Julie & Brad

The hardest part of doing what I do is finding the right words to talk about the couples I shoot.  I can't start every blog post with OMG THIS IS MY FAVORITE COUPLE EVERRRR even though that's how I often feel.  I can't start every post with THIS WAS THE BEST WEDDING IN THE WORLDDD without sounding foolish...even though I may actually think it's true.  It's hard to express, sometimes, how much I loved a wedding, or a couple or how much I've enjoyed spending the day with a particual couple.

Sometimes I try to convince myself that I can actually write, but then I have trouble coming up with original ways of saying how much I love a particular shoot.  It's not just the words that don't come easily... I have trouble choosing the photos to share on this blog.  In a wedding with 800+ photos...where do I even begin choosing six or eight or ten to share?  Sometimes it's impossible.  The only thing I can do is just... be sincere about what's on my mind...

This past Fall I photographed Julie & Brad's wedding (see their fun engagement session HERE).  I'll be honest, it was a really hard day for me.  Just that morning my mom got really sick and we had to call the paramedics.  She was okay a short time later, and I was able to get to Julie's house to begin shooting...but when I started, my mind was elsewhere and my emotions were all over the place.

But it only lasted a moment. 

As soon as I saw Julie's smile and saw how happy and excited her sisters were, I immediately felt better.  The love in this family is infectious and invites you in.  And seeing Brad and Julie together...I can't describe it.  But I'll say this~  I've photographed a lot of couples.  A lot of AMAZING couple who you just know are gonna be married forever, who are meant for each other.  Julie & Brad top that list.  They're special, and so was their gorgeous wedding. 

There are certain factors that wedding photographers use to determine what 'makes' a wedding... such as location, the light, how at ease the people are in front of the camera.  This wedding was a triple threat.

I started picking out some pictures to post here, but there were too many to choose from, so I'll just post a few, then you can see more in the slide show~~

The light here was just so perfect, my goodness. I couldn't get enough of it...

Julie's sisters had me laughing and smiling the whole day... the camera loved them.  The entire wedding party was just a blast to work with, a really great group of friends and family.  They're lucky to have each other and I'm lucky to have been able to spend some time with them...

And here's the slideshow:

view on YouTube here:

http://youtu.be/G4hgV1Ax9JA?hd=1

Comments

[Business Card Printing]

I can totally relate to how you feel because wedding photos never cease to amaze me. How much more if I actually witnessed and even had the privilege to document it.

[Engagement Announcements Photo Cards]

Julie and Brad, you have a glad and joyous day in your wedding ceremony. I can see genuine smiles here.

[Photographe mariage]

Wow! and bravo Chantal! Like your style. I laugh when i saw the kiss men. Very cool video like.