Buffalo NY Wedding Photography – Monday Musings 8.16.2010

Whoops! I forgot to publish yesterday. Here we go…

Nancy and I returned from taking Stephen to school last Wednesday. It was strange to walk into the house and to not see him or hear his laughter and see his smiling face. The house was quiet and not filled with the laughter and conversation of him and  his many friends.

As parents we say we look forward to having kids. We have our children and many of us believe they become a burden to us and stop use from achieving the goals we have set for ourselves while a small minority of people allow their children to be a huge part of their life and that goal setting. There is a high degree of maturity and selflessness necessary to be an awesome parent. I think I fell somewhere in between.

Our children grow up and they move on leaving us wonder where the time has gone. We are forced to examine or maybe reexamine our lives and wonder what we have done with our lives. What value have we brought to the world in which we live? What value have we brought to the lives of others? What have we left behind to make our small corner of the world a better place.

I have a tendency to become really quiet and contemplative. People who don’t know me think there is something wrong. Often there is not. it is a self-imposed time out. An opportunity to examine or perhaps reexamine decisions I have made as well as activities going on in my life both within and outside of my realm of control.

Recently there have been individuals who have left this world at ages which I believe are too young, 21 and 47. These were not people central to or important in my life in anyway but were very central in the confirmation that there are more important things in life than just working. I push myself to be a better photographer and truly enjoy working with couples to capture some of the most meaningful events in their lives.

This past weekend I had the opportunity to photograph the nuptials of Ronda and Mike. This was an interesting wedding to say the least. I’ll leave those photos for a future post. For now here’s a few to whet your appetite. Enjoy!

Thanks for reading and keep coming back.

Chris