Pop, fizz, clink!
I have been waiting for this post all year! The one that sums up all of the work, all of the late nights, investments, sweat, and tears that I’ve poured into my business. The collection of every beautiful memory I’ve shared with my incredible couples this year, making all of the work worth it 100 times over.
Now on to the part that really makes me cry… My brides. You all have no idea how much you truly mean to me. Half of it is because you are the reason that I get to live my dream, full time, all in, every day. You don’t even realize that when you hired me, you didn’t just hire another vendor, but you have saved my life. I have wanted to serve you for so long, and even though I hadn’t met you yet, I prayed for you to come into my life. I waited tables for FIVE years, saved my money for four, and went to school to learn my craft. But you see, when you chose me, you showed me that you believed in me, and I’m so incredibly grateful to you (and my grooms of course!). I have found myself surrounded by the most wonderful love stories, and I get to witness some of the most sacred moments in my couples’ entire lives. It is absolutely intoxicating, and I love being able to call you my dear friends. I can’t say thank you enough, my beautiful brides. So cheers to all of the engagement sessions, quiet moments before the first looks, reading vows through tears, first dances, and sparkler exits! Because you deserve a celebration as big as your love, and as sparkling as fireworks after midnight. You have so much of my heart and have been such a light in my life, and I can’t even imagine how incredible 2017 is going to be, as well as years to come. I will never forget how amazing you have made this one.
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The Gear Used for These Weddings…
Bags
Kelly Moore Songbird • ThinkTank Airport Security V2.0
Cameras & Accessories
Canon 5D Mark III (2) • BlackRapid Camera Strap
Flashes & On-Flash Modifiers
Canon Speedlite 600 EX-RT (2) • Canon Speedlite 430EX II • Rogue FlashBender 2
Lenses
Canon 50 1.2 • Canon 100 2.8 • Canon 24-70 2.8 • Canon 70-200 2.8
Lens Accessories
Canon 67mm Filter • Canon 72mm Filter • Canon 77mm Filter
Lighting Essentials (Natural Light)
ExpoDisc 82mm White Balance Filter
Memory Cards
SanDisk 64GB CF Card • SanDisk 64GB SD Card • Sandisk 32GB CF Card • SanDisk 32GB SD Card