The fruition of beauty is no chance of hit or miss . . . it is inevitable as life. . . . it is exact and plumb as gravitation.

Love the earth and sun and animals,

Despise riches; give alms to everyone that asks,

Stand up for the stupid and crazy,

Devote your income and labor to others...

And your very flesh shall be a great poem.

Walt Whitman

(to read the whole poem go here: http://www.bartleby.com/39/45.html)

I read this, this week, and thought of Kara and Chris. How Erin and I couldn’t get over how beautiful and completely open Kara was.  When their best man and maid of honor gave their speeches they told stories of lives that were lived fully. They are two people with these strong, unique personalities and strong drive to live life, alive. They were fun! Every moment of their wedding was an adventure for us and we were so honored to get to share a part in this monumental day in their lives, but mostly we were just so excited to be able to watch how much in love they were, not only with each other but with just living. Kara and Chris danced like no one was watching, they laughed as loud as they wanted with laughs that were contagious and they were the kind of people who you would want with you at a bonfire staring at the stars, because they have so much of that “thing” that makes even an ordinary day an adventure with them.  

I also wanted to include this little note about Kara, she is undeniably beautiful, but she is so on her own terms.  Her beauty is unconventional and has just as much to do with who she is as how she looks. She is a photographers dream. She asked us to do a silly pose for her friends at work because they had laughed so much about these ridiculous poses that they make girls do for bridal magazines. We were so thrilled that she chose us after telling us that, because we pride ourselves in not “over-posing” people and it makes everyone’s experience that much better to be in the same mind set of what is “good” when you are commissioned to make art for someone. I am so glad Kara was not a “sunken- corpse-pose bride” and was completely herself.  

It made our job so much more fun and it reminded me of a quote I heard once that said "don't be someones slogan, when you are poetry" Kara is poetry.
Kara and Chris- you both are such fun and interesting people, thanks so much for choosing us to document your day. We could not have been more thrilled.