IT HAPPENS A LOT. IT’S PAST MIDNIGHT, I’M SWEATY, STINKY, AND DRIVING HOME AFTER A LONG DAY OF SHOOTING FEELING UTTERLY WIPED. EXHAUSTED, BUT GRATEFUL THAT I’M LUCKY ENOUGH TO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE TYPE OF PEOPLE I MIGHT NEVER HAVE HAD THE CHANCE TO MEET IF IT WASN’T FOR THE JOB I HAVE. THE JOB I LOVE. I TELL PEOPLE A LOT THAT I NEED TO INVEST TIME IN THEM AND THEIR DAY. THAT IT’S IMPORTANT FOR ME, AND ULTIMATELY THEIR PHOTOS. BUT I RARELY TELL THEM HOW MUCH IT MEANS TO ME TO BE PART OF SOMETHING SO IMPORTANT TO THEM. RELATIVE STRANGERS REALLY. IT’S A RESPONSIBILITY I DON’T TAKE LIGHTLY. SO WHEN I WAS REFERRED TO JANA AND LUKASZ THROUGH ASHLEY AND BRAD, A WEDDING I HADN’T EVEN SHOT YET, IT OCCURRED TO ME THAT THE BUSINESS THAT I’M IN ISN’T JUST ABOUT TAKING PICTURES. IT’S ABOUT TRUST. THE TRUST OF KNOWING THAT I’LL BE STEPPING INTO THEIR LIVES FOR A DAY, AND TRYING TO DOCUMENT IT THE BEST THAT I POSSIBLY CAN. THIS TIME WAS EASY. IT’S NOT HARD WITH A GROUP OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS THIS GENUINE, FUN, AND REALLY JUST QUITE LOVELY. THEY SKIPPED ALL THE POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE THAT IS GENERALLY APPLIED TO WEDDINGS AND REPLACED IT WITH THE STRAIGHT GOODS. THE REAL STUFF. THE EMBRACES, THE STORIES, THE SMILES. THE LAUGHTER. THE LOVE. TO LISTEN TO A RECORDING OF THEIR VOWS, PRESS PLAY BELOW. I DARE YOU NOT TO LIKE THESE TWO. GO AHEAD. TRY IT. NOPE? I TOLD YOU SO.
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by LAYTON
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