I spent most of this week agonizing over the decision I had to make. I spent hours watching videos. I forced friends and family members to weigh in…yes, forced. Don't mess with me when I have to make an agonizing decision. Last Friday was the deadline to submit a video to win a seat for the creativeLIVE course in Seattle next month, and people came out with guns blazing. Internet, there were some AWESOME videos. Like, blow-you-away awesome. You can see them here, if you'd like.

To the photographers who entered the contest, thank you. No, really. THANK YOU. I was so amazed at the outpouring of support that I wanted to invite everyone to join us in Seattle…knowing this, I had to start culling. Of the 120 submitted videos, my first ‘short' list was around 65. And I could only choose six. A million hours later–which included hair pulling, crying, and the occasion bout with hives–I'm proud to share the six photographers who'll join us in Seattle for the live wedding!

Audrey Smit:

Audrey Smit's entry – Jasmine Star + Creative Live wedding workshop from Audrey Smit on Vimeo.

Lee Culpin

Stephanie Miller:

Sachin Khona

Creative Live J* Entry Video – Sachin Khona from sachin khona on Vimeo.

Victoria de Martigny

Nate Perkes:
Again–and again–thank you to everyone who submitted videos. The goal for creativeLIVE is to offer a diverse perspectives, skill sets, and experience to give a wide range of connectivity for viewers who are planning to watch online. There were SO many factors that went into the decision making and if I ever see you in real life, I'll honestly hug you for participating. F'real.