I love all my clients equally – you will never be able to wrestle out of me which are my favourites (there is no winning at this Tara so don’t even try! lol) but I love different things about every client. What I love about Tara and Glen – well this would have to be a very long blog post if I went through everything but I will try to keep it short. I love that Tara and I share a love for candy – I can speak 7/11 candy wall with that girl any day, I love that Glen totally gets my super sarcastic sense of humour – they both do and even run with it sometimes, but really most of all I love that they never treated me like a vendor – more like a friend. This is my third wedding with their families and Tara’s sister Tricia (Whose wedding to Shawn I photographed in 2008) has been one of my biggest supporters so I knew there would be an instant rapport but I was not prepared for this connection. I don’t want to sound egotistical but photography is an art form and every photographer is an artist. The way I approach my art is in three ways; the first my client relationship and how I make clients feel, the second what I do with my camera, and the third how I edit the photos. I have never found such an appreciation for myself as an artist as I have with Tara and Glen – they would constantly defer to me but this wasn’t because they didn’t care – it was because they did and trusted me to deliver what they wanted. I never felt like just another person hired for their wedding day – I wasn’t just the photographer – I was Amanda and they so totally got what that meant. Everyone talked about Tara’s childlike enthusiasm in their speeches and I would definitely say that as well. I spent so much of the day laughing; I can’t remember if it was from the blue steel faces or from the “thumbs up” shenanigans.
Once again, they made me cry – so many times over, not just from their effusive thanks to us in their speech but from the emotion that came pouring out of them without restraint. I am certain that any woman in that room felt a tug on her heart strings if not her tear ducts watching Tara dance with her father but for me I bawled behind the viewfinder of my camera watching Glen dance with his mother. I can only think of one day dancing with Nate at his wedding and letting him go to the beautiful and deserving daughter in law I hope to have one day. These two are so meant for each other and if I was as competitive as Tara I’d place a bet on them – but then I’d win right? Thanks so much to the Poulin and Beauregard families – you will always be near and dear to my heart. Thanks again for welcoming me into your hearts and families. Here’s a few photos from the day . . .
Mary Poppins!
Wishing you friendship and love,
Amanda
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