I remember it like it was yesterday. Falling asleep the night of my wedding happier than I thought it was possible a person could be. Beside me was my best friend, my HUSBAND (the first few times you say that is so surreal!) and in my mind what exactly did I remember about my wedding day? Well, not much actually … it was all such a blur. The images that carried me off to dreamland that night literally were the moments caught by our wedding photographers, Turtle Pond Photography — still fresh on my mind after seeing them play on a slideshow at our reception.
People will tell you your wedding day flies, but until you experience it, you won’t believe how much it’s true. Or how, what you WILL remember of it — whether it’s as your head hits the pillow that same night or the next year or 20 years from now — is what was reflected through the lens of your wedding photographer. This photo above of Nick and I? When I think of our wedding day, it’s this image that Amanda captured of us that is the very first memory that comes to mind, every time. And to me, it is perfect.
So, shortly after our wedding, I got caught up in this intoxicating world of wedding photography. I’ve had photography friends and new photographers alike share with me that, for them, what got them going in this business was someone telling them they had a knack for photography. Those first photos they’d taken, and shared with others, were their catalyst.
Me? Not so much. That’s not how my journey started. No, it all began with one night — the best of my life — where I fell back on a bed, exhausted but EXHILARATED.
And it’s in those moments when I come home from a wedding I’ve just photographed, peel off my sweaty clothes and fall back on a bed, exhausted but EXHILARATED, that I realize I’ve been chasing that feeling every since.
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by Gail Werner
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