just a peek

Just a peek into what I was up to this weekend and am working on this week!

I was a bundle of nerves all day Saturday, stomach in knots, hoping the bride and groom and I made the right decision to have me do this.  Seriously.  Families … I know families. I’ve been shooting families for over a year now. I have a lot to learn, but I’m comfortable with families. A wedding? My first solo wedding? Am I cut out for this? I guess we’ll see! I committed to it last December so – if I thought I had a chance of being ready then, apparently I’m ready now! I’ve lived in Chicago long enough to know that what should take 35 minutes late on a Sunday night would take a little over an hour on a Saturday afternoon. I gave myself an hour and twenty minutes to arrive on time, after 20 mile an hour traffic {at least we were moving!} I arrived with five minutes to spare. Whew! My nerves were gone the minute I saw the bride. I was there. It was time to do my thing. I love doing my thing. I love it. It wasn’t until I was driving home that night that I realized when I was at ease. It was when I was shooting. When I was directing and scoping out the next moment to capture. I love what I do. She hired me to do what I do – I’m so glad about that. And I think she’s going to love the results. I can’t wait to show her … a few hundred pictures later! A much more all encompassing peek will come in a later post!