Monday, December 22, 2014

In Which I Count Down to 2015 by Daily Recounting 2014 :: Starting with Post One - Ring Shots

I am going to be perfectly cliche here by saying 2014 has been a magical year. 
How do I put into words what it was like to simultaneously plan my own wedding and then shoot three this spring...To be a bride myself, marry my  best friend and "person for life", honeymoon with him, and settle into being married...To shoot fifteen more weddings as the year rolled on, including a favorite author of mine that I've looked up to for many years, a precious dearest bridesmaid friend, and my own mother-in-love...along with many other darling friends, new and old?! <3 
It has been a bursting and abounding year of blessings and learning curves and far too much more of God's grace than I deserve. It has been so full that I haven't kept up with blogging all the amazing things I've been able to capture, although I do want to catch up on that in the coming months! But in the meantime, I wanted to perhaps do something "blog-wise" that I could actually accomplish as I finish up everything....
A countdown to the new year with a different category 2014 review post every day until 2015! :) 
Today I'm starting with some shots that kinda get lost in the mix but that I actually love a great deal. I've heard so many mixed opinions about ring shots from other photographers....after all, aren't the actual people most important? (Of course.) Isn't it a little material minded to focus on something as petty as jewelry? (Not necessarily.) Are they really going to care about a picture of their rings 50 years from now? (I know I'm going to be cherishing mine by Kristen forever!)
Well, becoming a bride myself answered all those questions for me from my own perspective. My ring holds a very powerful place in my heart as well as Trevor's ring....they are very real physical symbols that we "belong" to each other. We, after all, can't wear big neon t-shirts that say "taken" everyday. ;) Every time that I glance at my breath-taking ruby all I can think of is the Mr. Ruby that I am blessed to call my very own and that gave me this ring to ask me to be his. :)

So! I've had a blast growing in this area of my wedding photography this past year. I hope my couple's are thankful for these images and can appreciate how I sought to beautifully capture these symbols of their love. :)

Colin + Tori :: March 15, 2014
Brady + Abra :: March 29, 2014
Derick + Emily :: April 26, 2014
John + Kellen :: July 12, 2014
Aaron + Hannah :: August 9, 2014
Cody + Sarah :: August 23, 2014
Tairi + Bianca :: August 31, 2014
Daniel + Mary Catherine :: September 13, 2014
Tom + Amanda :: September 27, 2014
Phillip + Jasmine :: October 4, 2014
Nathan + Katherine :: October 11, 2014
Allen + Chelsey :: October 12, 2014
Kyle + Madlen :: October 17, 2014
Gonnie + Michelle :: October 25, 2014
Samuel + Rebekah :: November 15, 2014
Andrew + Charissa :: November 22, 2014
Nathan + Rachel :: December 13, 2014
Derek + Reagan :: December 21, 2014

7 comments:

  1. Love, love these! (esp. the last one!) Gorgeous...

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  2. It's so good to see you back on the blog! Looking forward to you countdown posts!

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  3. Wow. This is so fun. So many ring shots, I love how they are all unique and different.

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  4. Wonderful!! I especially love the one on the piano! Do you mind sharing what lens you used for these shots?

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