When I got married 15 years ago, photos were not something that were
important to me. I had my memory and that's all I really needed. Or so
I thought. Since photos weren't important to me, nor to my husband, we
didn't have a photographer. It’s now one of my biggest regrets.
Fortunately, my mother knew photos would one day be important to me so
she brought along her camera to the reception. I have very few photos
and they are very average for wedding photos. But I'm so grateful she
thought to preserve the moments for me. It adds much to the story of
the torrential all-day downpour at our outdoor reception when I can pull
out the photos of the group of kayakers trekking 10 feet away from our
reception to the nearby river!
When our first son was born 2 years later, my husband dug his old 35 mm
SLR camera out of a closet and said, “I want you to have this.” The
big, bulky thing intimidated me at first and was frustrating to learn to
use, but he continued to encourage me.
I now use a digital SLR and take it everywhere with us. My family has
dubbed it ‘The Baby’. Since The Baby is always with us, I take a lot of
photos. I enjoy making up for the error of my ways in the past by
recording every special moment possible in my scrapbooks. And I enjoy
sharing my scrapbook layouts with others, hoping to inspire them to
record all those special moments, too.
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