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Friday, January 8, 2010

2009 Year In Review

I’ve posted a video of the highlights from the weddings from 2009 on facebook.  Click here to access the video.

When I look at the pictures, I feel great fondness for these people. Some of my friends tease me when I talk about “my brides and grooms.”

But I really appreciate the people who invite me to share in their wedding day. I am grateful to be able to witness these moments, to visit these locations, to watch these couples celebrate with family and friends, and above all, to get to know these people, if only for a day.

I aim to capture moments that people will want to remember, but I am enriched in the process as well: I create memories of my own, and I am privileged to share in the joy and generosity of the people in these images. To them, I am truly thankful.

posted by Larry at 3:42 pm  

Friday, January 8, 2010

Jessica & Travis – Spokane Women’s Club

Weddings between Christmas and New Year’s already have a certain kind of holiday festiveness attached to them, but Jessica and Travis’ wedding was especially festive.  The two were on leave from the Air Force, so they took joy in being able to share their wedding with their family and friends, whom they hadn’t necessarily seen in a while.  They also seemed to delight in all the details of the day, from the thoughtfully placed tissues on the mother’s chairs, to the little gift of goodies, to every single song played at the reception.

A couple other cool things:  they were married in the Spokane Women’s Club, which has beautiful hardwood floors and a dramatic stage, which made for a very glamorous first dance.  And it ends up I went to college for a couple years with the minister!

Photography from Jessica and Travis’ wedding day can be seen here ; their wedding was a great way to cap 2009.

posted by Larry at 3:32 pm