40 Years: The Kristiansens

I’ve been churning through a lot of my back catalog lately – some stuff I set aside and never edited and some things I never uploaded.  I’m in the process of shooting an entirely new portfolio, but that doesn’t mean I don’t like some of these shots.  You’ll probably see a few posts in the near future highlighting some of these “old” photos as I’m building in a new direction.

This installment is about a 40th wedding anniversary I got hired to shoot during the summer.  I had an open weekend and was helping out a friend who was already booked for a wedding.  There was also the sweet bonus of getting a full meal from Brenner’s on the bayou, so it was hard to resist this simple, two hour gig.  Here’s a few shots I really enjoyed.

Look at that rocking 40 year old wedding album.  I loved the tones immediately.

Their son Eric had set up a party at Brenner’s, with family coming in from as far as New York.   The whole shebang was a surprise for Mrs. Kristiansen.  I think I caught wind that Mr. Kristiansen wasn’t supposed to know about it either, but somehow he had figured it out during the process.

This is perhaps one of the most insanely heart-crushing cute moments I’ll ever witness.  He had tracked down his high school ring, gave it to her, and asked her to go steady.  She said yes.

They’re a great example of the relationship I’d like to have after 40 years of marriage.  I had fun departing from my normal subjects of shooting and being treated like one of the family for an afternoon.

I’ve got some other posts coming: probably a few live sets of shots from concerts I’ve been covering, as well as some miscellaneous photos from the last year that won’t fit in the new portfolio yet I would still like to share them.

- Marc