For the first wedding that I photographed in 10 years, I could not have asked for a couple with a more beautiful love than Jamie & Shawn.
The care and tenderness which they had for one another was truly inspiring. Every single time they caught each other's eyes, it was clear that not a single other person existed in each other's mind or heart.
Their love was genuine and true.
Jamie and I first met in 2008/2009 in college. We worked together on The Triangle, Drexel University's Independent Student Newspaper. The years we spent on that paper were absolutely formative in the professionals we would go on to become.
The love shared between Jamie & Shawn, their Bridal Party, their families and friends was a tangible magic that permeated the Lancaster countryside that Memorial Day Weekend.
I'd be remiss not to shout out my supremely talented and ever-joyous second shooter, Sarah Jessica Hall. I would not have been able to make it through the day without her.
https://www.sarahjessicahall.com
Go and hire her for all of the things
So yeah, I'm photographing weddings now.
I'm taking them on selectively though. I offer something different than your average wedding photographer. My background is in journalism and working behind the scenes of film sets, so my sensibilities stray towards the fly on the wall approach. My philosophy is to have as little impact on my images as possible. I'm not the photographer that's going to double as the Wedding Planner or doing elaborate set ups.
If this is something that appeals to you, email me at arrisonphoto@gmail.com.
I'll be flying down South later this week for a road trip through Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, and a few other places that will culminate in photographing another wedding, deep in the forested mountains of North Carolina, for another dear friend.
Stay tuned, true believers. Excelsior!