially replace your eyeballs with your actual heart, you manage to truly CONNECT with others. though this is the way i always try to shoot, i'll be honest, its harder than it sounds in my idealistic little mind. and i'm not always 100% successful. but i'm getting there, inch by painful, thrilling, inch, and receiving such nice feedback from y'all, helps propel me along. so thank you, thank you, thank you. and now, please feast your eyes on this lovely couple, who's actual wedding marty and i photographed last weekend. it was every bit amazing as candace and eric deserved. these shots, however are from their "him and her (oooh, it sounds so intimate, doesn't it? like bathrobes)," session earlier in the month. we spent some time in a field in lehi, and then wrapped things up in the studio. now, i'd say its high time to let the photos do the talking...
hey y'all, hopefully you have something exciting and fresh in the works for your weekend. i have a sinus infection. wah. BUT
i also have exciting news about a couple of really cool features for yan photography that happened lately.
first up, alison and eric's love shoot was featured over at one of the best wedding resources in all of utah! the utah bride and groom magazine's blog! if you are a utah bride i definitely encourage you to not only pick up their magazine but click around their website for the best in utah weddings.
second, i was absolutely floored and honored when i opened up my email inbox and found an email from the lovely Janie Medley, editor of one of THE most popular weddding blogs, The Brides Cafe.
Janie is so kind, and said, "what do you think about sending over a little something to feature," and i was like, "are you kidding me, i'll send you something every day!" But you'll just have to click on her link to find out what actually got sent.
in the wide world of wedding photography, and to a little yan like myself, getting featured is kind of a major honor. so i have to kind of say a major thanks. =)