*deep breaths*

These last couple of weeks have been a whirlwind, a madhouse, complete chaos, a marathon to end all marathons. I feel like I've barely been keeping afloat, barely holding on to this side of a complete breakdown. On top of my Joshua's mother passing away, I had two weddings to shoot, the Saturday before and the Saturday after Mom's memorial service. Quite honestly, I wasn't sure I would be able to do it. I tried to see if maybe I could find another photographer to take over for me and there was more then a few times when I very nearly started hyperventilating at the thought of having to hold a camera when all I wanted to do was hold Josh. But then, both bride's sent heartfelt words of condolences that were sincere showings of sympathy and not just to check and see if I was still going to shoot their weddings. This was such a great comfort to me and made it so much easier for me to get back to work, despite the heartache... 


And with a First Look photo like this one, it was so worth the effort. I absolutely adore the look of the groom's face as he sees his bride for the very first time on their wedding day. 

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