{Photojournalism} The In-Between Moments

Mike and I come from newspapers. Our roots are in photojournalism. When we started photographing weddings, there was a bit of backlash from our friends and peers. Often, Mike and I talk about how it's really hard to be a pure photojournalist at weddings. We have to be sure we're not too late getting ready or the ceremony won't start on time, or have to wrangle everyone for groups or a host of other tasks. But once in awhile, every once in awhile, we get to capture life as we would have in our newspaper days.

We are both working to edit Dani + Devon's amazing wedding, which we hope to share in the next week or so.

In the course of editing, I ran across this photo and smiled. It reminds me of my newspaper days. The ones where I would meld into the walls and just observe people. This little ring bearer was TIRED. He cried and had a fit during the bulk of group portraits. As soon as he was done and we were moving the lights? He completely sacked out.

I simply love these in-between moments. While it's possible for brides to plan every detail of their ceremony and reception decor, it's impossible to script these moments. I can't direct life ... I can only be ready to capture it when a ring bearer passes out from exhaustion in the hour before the wedding ceremony.

Have a lovely weekend!