the session: tara and mark are official!
We love what we do! I mean how could we not? We are invited to the most important day of two people’s lives. We are at their side all day and it’s our responsibility to capture those moments that go by in a blur.
After all is said and done, after the flowers are gone, after the dress is cleaned and packed (or trashed) and after you come back from the honeymoon, what other way is there relive your wedding day than through photographs? And not just any photographs, but photographs that tell your complete story, beginning to end in a professional and poignant manner?
For us, it’s a vitally important job that we happily and passionately do for our clients. I think that often times some wedding and portrait photographers forget just how important what we do really is! Both Rene and I still have our cherished grandparent’s and parent’s wedding portraits. We have portraits of family members who have passed on and special family reunions that will never happen again. If it weren’t for those beautiful images, it would be harder for us to keep those memories alive in our hearts and in our minds.
I often think about the photographer that took the image of my grandmother’s wedding portrait and my mother-in-law’s wedding portrait. Who were these men or women? Did they realize just how important their actions would be? Did they realize that the one moment they captured on film would be appreciated by so many generations?
So, after having these thoughts about our own personal images for the longest time, Rene and I take our job very seriously. And we wanted to present this bit of prose as we update our blog with a sampling of Tara and Mark’s collection. How wonderful it was for us to be part of this amazing family’s very perfect day! There was so much laughter, love and pride that day that capturing cherished family memories was super-easy for us!
Take a look at their gallery and you will see picture after picture of smiling and happy family members and the bride and groom. This is as real and as good as it gets! It’s solid gold for us photographers and I really don’t need to say much else!
Oh, and check out the mega-talent that is Tara’s mom and sister! They did absolutely all the decorations from the palm tree name cards to the totally cool flip flops for guests to the cupcakes to the smart and quirky quotes on the walls! Ladies, you need to start a new business! 
~Astrid~
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Comments
NEVER have I seen such beautiful, artfully done photos! Absolutely wonderful. Captured “our” most perfect day, well, perfectly! I want to reccommend Astrid and Rene to all who will listen. My sincere thanks, Lois, the Mother of the bride.
And Tara & Mark thought they weren’t photogenic! Astrid & Rene proved them wrong, didn’t they? The photos captured every single moment and every single emotion. They are priceless. Tara told me she barely remembers even seeing the photographers. I just recall seeing Astrid, out of the corner of my eye, crawling around the edge of the dance floor (perhaps that’s how you got that one of me doing the ‘sprinkler’-what was I thinking?)! Obviously, they were there, they were everywhere… and they captured every moment to prove it! Thanks, Astrid & Rene, you are the best!
Tracy, MOH (matron of honor) & SOB (sister of bride)
PS…My favorite photo is the expression on my mother’s face when Tara & Mark ‘ripped’ the cake topper (it took me 6 hours and countless trials to make) off of the cake and ‘threw’ it on the table…LOVE it!
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wow!! amazing details!! beautiful job on these!
Stunning images! And I love the gallery incorporated into the blog post. What a beautiful wedding!
Wow! Beautiful pictures! Wonderful wedding! Fantastic time had by all!!
Beautiful photos, Astrid & Rene. I love those palm tree decorations. Too cute!