Fotografo de Bodas, Santiago

August 7, 2009

In case you missed it, Tom and Sarah are two of my best friends in the whole wide world. And the world is pretty damn wide. I would know. I live at the end of it.

To say that Tom is stubborn as a mule would probably be undermining the mule’s stubbornnes. But, this was my first time seeing him since he and Sarah had begun seriously dating and the change in him was nearly tangible. As I went through the week of wedding preparations with them and I watched Sarah agonize over whether the plants on stage at the church were symmetrical or not, asking Tom to move them again and again, I kept waiting for Tom to lose his patience. As Sarah told me the story of how they went to apply for their marriage license a few days before the wedding and how she forgot to bring her birth certificate, so they couldn’t get it that day as planned, I listened for her to tell me about the moment when Tom freaked out. But Tom never did lose his patience with her (that I saw). As cliche as it may sound to say, I think Sarah has made Tom a better man. I got a lump in my throat as I typed that, because it’s true.

And Tom isn’t the only one who’s changed since they started their relationship. I can see a new confidence in Sarah. She stands a little taller. She speaks with clarity in her voice. She moves with a certainty that she didn’t have before. I know that, in part, that’s because she’s grown up. But I believe that, in larger part, it’s because of Tom. In Sarah’s world of ups and downs in her head — “Am I good enough? I AM! No wait, no, I’m not. I can’t do this. Yeah, maybe I will do this. Well, I don’t know” — he is a constant. He is a constant belief in her, a steady stream of, “Sarah, YES, you can.” He is her rock. Tom is exactly what Sarah needs.

I’ve mentioned it a time or two already on this blog, but on their wedding day I felt my heart overflowing with love for them — with love for them as two incredible individuals and as a couple — because they’re as close to perfect for each other as I can imagine any two people being.

This my final Sarah and Tom blog post, so I hope you guys like the pictures. Next week…Heather and Nick’s Cheesehead wedding, coming up! And then from there…for those of you who ummmm, don’t like love and are sick of these pictures (?!? What’s wrong with you?!?) we’ll be off to Chicago, NYC and then Europe, so I’ll have lots of travel photos/stories to post!

Thank you Danny, for this idea!

Love both of these photos so much!

And this one.

J’adore…this photo the most.

Sarah and Tom, good luck in your new life together. I love you both.

PS. In case anyone missed the other posts and wants to see the rest of the pictures, here are their photos from their super sweet First Look, the wedding preparations, getting ready and the ceremony.

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Really beautiful, Kyle. The photos and the words. They brought a lump to my throat, and I don't even know the couple!

Comment by Eliza Claire — August 7, 2009 @ 1:07 am

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i love love love love the one where they are all on the balcony of the mill and you are below. everything about it.

they picked some amazing locations for pictures!!! how adorable is that toy looking house?!? and the bridge, carousel, mill, beach… i love them. this is my favorite set of photos youÂ´ve posted … jeje yet

Comment by lydia — August 7, 2009 @ 7:39 am

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I agree with Lydia, this location is awesome! So fun and different.

I also really like seeing all these creative portraits of the wedding party from you…obviously in Chile there usually is no wedding party, so it's fun to see something new. And they turned out just as cool as your usually artistic photos of the couple themselves!

Comment by emilyinchile — August 7, 2009 @ 9:46 am

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im not sure why, but this is my absolute favoritest set of wedding photos ive seen from you! maybe its all the popping colors, quirky location, i dont know, but amazing amazing job! it looks like it was a ton of fun for you to shoot, so in all, mad props to you for being a beast photographer and best wishes to the new bride and groom!

Comment by Emita — August 7, 2009 @ 9:57 am

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Awesome!! One of my best friends wants to get married, but her boyfriend is resisting because he thinks weddings are stupid — I think I'll refer him to your blog as evidence of how unique and fun and generally cool weddings can be.

I love the kissing on the carousel one, and the second to last one where they're all on the path in front of the windmill. Fantastic.

Comment by Carrie — August 7, 2009 @ 10:26 am

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Omg, the backdrops are PERFECT!!!!!!!!!!!! The one on the carousel is priceless. Love your work like always. Your love for your friends shows in the pics for sure.

Comment by GlobalButterfly — August 7, 2009 @ 10:49 am

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Oh no, this can't be it! What about reception pictures? I agree with everyone else – these pictures are my favorite. I thought I was bias because I happen to like the bride and groom a lot but the colors are just so fun and bright. I love your descriptions of their perfection for each other as well.

Comment by Lindsey — August 8, 2009 @ 1:30 pm

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I love the shot where they're looking over the railing

I agree with some of the other commenters – I think the love you have for these two shown through the pictures – making them extra special!

Comment by Decoybetty — August 9, 2009 @ 3:05 pm

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I love the shot where they're looking over the railing

I agree with some of the other commenters – I think the love you have for these two shown through the pictures – making them extra special!

Comment by Decoybetty — August 9, 2009 @ 10:05 pm

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