phoenix family photography | the zerr family | kreatid photography

I'm not going to lie...this week was a tough week for me.trying to wrap my head and heart about a friend who passed away earlier this week combined with the middle east/europe stuffhas left me with little emotion to want to find joy in the every day life.BUT.that steven spielberg film that I posted about earlier this week has brought to light the value and importance of posting photographs like today's photographs.that wall of people in the beginning of the film...the wedding portraits, the newborn portraits, the family portraits...all of those photographs represent memories and people who lived in the memories.with weeks like this week, it's very easy for me to fall into the trap of saying "what's the point?" in regards to my job.they're just photographs.it's not like they're changing lives or saving lives, right?well, I'm not arrogant enough to say that they change lives, but I've come to the conclusion that they do matter.these are YOUR memories...and they should be celebrated.there is a time to mourn AND a time to rejoice...new babies, graduating high school seniors, a seven year old that has teeth lost and grins beautifully and goofily, a sporting game...and especially today...a beautiful couple celebrating FIFTY years of being married...these moments SHOULD be celebrated...they SHOULD be photographed...their our stories.life becomes heavy and just well, life without the in between moments that tell our stories...today, I am reminded how thankful I am that I get to photograph and help preserve and tell your stories.paul + patti are two people who have lived a lifetime loving each other.50 years. :)that is a testament in itself on how to do a marriage right.and they are adorable to watch...they laugh with and even sometimes at each other and take it good naturedly,they are witty and have good stories to listen to about their travels and adventures together...they love Jesus and chase after Him...the secret to being able to genuinely love each other and why their marriage has lasted as long as it has, I think :)and her hat.her beautiful hat that she had on the day she said "I do" for life to paul...besides the history it represents, I'm sort-of obsessed with it fashionably...absolutely brilliant blue in color (it matches her eyes) with feathers perfectly + delicately sew in...I so wish we still wore hats like that. :)and their cake topper from their wedding?!...*happy sigh*it just was a perfect afternoon getting to celebrate a legacy of love with their loved ones...memories and photographs to help remember for them...but also a beautiful reminder for me that in spite of heavy emotional weeks...there is a time to mourn, and there is most definitely a time to rejoice and celebrate. :)

superstition mountain family session | the zerr family

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