A Fairytale....

I know this post will be long, but in order to understand the photograph on the card, you have to know the whole story behind it. This card is very special to both my DH and I as this was the very last wedding we were able to shoot before the car accident in 2006. If there ever was a wedding that was a joy to photograph and make memories for a couple it would be this one. Mind you we have photographed over 100 weddings in the 4 years time we had the photo studio, but there is always one that just touches your heart and leaves an impression deep within your soul. This couple was the sweetest, most considerate and loving couple we had ever met in our business years. He treated her like she was the Queen of all and they were so in love (do you hear the birds singing?). She is Peruvian and he is Guatemalan. Both sets of their parents were not able to be here while all the planning took place. In that respect they asked us to keep a photography journal for them to share with their families when they arrived for the wedding celebration. We were with them when fittings were taking place, and the dresses being selected for the attendants, tuxes for the groomsmen, flowers being selected, menu selected, linens for the reception, and the bridal showers and so on and so on. Never did my DH and I ever think we would be so involved in preparation of this wonderful event that was to take place with such a wonderful couple who was getting married. This photograph that you are seeing was the day her dress had it's final fitting. She insisted that DH be there to photograph her and she had a special favor to ask him and would tell him when he arrived. He arrived at the bridal salon and there she stood in all her beauty, but what was missing was her veil and the headpiece and that was done on purpose. It was a family tradition in her family for the father of the bride to select the veil and headpiece for the bride to wear on her wedding day. With her father in Peru, she felt that my DH would be perfect to step in and take her daddy's place and she would then have him take a picture and send to her father for his final approval of the selection my husband had picked. Of course the veil and headpiece DH selected was given a winning approval by her father. During the time she was looking at the tiara's before a selection was made by my DH, he was able to shoot through the double pane glass case and catch her looking at the various tiara's without her knowing he was photographing her. I am sure you are wondering how many pictures were taken leading up to their nuptials for this wedding journal..we had taken close to 3500 and then took additional 1500 for the wedding and reception itself. So all in all it was around 5000 give or take. It took them quite awhile to select their main photographs for their album, but in the end, it was beautiful and they had the original 3500 for memories in the years to come. To end the story they are now living in Peru.

The Bridal Season Has Begun

Can you believe we are already in the middle of March? Which means the beginning of the "Bridal Season" here in our county. The bridal shows began this coming weekend and will go through the end of April. So I thought why not make a wedding card or two? I have always loved weddings and had such joy in making the preparations for both of our daughters when they were getting married. I recall one card my daughter had received that had been hand painted by one of her co-workers for their wedding and to this day it hangs in a frame in their home. With my DH taking so many pictures around our yard of the flowers, bugs, and trees I can't help but put these beautiful pictures on a card. As you can tell from the last few posts, I used a mixture of pictures and stamps. This is another one with the white rose that is in our yard and is just breathtaking on the bush. He captured the early evening lighting on it as the sun was going down. What a perfect card for a couple who is getting married to say "How Do I Love Thee" and with the white representing the purity of their love for each other. This was a three step card: Used Watercolor paper 140 lb weight as the backing, picture, then cut the acetate the width and length plus 1/2 " to fold over and attach to the back of it and then stamp the Flourishes Lace Heart Sentiment with SU White Craft Ink. Added pearls to the opposite corner ends and finish off with a light organdy and satin ribbon. This card has turned out so well, that as I was posting this, the neighbor stopped by with fresh blueberries from her garden and insisted she have this card for her nephew's wedding this weekend. I just looked at her and said uhmm okay. Let me take a picture of this first. I was going not going to charge her for it, but before I could say that she handed me a $5.00 bill and said here, and I won't take no for an answer. LOL!!!