A lot of people have asked me why do I love weddings so much? They then go on to list all the reasons why weddings are an exuberant waste of money. To some extent they are right. I've seen couples go into debt trying to have that platinum wedding experience. But I don't love weddings because I like to see how tall the cake is or if the bride went with an over the top gown. I love them for a whole different and sometimes rarely acknowledged part.
This weekend I had the opportunity to second shoot a wedding with Jenn from The Creative Light studio. (Any brides in the Ohio area look her up!) The couple, Matt and Katie, were the about the best couple any photographer can ask for: Relaxed, easygoing and fun.
It was during their bride/groom photos right after the ceremony that the light bulb went off. This is why I love weddings. You could see in their eyes how much they loved each other. It was radiating off of them! The way she whispered to him "my husband", the way he held her while they posed, it all reminded of why I love weddings.
Weddings aren't just a huge party with an open bar (if you're lucky). Its about two people who were lucky enough to say I found the person I want to grow old with and that through thick and thin we're in this together. Call me a hopeless romantic but those moments, those looks are why I love weddings.
AWWWWWW! Tear jerker moment :-)
ReplyDeleteYou are the hopeless romantic, and although I do not have the wedding or romantic bone in me, I can see how such a joyous occasion can bring together a group of people, some of them who do not even now each other, to celebrate the one common bond: the bride & groom. Its nice to see couples such as this one, and its even better to see older married couples walking in the park hand in hand.
PS: I like going to weddings because of the cake :-P