{"id":14614,"date":"2016-01-22T11:59:20","date_gmt":"2016-01-22T16:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kimdeloachphoto.com\/blog\/?p=14614"},"modified":"2016-01-22T20:29:59","modified_gmt":"2016-01-23T01:29:59","slug":"final-and-first-chapter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.kimdeloachphoto.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/22\/final-and-first-chapter\/","title":{"rendered":"Final and First Chapter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I don&#8217;t want to steal the spotlight from this bride and groom so I&#8217;ve been wrestling with how to spin this post. The truth is when I stepped out of fear and said Yes to my first wedding&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8230;I had <em>no idea<\/em> the adventure I was beginning.<\/p>\n<p>It has been a journey of hard work and tremendous joy! There has been a generous mix of \u00a0frustration and struggles and rejection and \u00a0victories and fulfillment and celebration. \u00a0I have tried to be the best I could be and succeeded then come up short then succeeded again. I have cried tears of sadness on this side of emails and tears of exhaustion in the wee hours of Sunday mornings. \u00a0I have wiped away tears of reflection as a dad&#8217;s given his daughter&#8217;s hand and mom&#8217;s squeezed her son at the end of their dance. I have cried tears of joy with for the sweetest couples. I have been drenched with tears of worship in balconies as I stood in awe of the holiness of marriage.\u00a0At the end of this amazing journey I am both spent and renewed. I can honestly say my heart and soul has been in it!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-align: center;\">It has been a humbling and wild ride! \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>I am beyond grateful for all of you who&#8217;ve trusted me on your wedding day!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On January 9, 2016 I photographed my final church wedding at Grace Downtown. (I have a few smaller weddings left this year and a few more fall weddings to blog.)<\/p>\n<p>I could not have hand selected a more sentimental final wedding. \u00a0 Jordan, you were just an adorable little thing when Mike and I got placed with your parents in our first small group at Grace. It has been fun to watch you grow and mature into a strong, beautiful woman. Tyler, you have led my son in wild fun and spiritual growth for years. You are going to be an awesome leader in your home.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">One chapter closes and another is just beginning.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0I don&#8217;t believe the adventure of marriage is much different from my journey I just described.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It is hard work&#8230;rewarding hard work.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It is holy ground.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Don&#8217;t let the world tell you anything different. I am so thrilled for the two of you and your families.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Please celebrate with me and with this sweet husband and wife<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">as you enjoy a recap of &#8220;our&#8221; special day!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pp-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kimdeloachphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-22_0001.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"963\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pp-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kimdeloachphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-22_0002.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"974\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pp-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kimdeloachphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-22_0003.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"540\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pp-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kimdeloachphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-22_0004.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"288\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pp-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kimdeloachphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-22_0005.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"598\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14638\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kimdeloachphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-18_0002.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"540\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pp-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kimdeloachphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-22_0007.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"1070\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-14647\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kimdeloachphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-22_0024-762x1024.jpg\" width=\"762\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.kimdeloachphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-22_0024-762x1024.jpg 762w, http:\/\/www.kimdeloachphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-22_0024-446x600.jpg 446w, http:\/\/www.kimdeloachphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-22_0024.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 762px) 100vw, 762px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14639\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kimdeloachphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-20_0001.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"540\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pp-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kimdeloachphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-22_0010.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"540\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pp-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kimdeloachphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-22_0011.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"793\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-14637\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kimdeloachphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-18_00031-764x1024.jpg\" width=\"764\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.kimdeloachphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-18_00031-764x1024.jpg 764w, http:\/\/www.kimdeloachphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-18_00031-448x600.jpg 448w, http:\/\/www.kimdeloachphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-18_00031.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pp-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kimdeloachphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-22_0013.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"375\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pp-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kimdeloachphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-22_0014.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"905\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pp-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kimdeloachphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-22_0015.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"757\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pp-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kimdeloachphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-22_0016.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"689\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pp-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kimdeloachphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-22_0017.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"277\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pp-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kimdeloachphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-22_0018.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"597\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pp-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kimdeloachphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-22_0019.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pp-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kimdeloachphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-22_0020.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"643\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pp-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kimdeloachphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-22_0021.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"277\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Congratulations, Mr &amp; Mrs Fletcher!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Enjoy their wedding show!<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"vp11LzXY\" title=\"Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/embed.animoto.com\/play.html?w=swf\/production\/vp1&amp;e=1453480975&amp;f=1LzXYiXa0n3hCBFIdyRUtQ&amp;d=0&amp;m=p&amp;r=360p+720p&amp;volume=100&amp;start_res=720p&amp;i=m&amp;asset_domain=s3-p.animoto.com&amp;animoto_domain=animoto.com&amp;options=\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I don&#8217;t want to steal the spotlight from this bride and groom so I&#8217;ve been wrestling with how to spin this post. The truth is when I stepped out of fear and said Yes to my first wedding&#8230; &#8230;I had no idea the adventure I was beginning. It has been a journey of hard work &#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kimdeloachphoto.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/22\/final-and-first-chapter\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about  Final and First Chapter<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,37,172,35],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-14614","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-greenville-childrens-photographer","7":"category-greenville-portrait-photographer","8":"category-greenville-senior-photographer","9":"category-south-carolina-childrens-photographer","10":"entry","11":"has-post-thumbnail"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.kimdeloachphoto.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.kimdeloachphoto.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.kimdeloachphoto.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.kimdeloachphoto.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.kimdeloachphoto.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14614"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"http:\/\/www.kimdeloachphoto.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14614\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14646,"href":"http:\/\/www.kimdeloachphoto.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14614\/revisions\/14646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.kimdeloachphoto.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.kimdeloachphoto.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.kimdeloachphoto.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}