So my November 10th wedding was shot last week ... the bride's father is really sick and they didn't think he would make it to November so they moved the wedding up! It ended up being a very simple, sweet wedding with lots of emotion and lots of fun. It was definitely my favorite wedding of all time! This couple is the best, so I'm glad I got some good stuff for them. They also look like models, so it would have been hard to NOT get good stuff!



*******EDIT******* I just got word the bride's father passed away three days after the wedding. I'm so bummed out, but I'm so glad he got to walk her down the aisle!



Here are a few of my faves. There's TONS more on the blog!







As sick as he was, he still managed to walk her down the aisle. Everyone was in tears!









These people are some awesome jumpers!!

Awwww Sarah, how special that the dad was still able to walk her down the aisle... I miss my dad. Thanks for sharing these, I love how you processed them.

These are beautiful, Sarah! Great job, as always! I looooooove the one of them kissing with the bubbles in the background!

Sarah,

These are beautiful; and the back story makes them even more so. Great capture of her father, I am sure that will be cherished forever. Your PP is beautiful I love all the textures and tones.

Melissa O

Thanks for the sweet comments!

I emailed her a link to the photos this morning and just got an email back that her father passed away three days after the wedding. I feel so so sad for her but I'm so glad she got to have her dad walk her down the aisle!

What a hugely important job we have! I feel so lucky right now!

Oh WOW Sarah! I have the chills after I read your last post. What an amazing gift you have given them, beautiful memories of their wedding- and it included her father. I am so happy you were able to shoot the wedding when they needed you to instead of in November.

The images are awesome and I love the different effects you have used on them! They are all beautiful.

Thanks! I got chills, too, when I read the email about him passing. He looked so so tired the day of the wedding. Most of the day he couldn't even hold his head up, but when he did, and when he saw his daughter Sarah, he looked so proud. It was amazing. I just can't get over how lucky I feel to have met these people.

this totally makes me want to cry...
How wonderful that they will always have your images (which are beautiful) to cherish

Beautiful images...love the processing! I did well up...just a touch...I think I'll call my dad today. Thanks for sharing.

These are amazing, Sarah! Thanks for sharing the story. I'm sure they were so thankful to share the day with you and to have your images to capture their memories. That's so wonderful that he shared in that day. wow.

Ok. Crying at the computer. These are truly priceless. You've given them an incredible gift by so sensitively capturing these moments.

(And I just love #7.)

Thanks for posting this Sarah. We were once again reminded of the importance of the wedding images yesterday. My cousin lost his wife to diabetes. We shot their wedding last fall. It takes a strong foundation to get through times like that.

wow....this really got me. Just breaks my heart.

Love the shots - the jumpers are great.

I am sitting here as well bawling at the computer. This is such a touching story. I absolutely adore the picture you got of the father smiling the pride and love in his expression truly shows his heart and that is what this is all about, isn't it?

wow...simply wow.

Sorry to make everyone cry! Thanks for all the really sweet comments, though. I think this will stick with me for a while!

Wow! Thank you so much for sharing this Sarah. It does indeed remind all of us our important we are to the people that hire us.

Not only are the pictures spectacular, but what a story. I'm sure she will treasure these photos forever.

Beautiful images!! You are getting crazy good with those textures...I gotta start playing w/ those more seriously!

The 3rd is definitely my favorite!

Thanks for sharing the touching story...I love our job

Left ya some blog lurvin'...

Sarah,
Yes, the jobs are very important and in this case so is backing up your images!

May I suggest you back them up in no less than 75 places on 3 continents? Don't let ANYTHING happen to these images. Seriously, do an extra backup. I'll sleep better tonight.

Haha, yeah, that was the very first thing I did - backup to DVD, backup to both external hard drives, upload full size files to SmugMug and backup to laptop. I think we'll be good!

How precious will that photo of her dad be! Great Job

Sarah, you really came through for this couple. I'm sure that a bunch of these pictures are going to be framed (and cried over) the minute they receive them!

I would have posted a comment on your blog but I opted for the chatbox because Blogger is such a pain in the reass.

I just left a comment on your blog.

But one word here.

Beautiful!

(wiping tears)

Thanks Damon and Scarlett for the blog comments!!!

Is it ok for men to cry as well. Very poignant

Absolutely!

Beyond amazing images, i'm sure those will give her many happy memories and some tears. It's really heart warming to think about the role something we can create can play in another person's life, make ya proud don't it.

These are fantastic. This is a sad story but what you captured in these shots is awesome, so emotional. Thank you for sharing.

That's so sad, but the pictures are so good. Their really going to love them.

That one with them jumping is a fun one

Wow I am in tears---beautiful photographs--the one with her dad walking her down is just amazing

Yes, I completely agree..this is why our jobs are so important. A picture is forever and it captures emotions to be cherished. You did a wonderful job on these!

beautiful!!!

Amazing pictures and heartfelt story. Loved the textures

Sarah,

Beautiful, yet sad story and beautiful images. I can't believe I've been on here for six months and I've never seen any of your work.

Your post-processing is amazing! It is so vintage (which I love) and it perfectly matches your shooting style.

Thanks for sharing the story and the images.

Airika

Hey! Thanks everyone for the new comments! This couple and this wedding will always stick out in my mind when I think about why I love my job

these are lovely! I love the cross processed shot of them , the tender moment when they are hugging. And also the picture of them sitting with the bubbles..and of course her father walking her down the aisle. So beautiful. May I ask what he was sick with? Very bittersweet, I'm sure. It must have been emotional because I am feeling emotional just sitting here looking at these images! I'm glad they had a photographer like yourself to capture such heartfelt moments.

well done. your experience is incredibly insightful for what we have to be thankful for. thank you for posting!

RJ

Good job, Sarah. Very touching.

Also, the venue you photographed at won't be around too much longer, either. It's going out in June of next year.