Earlier this summer I photographed two of the sweetest people to walk the face of the earth: Colin & Caroline. I'll admit I'm a pretty sarcastic person. And more often than not my couples dish it right back to me. I've shot weddings for lively, outgoing, spitfire personalities with wild, outrageous, raise the roof, dance-until-you-drop receptions. But when I arrived at Colin & Caroline's wedding I found a perfectly graceful Caroline waiting for me, already dressed, flowers in hand, with a beaming smile on her face. She was the kind of Jane that makes Lizzy Bennets jealous. 'How can you be so perfect?!" I thought to myself. Because she was. And Colin, well, he treated her like he knew it. A complete gentleman, I would turn around to see him helping her down off a step or slipping his hand around her waist for support. Together they approached their wedding like I wish more people would: gracefully, thankfully, and full of sincerity. And then I met their family and friends. Everyone! Everyone was so kind, so thoughtful, so genuine. I look back at this wedding and I can't help but feel lucky to have just been there. So, Colin & Caroline, if you're reading this, thank you. Thank you for letting me get a glimpse into your very special, very kind, very loved lives.
(Many thanks to Rachel for assisting me on this wedding! Many of her photos made this post.)
A couple weeks back I took a bus to New York City and enjoyed a beautiful evening with Jason and Weiling. I've been aching to visit my favorite city for a while now and dying to shoot there even more. And, my oh my, I could not have asked for a more adorable couple to photograph. Jason and Weiling are the kind of couple you may mistakenly judge as introverted or shy. But they are far from that. Jason is a master pun-maker. Weiling's smile is only surpassed by her laugh. Together they make one sweet, sassy, and ridiculously smart couple. I'm glad I get to photograph their wedding next year so we can hang out and talk about our cats again for hours. (Yeah…so what..!)
In case you're confused, it wasn't a typo, this really really is Central Park. Didn't know there were waterfalls in NYC? Uhh, neither did I. Major kudos to J + W for scouting this location for me. It was pretty surreal spending the day in busy midtown and the evening in a waterfall oasis.
