FAMILIES JUST DO IT DIFFERENT. ESPECIALLY ONES WITH THREE RAMBUNCTIOUS LITTLE DUDES TO CALL THEIR OWN. YUP. THEY’VE BEEN LIVING IN SIN ALL THIS TIME (GASP) UNTIL NOW. THE GROWN-UPS HELD THEIR OWN ON THE DANCE FLOOR. BUT AS USUAL, THE KIDS STOLE THE SHOW.

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.

JANA AND LUCASZ’S PHOTOS HAVE BEEN WAITING PATIENTLY TO BE FREE FROM THE PRISON THAT IS MY HARD DRIVE. THEIR TIME IS NOW. SOON

BEAUTIFUL VENUE. GREAT COUPLE. AWESOME FAMILIES. KILLER BRIDAL PARTY. QUADRUPLE CHECK. YUP. IT’S TRUE. I KIND OF LOVE MY JOB.

10 YEARS AGO TODAY WE DECIDED TO MAKE A GO OF IT. NOW A DECADE LATER, IT’LL BE OFFICIAL. WHAT CAN I SAY? YOU CAN’T HURRY LOVE.