G r a c i e + A J
8.15.15
www.crystalbroussardphotography.com
Imagine your photographer canceling your wedding on you just a few weeks before your wedding. That's what happened to Gracie & AJ. One of my past brides (& super supporters) referred me to Gracie who had been frantically searching for a photographer to replace the one who had canceled on her. Thankfully for this couple, I was able to re-arrange my weekend to fit in their wedding, so we can also thank Breanne & Trevor for moving their engagement portraits to Friday.
When I arrived in Galena I had not met Gracie or AJ which is only the second time in my history of photographing weddings that I was meeting the couple for the first time on their wedding day. This sort of meeting can be stressful, you have no idea how to prepare for them because.... you have no idea what type of people they are. You don't know if they're more laid back, if they're fun, if they're more traditional, etc. You basically have a very short amount of time to figure out what is going to work for them & what isn't.
What I couldn't have prepared for is the amount of gratitude shown by not just Gracie & AJ but by their families and everyone involved in the wedding party. In fact, this was one of the most easy-going & friendly wedding parties I've photographed. I say that of course because a couple of the bridesmaids stated, & I quote, "You're doing a great job! You're so fun & pretty!" So they obviously gained major points with me, actually I asked if they'd like to work as my entourage because I could totally use that kind of pep talk every weekend.
On top of having a great wedding party, their wedding officiant was probably one of the funniest officiants I've heard at a ceremony. I even thought, man this is the type of wedding officiant that could make a viral video on youtube - so hey, to those with video, just food for thought!
In any case, what I learned in the very short amount of time that I was able to get to know Gracie & AJ is that they're very easy going, incredibly grateful & so clearly in tune to one another. Gracie is very compassionate & selfless, I don't know how many times she asked to check on AJ to make sure he was doing okay. That sort of nurturing personality is infectious & honestly is something that we could all learn from.
I'm so grateful to have been able to provide you with portraits on your wedding day.
I was only there for four hours & one of the members of the wedding party had this to say:
"Her options for a replacement photographer were to either have a great photographer for a few hours or a mediocre photographer all day..... & I'm so happy she chose to have you for a few hours."
It's phrases like this, that make me appreciate what I do that much more.
Thank you again so much!
xoxo
Crystal Broussard
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