I seriously get sooooo into editing these days.  Simply this…I LOVE my job.  I really cannot explain to you how much joy I get out of making people feel as beautiful as they are and getting to capture moments that not everyone gets to see, even if they are in the same room.  I LOVE the fact that some of these moments and these portraits will be cherished by so many of these amazing couples for their generations to come.  I take so much pride in the fact that this is more than just art.  This is 100% pure emotion for every child, grandchild or even perfect stranger that might come into contact with these images.  What an incredible gift and an incredible calling that I do not take lightly.  The best parts of my job are the moments of being with the friends I get to document and loving on them…my job is 100% all about each individual that comes in front of my lens.  It has NOTHING to do with me.  No one will EVER remember who the photographer was that took the image of their grandmother and grandfather sharing their first kiss as husband and wife, but they will ALWAYS cherish the image.
I LOVE making people feel completely at ease in front of a scary camera.  I LOVE telling people how beautiful they are, because no matter how much you and I may think so, they might not.  What a cherished blessing that I am soooo thankful for.
No matter the subject, it is all beautiful.  God hand crafted ALL of it…how can it not be?
I had a moment that reminded me of this come across my desk last night while editing.  The moment has everything to do with Trey and his mom.  This was taken at the very end of their dance together.
I love how joyful and sweet mom is looking at her son as she is letting go, kind of symbolically for the last time.

Yes, being a mom of boys, I do now get to understand the emotion that she must have faced that night.  I am so thankful for that new revelation, I feel like it has strengthened the work that have been called to do with each of these sweet days.  I so pray that Trey and his mom can now cherish this photo for MANY years to come.  I pray that this image might always be a reminder of an incredible evening when she gave her sweet boy to the woman of his dreams because she raised him to be an incredible man for that woman.
WOW!  I am so blessed!

Thank you Trey and Mrs. Ordonez for the amazing reminder of the important job that I have been called to.