Melissa & Justin's Wedding Day

Melissa & Justin wanted an early morning wedding so they could spend the rest of the day together on the first day as Mr. & Mrs. While Justin and his guys were getting ready downstairs and hanging out, Melissa and her girls were upstairs putting together all the final touches of the day together. Melissa was beautiful and calm as she sat with her close friend doing her make up. As she put the dress on, her family and friends watched in awe. Melissa was stunning. Just a few more minutes before she got to see her groom for the first time.











Justin was downstairs and anxiously waiting as Melissa stepped outside. She saw him and paused trying to keep back the tears, but she knew she couldn’t and kept going. Justin stood still for about one minute before he gave up and just walked right over to hug her. It was beautiful.












The ceremony was outside in a garden area and it was just as sweet and their first look. And Melissa was beaming!

Just Going For It

What a weekend! I was able to watch portions of CreativeLIVE’s broadcast of Jasmine Star’s workshop. For those of you who don’t know (Jasmine Star), she’s pretty much the most amazing photographer in California. Hands down the best. If there’s any photographer I admire most, it would be her. So this past weekend, she had the opportunity to host a live workshop and wedding through CreativeLive. Yes, a live wedding! Every photographer’s dream is to follow around the best photographer out there as she shoots a LIVE wedding! You get to see how she shoots, why she shoots certain things, her settings, everything. So if you did not have a chance to buy these courses, you should definitely do so! It will change everything about the way you shoot.

With that said, it will also change the way you run business. As you know, I’m just starting out and I really want to just jump in and go for it! And I want to be successful. You know, the one featured in The Knot and Florida Brides and all that high achieving things. I’ll be honest, recently I’ve been discouraged. I haven’t had as many brides and families as I’ve wanted. Then listening to Jasmine Star’s workshop, it occurred to me why. No one KNOWS who I am. No one KNOWS my dreams. No one KNOWS what I like to do in my spare time. No one KNOWS all my passions. No one KNOWS my family and my husband. No one knows ME. And who’s going to hire someone to shoot their most important day of their lives that they don’t even know? Exactly, I wouldn’t either. My wedding photographer was someone I knew and had spent lots of time with. I knew her and I loved her. It made sense for her to be a part of my big day.

But in order to tell everyone about me, I have to let go of my fears. Fears of rejection. Oh goodness do I fear rejection! My biggest fears in this industry boils down to one thing: What if people don’t like me? If they don’t like me, they don’t hire me. But guess what? What if they do like me and all the funny things going on in my life? Then we're in business.

So I am turning a new page. I’m embracing who I am and putting it out there. I’m not going to hold back or be scared. I’m going to just do it. (Oh dear Lord, please don’t let me regret this one!)

Here we go!

News Ideas & a Mailing List

Maybe I'm still in that mode that when school starts, you have a fresh start. You know the first day of school you get to make all your resolutions of "I'm going to get an A in every class!" Or this is the year that I will keep up with all my homework and write everything down in my planner. (Okay, please tell me someone else had this thought process!) Because setting those goals every August has been ingrained in me for over 12 years, I just can't help but try and think of some new ways to expand and grow my business! Call it my school year resolutions ;)

Now I can't tell you all of my ideas yet, because then nothing would be a surprise now would it? But i will start with one! A mailing list. Yep, that's it. Just a mailing list. But those who wish to be included, this mailing list will be able to get a heads up on fun "mini" sessions I'll be doing in the future, or little promos on facebook that will be coming up, or even a $25 credit towards a shoot! You will also be one of the first to know all my new ideas and plans!!

Just email me at sarah@momentsbysarah.com and let me know you wish to be a part of the mailing list. That simple! :)

I really wanted to do this mailing list as a way of saying thank you. Each of you are as a part of the business as I am. Without you, I've got no clients, no smiles to shoot, no memories to help you make, no special wedding day to be a part of. You make this business! So as a way of saying thank you, I want you to sign up to be a part of this mailing list!!

Your Photographer,
Sarah