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June 12, 2014

Blown Away!

heather-44-3243993442-OLast Sunday I was a vendor at the Virginia Bride Magazine Fredericksburg Bridal Show. Let me tell you! It is always an amazing experience to be a vendor and meet brides. My adrenaline is always pumping and I feel like I get to truly show brides who I am versus communicating through my website or email.

Today I had a different experience. As usual, I talked to many brides and decided I had an instant connection with a few of them. One bride was deployed 5 years ago and married her husband in a courthouse. She decided 5 years later that she wanted to have the wedding that she DESERVED! I also met an amazing bride who was a “friend at first sight”. She and I instantly clicked and I knew she was a true HMBride.

At each show they have giveaways from all the vendors and as they were given away my potential bride who was deployed came over to my booth. I saw a pamphlet in her hands with another photographer on it stating that she had won a FREE wedding using that business. My heart was CRUSHED but what could I really say? I told her how happy I was that she received a free wedding (I really was! I mean come on guys…who doesn’t want a free photographer?) She then surprised me… She said “Heather..No!! I am not taking this. I can’t..I LOVE you. I want YOU!” I was in awe but completely relieved that she had felt that connection as well! The pamphlet was returned to be given out to another bride.

It went through the drawing again and they called out a name that I recognized instantly…

My “friend at first sight” had been chosen. I am known to show my emotions on my face and quickly found her in sea of brides. She looked back at me and something amazing happened. She signaled to me that she wasn’t going to take it…that she WANTED me. I was completely humbled and blown away.

These women were offered something for free and they decided that I was a better fit! I could not be MORE proud to call myself their photographer. 🙂

God is good….and always leads me to the most amazing brides!

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