“Today I take you as my husband”  I heard those words this week here in Nashville at the Imaging USA conference and it made me smile.  It made me grin in a way that ony a wedding photographer would.  When hearing those words I know where I would be standing if I was at that wedding.  I know that tears may be coming down my eyes as I listen to the words and press the shutter release button on my camera.  This is why I love photographing weddings.

I had an amazing time at the conference learning from other Wedding photographers the likes of Dane Sanders, Joe Buissink, Denis Reggie, Jose Villa, and Jerry Ghionis.  They taught me so much in just a short time.  My wife said I was like a kid in a candy store, and bless her heart for coming here with me and taking in this world of wedding photography with me.  She really learned a lot too, and it was wonderful to have her by my side during the sessions and the expo.

I got the opportunity to meet Dane Sanders and thank him for changing the way I think about the wedding photography business.  He was a genuine person to speak with and he got a kick out of the fact that I call Julie my bride.

The Opryland hotel was an amazing place, and I only brought my backup camera to capture some of the coolness of this place.  Here’s a photo of my bride and I in one of the atriums.