I met Sarah when my friend was getting married. She was holding a boudoir session and my friend asked me to come cheer her on and help her overcome her nervousness. My friend was nervous about her pictures so Sarah and I decided I would do a ...mini session first so my friend could relax and see what to expect, after all she was the one getting married soon and her pictures needed to be great! Sarah made me feel very confident while taking my pictures even though I was very exposed in them. That's not an easy task for someone you have just met, but she did it! My pictures turned out amazing and I've never felt sexier! My friend found her confidence and her session went great as well.
When I found someone to share my life with, I knew instantly that I wanted Sarah to do our pictures. I told my husband about her and at first he did not want to pay someone to do our pictures at all. In his family they didn't grow up taking a lot of pictures so the concept was odd to him. On top of that, he is very self conscious about balding. I asked him to just try the engagement session for my sake and if he didn't like the idea than we would do something different for the wedding.
I should add that my husband HATES his picture taken! Any time I try to take a silly cell phone picture with him, he hides his face. In family pictures taken by others he is never smiling. When we arrived for our pictures he was already irritated that I would not let him wear his hat so he was giving me attitude. Sarah sensed that and started out with pictures with his hat on and built his trust and soon got him laughing and smiling.... and out of that dumb ol' hat! When we got our proofs back I was so happy to have pictures of him where he seemed happy!
He agreed to having a wedding photographer after meeting Sarah and we were excited to have her shoot our wedding. She was amazing! She kept in contact with me before the wedding making sure I was doing well and that the planning was going great. She offered to help with projects and gave suggestions and tips when I asked questions. The morning of the wedding she met me in the hotel room while I was getting ready. She was taking pictures of everything that was going on while we were all hurriedly getting dressed, and maybe to stressed to remember the moment. She was chatting with my bridesmaids and family as if they were close friends of hers. Every one was very comfortable with her!
Before the wedding she took pictures of my bridesmaids and I at the venue and pepped us up with compliments and helped us relax a little from the stress of the day. After she was done with us, she gathered the men and took their photos. She got Ian smiling and took some amazing pictures of him before the ceremony. During the ceremony I was focused on the nuptials or cutting the cake or the dance, but she took pictures of all these candid moments that I might not had even seen if she wasn't there. She danced with us, she ate cake with us, she was like an old friend that just knew how to make you feel relaxed and comfortable- and at the same time she was capturing all these little moments. I had an amazing time and every time I look at my wedding pictures they bring back the feelings I had that day. They remind me of love and happiness, and our smiles and sparkles in our eyes reflect that. She captured those feelings!