A Note of Thanks

A simple "thank you." Why is it that the words "thank you" hold such power?

The Monday after a wedding is always one of my very favorite days. This is the day that I get to look through all the images we've captured and begin the work of turning the "art" within the images into "fine art." I love these Mondays! It's as if every photograph, every real moment captured, is a little present waiting to be opened!

Apart from the personal artistic expression I enjoy on these Monday's, and of course the experience of shooting on the wedding day itself, the most rewarding part of my job is the day I receive feedback from my brides and grooms. I really cannot say how much my heart soars when I know that they have been blessed by our work.

Yesterday I received the most encouraging note from Betsy. This little note held within it the power to lift my spirit high for the whole day, and I woke up this morning smiling as I thought of Betsy's thoughtful words.

I asked Betsy for her permission to share her sweet note, and she kindly gave me her blessing. So, here are the very words that brought me such delight:

"Hi Gina,

John and I just got back from our honeymoon on Sunday and it's taken us a bit to unwind and get back into the swing of things, so I'm a little late in writing to you. And I have to say, I don't know where to begin. I'm so overwhelmed. These photos are absolutely astounding!! They are beautifully shot, have gorgeous light and treatments and the composition of them is fantastic! You and Jaime did such an amazing job. I can't tell you how happy we are with these. We had people at the reception asking us who our photographer was, because they'd stopped by the laptop and had seen some photos and thought they were gorgeous. I saw some of those photos that night and saw how great they were, but my attention was drawn in so many different directions that I wasn't able to look at them for very long. It wasn't until we got back and went through all of them that we realized just how amazing they are. John and I couldn't be happier.

And I also wanted to say thank you so much for getting these done so quickly. I know John's mom was really appreciative and was delighted to have a photo to use for the Richmond paper.

Anyway, I can't thank you enough. We never get tired of looking at them. I had such a great time working with you--you made that day so easy and really captured some fantastic candid moments.

Hope you had a great time at the wedding. I can't believe it's all over. It goes by so fast. I keep looking at all the photos to try and recapture the night. : ) They're pretty funny juxtaposed with our honeymoon photos which, shall we say, weren't exactly glamorous (or nearly as professional)--particularly the shots of water buffalo and donkeys wandering by our trekking lodges. : )

Hope you're doing well. Speak to you soon.

XO, Betsy"


Thank you, Betsy, for blessing me!