Weddings are so emotionally-involved.  Even when I have just met the bride and groom, I still tear up at the thought of a happy couple beginning life's journey together.  I can only imagine what it must feel like to have known the bride since she was a teenager; to have had the opportunity to watch her grow into the person she is today.  Or to have been there when the groom proposed to her.  How special must it be to bear witness to these wonderful moments only to have them culminate in photographing her wedding, her most sacred day?  A photographer can only dream.

Except this one!  My dream is a reality! 

I was bestowed the supreme honor of photographing my sister-in-law's gorgeous wedding day!  While it was one of the most humble honors I have ever experienced, it was also one of the most difficult.  Can you even try to guess how difficult it is to focus your camera when you can't even see through your own tears of joy?  And how did I pull off the daunting task of being the wedding photographer AND being in the wedding party?   That's my little secret.  And it has nothing to do with tying my sister to the bed and forcing her to learn my camera's manual settings so she could photograph the moments I couldn't.

Love my family!

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