It started with a facebook message:
"Your photos are fabulous and you have an eye for sweet moments! Let me know
if you are interested in doing weddings and if you have a ballpark on
prices. My date is 9-15-12 and we haven't decided on a
photographer."
My thoughts:
"Surely she has GOT to be kidding."
What I said to my roommate:
"I just got this message inquiring a price to shoot a wedding. There is no possible way I could ever shoot a wedding. I'm referring her. That's too much pressure."
What my roommate with doe eyes and a shrug of her shoulders said:
"Well? You never know."
Truth is: I wanted to dodge shooting this wedding. I wanted to weasel my way out. I suggested another photographer. I even told my very first bride-to-be everything that a scared out-of-her-mind-first-time-photographer only thinks; A) I've never done a wedding solo before, B) I'm not very confident at posing people, C) I don't have all the right equipment, D) Are you SURE?!?" And my bride-to-be, who at this very moment turned into my savior said, "If you don't get [image x,y,z] than the sun will come up tomorrow."
And, with that, I told myself? Grow up Bre.
The insecure, less than confident photographer inside my brain told me to scram and that I was way out of my league and I had absolutely no business collecting money for something I thought I was less than adequate in and the insecure, less than confident photographer in my heart said, she's giving you the chance you've always wanted. Take it and RUN with it you crazy lady!
But of course this story is only half mine, or really, not at all mine. Tiffany gave me a chance because she liked and agreed with my vision as an artist. I think I can say with confidence that she appreciates the flaws as much as she does the perfections, because if not, she would have never hired me to capture the day that will only happen once in her lifetime. I felt and still feel privileged and honored to celebrate in her and Steven's day. I feel a kindred spirit in Tiffany for the tenacity and resiliency that glows from her and a fondness for Steven who adores those very things about her.
It is so cliche when I hear people say "they are meant to be" but to be honest, I don't even care how cliche I sound to myself right now because these two...they are meant to be. It's as if they are an old married couple already together for 40 years. They were "for better or for worse" before they ever said "I do." And oh how sweet that day was. Tiffany spent endless hours and countless days working on details from her "here comes the bride sign" to the hangers for her bridesmaids dresses down to the kid's take home bags that she forgot to give them because she was so wrapped up in being in love with her husband...which is exactly how it should be. I'll stop with the gushing...see for yourself!
Be sure to check out the slideshow (which includes two of the bride and groom's favorite songs) at the end of this post for the full wedding and Steven's epic air guitar solo!
Steven bought Tiffany a solitaire necklace. I think her expression is priceless..
To see more of Tiffany and Steven's wedding day, watch here!
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