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Hello friends! I am so glad to have a few minutes to blog tonight, because I have been dying to share these images of Farrar and Mark’s intimate garden wedding reception for months! I absolutely adore their love story; they were friends in high school who hung out, dated each other’s friends, etc., then went […]
I’m super excited to share more of Chris and Laura Lee’s engagement session! You probably remember them for their sneak peek, with the rowboat image that is now also on the front page of our website 🙂 Laura Lee and Chris are getting married at Cedarwood next June, so it was the perfect pick for […]
This morning we shot Chris and Laura Lee’s engagement session at Cedarwood, where they will be getting married next spring. I am not usually a morning person, but this shot with the fog and the fall colors and this stunning couple SO made it worth it! Love! We had quite the adventure this morning, and […]
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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