Laura, Josh & Ruthie
Back in wedding mode.
I shot the most emotional wedding yesterday that I have ever done – may turn out to be the most emotional of all the weddings I will ever photograph. The wedding was my cousin Laura to her now husband Josh (very sweet couple). They had Ruthie almost a year ago and she was born with pretty much half a heart, she is in the hospital now waiting on a new one.
It has been a very emotional year for them with many highs and lows and they wanted pictures with Ruthie on their wedding day. Seeing that tiny baby hooked up to all those tubes and machines is such a sobering experience. All the stupid things I see people getting upset about seem so trivial in comparison. Laura & Josh are such strong people, I have so much respect for them.
The photos I took at the hospital have got to be some of the most emotional and honest photos I have ever taken. I’m so grateful that they trusted me and wanted me there to capture that very special moment for them. I almost want to do an entire body of work around Ruthie and Laura & Josh. It’s a rough line though because I don’t want to be disrespectful or invasive. Maybe I will just go visit her more often and support them in anyway I can.
Probably need to stop writing now because I’m starting to cry again. I’ll post more of Josh & Laura later on.