joey carman photography

i would like to share a letter that a bride sent us that really makes our love for what we do come "full circle".

dear joey:
i am not sure if i can ever thank you enough for what you have done for my family and me. when my photographer (friend) canceled just days before the wedding, i was crushed, but now i realize it was the best thing that happened. when i first spoke with you, i trusted that you would do a good job and capture the "emotion" of the day.

i did not know, however, that you and karen would capture every detail.

from the beginning, i felt comfortable with you zipping around (i am still not sure how you can get around so quickly and so unobtrusively.) you took pictures of things that i had no idea you were taking. immediately after our ceremony, when you led nick and me away, nick said "having joey do our wedding was the best decision we could have made." for nick to say something like that; let's just say is huge.

your enthusiasm was amazing, it seemed like you were just as excited about our wedding as we were, which only made us more confident and excited. not only was i taken aback by how beautiful we appeared in the pictures, my family was thrilled with the results. remember how they paraded your signature portrait around at the brunch?

in addition to providing beautiful photographs, i want to thank you for bringing back all the feelings i had on my wedding day. when you first showed us some of your signature pictures, they brought me to tears. looking at the picture of nick and me hugging in front of the tree (you know the one) allows me to relive that moment.

i have heard nothing but compliments from all the family and friends with whom i have shared your website. everyone thinks your photographs are simply amazing. my other vendors want to use the pictures for their advertising.

i guess what i have been trying to say is that i put an enormous amount of time, effort, love (not to mention money) into planning nick and my wedding, and when i look back on the pictures, i can see it and relive it all. you captured all the little details, from how everything looked to how everyone was smiling and laughing on the dance floor. that is a gift that no one could have given to us. i know that fifty years from now, we can look at the pictures and remember how we felt on that beautiful day. thank you for giving us that.

your loyal bride and friend,
jessica