A Year In Review : 2010

Maybe it's the sights of Christmas, or the sounds of Bing Crosby singing carols, or the fact that I'm attempting to make an apple pie today (not without professional help, of course), but I'm feeling all warm and fuzzy. I spent yesterday reviewing behind-the-scene photos of JD and me shooting. Every year we amass photos of us working and–either because we're sadistic or cruel, or both–laugh at each other. We've done this since the inception of our business and collect around 400 each year…only to reveal them at the end of each wedding season.

I'm not gonna lie, I love it. I look truly heinous when I'm working and I'm amazed at the lengths I make my face contort when I speak. My facial nerves? They're in tip top shape. And JD's dance moves? They're what dreams are made of.

This is JD's mating dance. And then I was all, Not heeeere, babe…we're, umm, working!

Sometimes I try to show JD up by dancing with my grooms…

But I don't like to make my brides jealous, so I hold their hands. Then make weird faces to show that I think deep thoughts.

Dear JD, this is proof of just how funny I am…

What you don't see is JD standing on ONE FOOT to take the picture. He likes to showoff.

I worry people laugh at me…not with me…

Look at Billy. That's the look of a groom who's all, like, HELLLLLLLLLLLLLP ME.

JD is a parttime daredevil. And likes to impress our clients by rock climbing.

Okay…I promise I won't dance with you anymore…

Okay. One second. Why on God's great earth would any bride trust me to fix her hair AFTER SEEING MINE?!?
I look like I was given a noogie.
By every guest at the wedding.

You want us to do WHAT?!

The Father/Daughter/JD dance…

This is the look of a girl who just realized she was in the photo when she wasn't supposed to be…

Sometimes JD gets jealous when a bride wants to hold her bouquet, so he'll try to wrestle it away from her…

I may or may not have said something inappropriate.

This was the day I swore his tie wasn't too short. I can now admit I was wrong.

NECK SPASM!!!

This is his Justin Bieber Who? pose

I'm a little on the short side, so I take all the help I can get.

In addition to getting JD as a wedding second shooter, he's also a great bridesmaids' purse carrier. At no extra charge.

JD sometimes practices clogging while he shoots…

Oh, what? You have to take an important call? No worries, this is what I call, CROPPING YOU OUT OF THE PHOTO.

JD said if I made this face, he'd walk upstairs and get me a Shirley Temple. I, apparently, hate stairs.

Oh, me? No, don't worry. Just trying to shoot. No, go right ahead…stand in my way. You're head is way hot.

The truest sign a client is the best fit for you? If she makes the same Dancing Face, then it's a match made in Top 40 heaven.

JD. He stands heads and shoulders above the rest.

Remember this outfit? It needs no comment. The ruffle says it all.

If you can go the entire day without getting a single grain of sand on the bag, we get to make out at the end of the night…

Why am I holding her hand? I have no idea. Maybe I'm just, like, extra touchy feely, okay?!

I call this my I'm A Fun Bride Pose. Laura does it way better than me.

To see more behind the scenes photos of us at work, CLICK HERE for a slideshow.

A huge, heartfelt thank you must go to my business partner, husband, and best friend, JD. This year wouldn't have been possible without him by my side every step of the way. For the glasses of water on hot days, for schlepping the bag for endless hours, for laughing at my jokes, for pushing, challenging, and encouraging me, for reminding me to get the safe shot, for daring me to get the creative shot, for ignoring the bad and focusing on the good…I appreciate him.