Elizabeth and Reed

Let’s talk about uncharted territories for a bit. For a long time, I was a West Coast gal that never traveled east of the Colorado River. When my younger cousin approached me about photographing her wedding in South Boston, I was admittedly nervous. Beyond photographing a wedding by myself (I will rarely do this now), I was doing this in front of my mom and elder relatives. It was one of the rare instances where my family would witness what I do for a living. I had to redeem myself from all past photography woes, especially to my biggest critic, myself.

Elizabeth and Reed’s wedding was simply perfect. If there were such a thing as a lighting God, He was working his powers on their wedding day. I was able to shake my nerves and do my thing.

I am forever grateful that I had the opportunity to go to the East Coast and redeem myself. Now my mom will allow me to take her portraits. That’s saying a lot.