As I dig deeper into the wedding world as I’m researching our wedding, I’ve seen plenty of pictures and videos that have all touched my heart in one way or another, but there was one that caught me singularly off guard.
While perusing the boards on Weddingbee [of course], I happened upon a really old thread on the African American brides board where posters linked to some of their favorite weddings. I clicked on a few of them and enjoyed the beautiful pictures and then I happened upon a link to Kevin Jairai’s blog [of KJ Images] of Jennifer and Jeffrey’s wedding teasers.
I looked through the pictures and suddenly I was moved to tears. I had never experienced such an emotional reaction to a stranger’s wedding before and it took me completely off-guard. It took me a moment to realize the reason why I had such a reaction:
The groom reminds me of the mister.
And suddenly, I had an idea of how OUR wedding day would photograph. How it would look to see him for the first time all dressed up, the sight of him standing at the altar as I make my way down the aisle, our first kiss as husband and wife, and in general, how we would look at our wedding. After thinking about how our wedding would look over the past few years, I finally had a clear mental image and while it was a bit jarring at first, it makes me so much more excited for our future nuptials.
Just thinking about experiencing those small moments with him makes me smile. I can’t wait to finally be his wife.
Have you ever had an unexpected emotional reaction to someone else’s wedding photos or video?