Things I love about weddings

By Isaac de Reus

It’s getting towards the end of the “wedding season”… we’re totally snowed under with editing… we are shooting 2, sometimes 3 weddings per weekend… and I’m shattered!

So… I thought I’d sit down and list a whole heap of things I love about weddings – as a way to rejuvenating myself – and why not share it?

I love seeing families come together, and capturing the little moments as old friends reconnect.

I love seeing “everyday people” going through the process of having professional hair, makeup, putting on a beautiful dress.

I love the reaction when the bride first sees herself in the mirror.

I love how the guys are apparently laid-back but mostly trying to disguise the fact that they’re nervous.

I love a father’s face when he gets the first glimpse of his daughter all dressed up.

I love the expressions as the bride walks down the aisle.

I love when grandparents sneakily reach across halfway through the wedding ceremony to hold one another’s hand.

I love when people cry.

I love that sometimes, it makes me cry too.

I love it when people hug so enthusiastically when they congratulate the bride & groom that their faces smoosh in weird ways.

I love the fact that the family photos I take are going to be treasured by many people, for many years.

I love that I get to play ‘fashion photographer’ for an hour or two.

I love working under pressure – and needing to come up with beautiful images, no matter what the setting, the light, the weather.

I love that the bridal party get sick of having photos taken before we ever get sick of it… even when we did a 4 hour bridal party shoot, we could have kept going!

I love it when guests give a huge cheer as the bridal party enter the reception.

I love the fact that during speeches, people often take the time to say the things that are never said. Hearing a big, strapping best man talk about what an amazing guy the groom is, I find humbling.

I love it when people cry when they see their pictures.

I love the fact that the couple’s Queensberry album will be enjoyed by their grandchildren – a legacy that will live on longer than the couple.

I love that people trust us to capture their day.

I love that people trust us to craft their family history.

I love weddings.

Originally posted at instantphotos.co.nz/blog/

Thanks Isaac. Everyone at Queensberry loves the fact that for most photographers it’s so much more than a job.