Somewhere in between the emails and dirty diapers, the
wedding prep and managing not only a business but also daily life, it’s
easy to loose myself in the to-do lists, charging batteries and finding time to
eat. But honestly those aren’t the moments that
matter. The moments that matter are the
small ones – playing with my daughter and listening to her laugh at the
silliest things. It’s pausing to give my
wife a hug and telling her that I love her as we go about our day. It’s walks in the park listening to the leaves
crunch under our feet. It’s meeting
clients that have become friends for coffee and chatting about wedding
stuff. It’s making a meal and sharing it
with family.
Sometimes it’s easy to forget that life isn’t the big
moments, but the small ones. I truly
love what I do – I honestly can’t image doing anything else with my life. I’m so unbelievably blessed to share in so
many amazing weddings - and no matter
how lavish or simple, I give a little piece of myself to each one.
I was recently meeting with a new client and was asked if I
had any favorites weddings from over the years. As I thought about it, I
answered honestly and said no. I don’t
have favorite weddings, but what I do have are favorite moments from each and
every wedding. This question stuck with
me over the last few days. I began to
think about all the weddings I’ve done; and what I’ve come to realize is that
the moments that stick with me the most aren’t necessarily the grand ones,
they’re often simple little moments, gone in the blink of an eye even though the
memory of them stays with me.
They’re tearful hugs. They’re slow dances and jokes told
amongst friends. They are smiles from
parents or sunset moments with my couples.
They are waves crashing against the shore, strolls through orchards or
the standing wet in the rain to make a photograph. You see, at the end of the day, I give you my
images from your day but your day gives my images meaning.
Weddings are only a single day – they are fleeting and
temporal. They are filled with so many
amazing moments that are gone like wisps of smoke carried on the breeze. But those moments have a life; they existed,
they breathed and sometimes the memory of those moments lives on in my images.
Be lost in the present moment. Experience it fully and with
your whole heart. I think you’ll be surprised at what it is that sticks with you
the most.
