gwyneth colleen photography » portsmouth, nh wedding photographer

hello to all those reading this blog…if you’re not a past, present, or future client…you can tune out. in fact, i’m going to play some brandi carlile for you, and you guys can just sit on those squashy chairs over in the corner.

if you’ve worked with me before, can you do me a favour? i’d LOVE it if you could write a review for me, either on google or wedding wire. (and to those who already have, i know i already said it, but thanks sooo much!)

and, because i KNOW i’ve been delinquent in posting, here is a photo.

tammy was taking a photo of the bride’s parents and their lifelong friends…and raegan decided she wanted to be in the picture, too. GOSH i love that woman!

remember claire and bobby?  they of the awesomeness…the 29 year old male flowergirl, the princess bride ceremony, the combined last names, (did i mention the salad that was not so much salad as…a plate of meatballs?)  oh, and the puppets.  mustn’t forget the puppets.

anyway, they are currently, this very minute, featured on offbeat bride.  which means, by extension, so am i!  it was pretty much the best way to start my morning (side note:  being self employed means that if i want to go to bed at 3 and get up at 10, i totally can.  and i do.) to fire up ye olde mac and see the most fun wedding ever getting its due accolades.  (oh, and the interest from the offbeat brides whose quirkiness i truly embrace…yeah, that doesn’t hurt either.)

so.  yay for claire and bobby (whom i love so very much), and welcome, all those who have clicked their way here from OBB.  (good thing she didn’t call it off-the-beaten-track bride, because then it would be obtb, and if someone forgot that first b, it would just be confusing.  like…i thought i was coming here to bet on grey gander to show?  ok.  rambling now.  but since i’m already rambling, little known gwyn fact:  i worked as a mutuel clerk (read:  bet taker) at the saratoga racetrack for a couple summers in college.  totally fun.)

today I got this email from Jeff (see post directly below this ‘un):

Gwyn-

these are a HUGE hit with us and our families and we absolutely love them! great job and we’re looking forward to this weekend, thanks again,
Jeff

warm fuzzies. like…mint hot chocolate and sweat pants on a winter day, Gloria Jean’s iced mochas, kittens, and polka-dots. THAT’S how I feel when I get emails like this. y’know, for the record.

Like any normal person, I love compliments. I always enjoy it when guests tell me, “you’re doing a great job!” (I do, however, wonder how they can tell? I always figured the “proof was in the pudding”, but I’m not about to turn up my nose at a compliment, so I always thank them and feel buoyed by their praise.)

My favourite compliment yet, though, came from the crazy dancer at Sarah and David’s wedding this past Saturday. (Seriously–guy had some MOVES.) He grinned at me and said, “I like you–you get into your work. Kneeling, laying on the floor…” Yes, dancing king, I do get into my work. I love what I do…

also, confession (shhh, don’t tell anyone): I like the cliche wedding dance music. There’s something comforting and familiar about hearing the same songs over and over…they’re like friends that invite you to let your hair down and get your groove on…

And yes…I am that girl in black on the corner of the dance floor trying to somehow stay still so I get my shots…and shake a little to the beat.