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We photographed Dave and Rebecca’s beautiful holiday wedding at the Hermitage Hotel back in December, and it was absolutely beautiful! These two are so sweet, and super adventurous! We loved hearing friends and family member’s stories about them throughout the day. They met rock climbing at Climb Nashville…how cool is that?! Much of their relationship […]
Sharing a sneak peek today from Allison and Brad’s War Memorial Auditorium and Cathedral of the Incarnation wedding in Nashville, TN! We could not have asked for a better day to kick off our 2012 wedding season! Allison and Brad are so incredibly sweet, every detail was perfect, rain plans went unneeded, and we got […]
The last few months have been an absolute whirlwind! With the holidays, the What If conference, etc., we are finally starting to get caught up on client blog posts 🙂 Starting today, with Erika and Lydon’s elegant Natchez Trace Country Club wedding from the end of October! I have to start out with saying that […]
BEHIND THE LENS
A note from Jen
Purpose and passion and the lessons of over 17 years of weddings...
I'm writing this today staring out at the bright blue Colorado sky, near Boulder, CO where I live with my husband of nearly 17 years and our 8 year old son. We moved here to chase the mountains and adventure and a life fully lived, after over a decade in Nashville, TN.
It might seem silly to say that I believe part of my purpose here on this earth is creating photos at people’s weddings. But here’s the thing. Life is absolutely going to life. There are going to be days and seasons that are freaking hard and awful and the world feels like it’s burning down (literally, metaphorically, in all the ways). And there are going to be days full of so much love and joy and bliss and peace that you wish you could just bottle it up for all time.
And I feel so strongly that that’s WHY a wedding matters. And why your photos matter. And why making it so intentional and purposeful to you matters. To create the space to intentionally create beautiful new memories together. Because it’s a weekend to say that this love (yes, all love) and these people (yes, all people) MATTER. It exists. It is real. And it’s worth celebrating the f*** out of. In a radical defiance of everything telling us to be scared and wall up our hearts.
And it’s worth documenting. My purpose in this is to be present with what’s there on your wedding day—all the joy, love, and whatever else is showing up—and creating the record of it. A record of what is true to you. So that when the days hit hard, you can point back at this anchor of joy and love, and know that it exists. It is real. It is worth celebrating.
Sending all the love, wherever this journey of life is meeting you today. xoxo, Jen
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