Sometimes while I'm crouched at the end of aisle with my Nikon resting on my lap I think about marriage and what it's really all about. Most ceremonies last for 30-40 minutes and consist of one pose...the face to face. I rush around to get all my angles like a stealth secret agent and then I find my spot and wait for the next moment. I hear the words that pour from the pastors mouth about love, patience, kindness, but rarely do they mention that marriage is hard. It's two people battling over how much they love each other. Most days it's just perfect, but then some days trickle down to the tone in what was said. Why, because you love that person and wish that tone didn't hurt. It's funny how love works.
I think that is partly why I love weddings. It's the one day when their love is perfect. Couples don't fight on their wedding days. They don't have tones, raised eye brows or rolling eyes. Just blissful glances into the depth of the others soul. The thing is that that is the base of marriage. When you have a tough day you can always look back at that base foundation and go, "Oh, yah I love you. What am I doing?"
I would love to hear one day that our photographs have caused a couple to remember just how special their love is. That maybe when they went to give a tone they stopped and gave a kiss instead. I am so lucky to capture the base. The one day that was just perfect even if everything went wrong.