LOVE STORY

The magic of a wedding never ceases to astound me...

WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, THE COMMON THREAD THAT RUNS THROUGH ALL HUMAN HEARTS IS THIS OVER-ARCHING NEED TO LOVE AND TO BE LOVED.

I AM A CHRONICLER OF LOVE. MY JOB IS ABOUT CAPTURING THE HUMAN GESTURES OF ADORATION. GESTURES LIKE A KISS, A SMILE, A HUG, AND SO MANY OTHER LOOKS AND MOTIONS THAT TELL OF UNSPOKEN DEVOTION. THE DEVOTION BETWEEN A BRIDE AND GROOM THAT ONLY A PICTURE CAN DESCRIBE.

THE TYPICAL LOVE STORY FOLLOWS THE SAME PLOT. BOY MEETS GIRL, THEY FALL IN LOVE, HE PROPOSES, AND THEY GET MARRIED. ACCORDING TO THE NEW YORK TIMES AN ESTIMATED 55.2 MILLION COUPLES ARE MARRIED IN THE UNITED STATES. I HAVE CHRONICLED A MERE DROP IN THE OCEAN OF THAT STATISTIC. LOVE STORIES SEEM SO SIMILAR-- YET THEY ARE NEVER THE SAME.

EVERY COUPLE HAS A UNIQUE STORY OF HOW THEY MET, FELL IN LOVE, AND EVENTUALLY FOUND THEMSELVES RECITING VOWS OF COMMITMENT TO EACH OTHER WITH A SIMPLE, YET SO SWEET "I DO."

BEING A PHOTOGRAPHER IS TO PAY ATTENTION TO THIS STORY. IT'S TO BE USHERED INTO A COUPLE'S LIFE AND DOCUMENT ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT, AND HAPPIEST DAYS THAT THEY WILL EVER SHARE.

LOVER OF LIFE. ROMANTIC AT HEART. CHRONICLER OF LOVE.

MARIN KRISTINE