Is Joy In Black and White or Color?

Smiles. Snap. The moment – captured in black and white – like the traditional tuxedo and dress – memorialized in an ebony frame. The wedding day photo was one of Heidi’s favorites. Their expressions were so full of happiness. The beginning of their forever – embracing, heads close, and eyes sparkling. I had asked her to pick out a picture, at least an 8 x 10, that could easily be held – one that represented…them. She brought this one. It was easy to see why.

On this day, the Garvers were dream clients. Mark Carder, a famous portrait photographer said, “What I do in all my portraits is to try and stay out of it. I try to catch people the way they are.” This couple made it easy to just capture the two of them and their love for one another – and their puppies, of course.

It is not every day that a couple truly embodies the joy of being together. It was as if I had been there – with the Garvers - on their wedding day to see that the joy in them now was as it was then. They made me think of the song:

 You Are The Sunshine of My Life by Stevie Wonder

You are the sunshine of my life
That's why I'll always be around
You are the apple of my eye
Forever you'll stay in my heart

I feel like this is the beginning
Though I've loved you for a million years
And if I thought our love was ending
I'd find myself drowning in my own tears, 

You must have known that I was lonely
Because you came to my rescue
And I know that this must be heaven
How could so much love be inside of you?

In years to come, I hope these images in color conjour some of the same feelings elicited by that timeless, black and white wedding day treasure. I hope their joy, on the other hand, multiplies.

Blessings ~

Lisa