Happy tears were shed at this wedding (and at many of the weddings we photograph).
As soon as the bride picked up her guitar, we knew the groom was going to get choked up.
Check. Snap.
And the bride, glancing up at her fiance, then got teary-eyed.
Check. Snap.
And THEN the officiating cantor, looking on, became overwhelmed by emotion himself. Beautiful!
Why are happy tears so moving? Even if you weren’t going to shed any, as soon as you see them it’s hard not to get a little teary-eyed, right?
Or is that just something that got in your eye?
This wedding was a small, intimate ceremony on the Upper West Side in Manhattan, and it was beautiful not only aesthetically, but for the sheer joy on the faces of the wedding party and the guests.
I have to admit, we got a little choked up at our wedding when various family members and friends performed or shared their thoughts on love. Niece, nephews, parents, siblings, dear friends — it was a beautiful thing.
And that’s why God created waterproof mascara, tissues and handkerchiefs.
And cameras.
The families and newlyweds always, always send us beautiful notes about those photos, telling us how glad they are that we were able to capture those moments.
Our corporate events don’t usually involve tear ducts (though occasionally they do!). The non-profit events — red carpet galas, marathons, fundraisers — that we photograph, on the other hand, are a whole ‘nother story. Tears flow, streams of them.
Did you know that tears have a “topography?” In 2013, photographer Rose-Lynn Fisher culminated a five-year project. The endeavor was titled “Topography of Tears,” and during that period, she used a microscope to look and photograph her own tears and those of others, including a newborn baby.
Do you cry at weddings? Did you cry at your own? Happy tears, we mean!
