There’s something really magical about letting go. Freeing yourself and feeling unabated by the world’s weight. My favorite favorite FAVORITE thing about weddings is the dancing. How often are people presented with an opportunity to dance? How often do they cash in on that opportunity? And how amazing does it feel to rock out with your friends and loved ones?
I stand idly by at most weddings watching the emotions pour out onto the wood tile dance floors. Joy, passion, elation, warmth, connection. Couples who have been married for decades doing the Foxtrot or the Lindy are holding each other tight looking younger than their years. Toddlers wiggling with their parents over powered by the movement engulfing them. Newlyweds bursting with their newly christened love, grasping at one another, hoping this moment never ends.
These moments, these minutes, these shared experiences are so powerful and I get to spend my life capturing them on camera. It’s truly a gift and most days I’m not sure how I got so lucky.
But it makes me realize not to take anything for granted. Despite the camera in my hand these moments are only for today. So we must live them, embrace them and shake our butts on the dance floor. We’ll look like absolute fools, but we won’t care. You know why we won’t care? Because we’re having the time of our lives and all those people who might care what we look like out there aren’t having any fun anyway….
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