David + Elizabeth: Mid-Edit

Back at the end of 09 I had the opportunity to visit family down in Cottage Grove OR, where my cousin was getting married. They asked me if I would shoot for them, and I could think of no better wedding gift than wedding images. I am nearly finished with them, and I wanted to share a few shots from the day.  The first is a standard back of the church shot, but I love the coloring from the stain glass on the wall. The second is of my cousin and her new husband singing a beautiful worship song, accompanied by David’s mandolin playing. It was very nice, and a great expression of their love for each other. The final one is a bit more sentimental, at least to me. This is my Grandma Barbara. Since she lives in Oregon, and we have lived 4 of the last 5 years in Massachusetts, and the last year here in the Seattle area, it has been very difficult to see her. This trip was the first opportunity for her to meet our daughter. She also has fairly pronounced memory loss and didn’t recognize me, though I was prepared for this. I have no idea what is in store, but this might have been one of the last times I will get to see her. She is an ordained pastor, and has been doing her best to follow Jesus for the majority of her life. This is her singing. This was one of the images that I most wanted to make that weekend.