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{Megan + Eric}

Wednesday, June 24, 2009 Posted in The Great Outdoors, Travel Sessions, Wedding

What to say? I am overwhelmed with things to say about Megan and Eric who were married this past weekend in Tahoe. Megan and I met for the second time when she reported onboard my second ship the USS Mt. Whiteny.  She was three years behind me at Oregon State, but we didn’t really know each other. She definitely knew who I was, because Jim and I got in trouble for dating :o , yes, I know!  Ask me the story and I will tell you sometime.  We soon became fast friends,  spent a lot of time together, and found we were kindred spirits.   We’ve grown so close over the last six years as she went to San Diego for her second tour, then to Rhode Island and her temp duty to Iraq. Thank goodness for unlimited long distance.

She and Eric started dating in San Diego about four years ago and I don’t know how she would have made it through her stint in Iraq with out him. I was finally able to meet Eric in Newport, Rhode Island. He took a sabatical from his job to be with her until her time in the Navy was over.  I can’t tell you how happy I was to meet Eric and know that he really is the one for her. They are perfect together and if they can make it through the last several years, they can make it through anything.

Looking back through the thousands of images from this past weekend, I am struck by what a beautiful spirit Megan is and how much Eric enhances her glow. Friends from all over the country and even from Japan came to celebrate their wedding and all helped to bring it together.  The list of credits for this heart felt event was quite long and includes only family and friends.

I was doubly honored by being asked to photograph the event and be a bridesmaid as well!  It made things a little tricky at times, but with the help of Gazelle and Amber, we did an amazing job…if I may say so myself! Once I get caught up, I will post a slideshow of images from the wedding and the rest of the weekend’s events.

Megan and Eric, I wish you…everything…light, love, peace, happiness, beauty, friendship, family…

Love,

Jess

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July 31, 2009 - 11:05 pm Liz - Simply lovely. Congrats to Megan and Eric. Love the group photo.

July 14, 2009 - 10:12 am Shirley Just - Awesome photos! I loved them all. Jessica keep up the wonderful work. You have a gift! It was great meeting you.

July 7, 2009 - 7:29 pm washington DC photographer - Well.. I can't believe the wedding came and went! Looks like everything really went well and that it was all Meghan had hoped that it would be. Are you sure that you don't want to be a wedding photographer? You seem to have a knack..;)

July 2, 2009 - 4:56 am Vanessa Horning - Absolutely stunning!!! You can feel the excitement and the joy and I wasn't there and I don't know the couple. You have successfully captured another moment in time that will be cherished for generations to come! And by the way, you look extraordinary!!!

June 25, 2009 - 5:12 pm merry field - Of this group I have 3 favorites including the wedding party in the meadows with Eric kicking up his heels, the single picture of Megan and the picture of the sandles.

June 25, 2009 - 11:29 am Shelly - Great photos! Loved meeting you and look forward to meeting you more, Jess. Shelly :-)

June 24, 2009 - 8:25 pm Gazelle - These look great!!

June 24, 2009 - 7:54 pm The Bride - Jess, You've photographed us dating on a couples' ski trip in Vermont, engagement pictures in Rhode Island, and now wedding pictures at Lake Tahoe. Looking at these photos took my breath away and it's only been three days since the wedding. In a few more weeks--not to mention months and years--the reaction will be even stronger. You didn't just capture snapshots of what it looked like that day in the backyard of the Sail In, you captured our precise emotions of being newly married in a way no journal entry or memory could. The feeling of family and friends connected in a united group; the wind of the lake; the sky almost threatening rain; the undescribable vastness of the meadow open peeled flat at the base of the Sierras. And...you achieved your goal for the weekend: no stiff, posed wedding party images. Thank-you is not enough. Megan

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