Ok so this past weekend, one of my little brothers got married. It. was. beautiful. And almost as cool as that? I was the unofficial photographer. Yup. Me. The lady who runs the chapel where they got married was Official Photographer, but can I just say that her picture poses were LAME, she didn't take any candid shots, and had we been inside, I'm sure she would have used the FLASH (EEEEEEEK), so I was very excited to be allowed to help take pictures. Granted, I am not even considered a Photographer and I don't think I spend enough time on taking pictures to even call it a hobby. I do enjoy it though. And the amount of pictures I took this weekend bordered on Hobbyist (is that a word?). There were 335 photos total, but thanks to my lack of photo editing knowledge, only 118 of them turned out. I have tried very very hard to slim down my favorites to a few to include here. Enjoy!
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| My gorgeous siblings |
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| The blushing bride-- beautiful! |
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| The big smooch |
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| The newlyweds |
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| OMG, can I just take FULL CREDIT for this picture??? The Official Photographer said, "Oh that's a good idea!" (Unofficial Photographer: 1 point, Official Photographer: 0) Yes, I'm keeping score; I love this picture. |
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| Flowers and cake |
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| Sweet |
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| Wedding gift |
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| Leaving for the honeymoon! |
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| Cutest wedding favors! This is actually how Matt proposed to Celia. Nice to munch on in a traffic jam as well. |
All in all, we had a great weekend visiting with family and passing off our kid to them as often as they would take him.
In other news, I am TWO POUNDS away from pre-Sammy weight (You: Wow, that took a long time.). And despite that weight becoming a reality soon (Me: The end of this week!!), I do not see much physical difference. Apparently having a baby makes your weight shift to other parts of your body... ick. So it looks like the new goal is.... LOSE SOME MORE.
Oh, and after "Recycle Clarksville" REFUSED to call me back and take my money and my clean, neatly sorted recyclables despite four weeks of my begging, pleading, and threatening ("I will throw these recyclables into the trash in a hot minute if you do not call me back!"), I took matters into my own hands and lugged them all down to Ft Campbell. Luckily, they allow soldiers living off-post to recycle there (FOR FREE! Take that Recycle Clarksville!), so I'm going back to dropping off my recycling. One day I'm going to live somewhere with curbside recycling, gosh darnit. I guess Kermit the Frog is right; "It's not easy being green."
If you post any more awesome pictures, I may have to fire you from being a bridesmaid and make you take pictures the whole time!! ok, ok...I would never fire you from being a bridesmaid, but can you please bring your camera for snapshots on Aug 6th?? You are so good! This could make you RICH one day! :)
ReplyDeleteOH and OHMYGOSH you are 2 lbs away from pre-baby weight? Congratulations!! I was typing you up an email the other night to tell you how SKINNY you are in these weddings photos, but sadly that email never got finished. So I will tell you here! You are looking good!
ReplyDeleteHey, Jenn! I love the beautiful pictures you took of your little brother's wedding! It looks like it turned out to be a beautiful day and fabulous wedding! I sometimes wish I had planned a simple wedding, then I remember my glorious cake and much too tight dress and remember how much I cherish my wedding day, exactly the way it was.
ReplyDeleteI love married life! It feels complete, there is a bond that can't ever be broken and that is so powerful! Jonathan is such a great husband! We are enjoying every minute we spend together!
How is Sam liking his new home? I love looking at pictures of you guys! He seems like such a happy baby! And he is getting so BIG! They don't stay little long enough!
Anyway, I better get back to work, I hope everything is going wonderfully for you and your boys!