Before my life as a photographer, I worked at an art gallery. A very beautiful art gallery. Some of the finest art in the world would pass through our space on any given day and every time I looked at it…I couldn’t help but be swept up in the splendor of it all.
I remember sitting in a staff meeting one day and discussing the final logistics of a exhibition opening when a colleague gently reminded us “not to get too stressed out about it…it’s not like we are saving lives here”! And it’s true – technically speaking – we weren’t performing heart surgery or rescuing someone from a burning building. But I would definitely be hesitant to say that art doesn’t save lives.
Life as a whole, is perhaps the most beautiful work of art there is. A gorgeous landscape of colour and light…a beautiful soundtrack with which to live out the adventure…the script of your choosing to follow along with. Life…is art. And when you walk into a museum…go to the theatre…listen to a concert…or read an amazing book…it can – in fact – bring you back to life. It can make a broken heart start beating again or help a lost soul find its way. I think it’s because art always brings us back to a truer version of ourselves…the self that we were always meant to be. Art reaches a part of us that nothing else can…a part of our spirits that were meant to create…the part of ourselves that were meant to be casts as the lead role in a life full of beauty.
In that sense, art is a lot like love. It’s passionate…instinctive…and it very much, saves lives.
When I get to work with other artists, I am reminded so much of why the world truly needs art. Because without art…you lack the people who create art. And those people are intense…beautiful…romantic. Those people see the world a little bit differently. And there are times when the world absolutely needs to be seen differently.
To experience Erin and Chris‘ wedding was to be in the presence of everything I love about art. The emotion…the longing…the desire for something beautiful. From the intimacy of their ceremony {held – of course – in an art gallery!} to the subtleties of their details…their day was inspiring.
Their day was a perfect reminder that with art and with love…everything is more beautiful…
erin & chris
may 26th, 2012
by genevieve georget
love!
Beautiful, Beautiful memory of your Wedding Day – Chris and Erin, something to cherish forever!
Ahhhh Patti – thanks for sharing. Beautiful, beautiful pcitures! It looked amazing!!! You must be such a proud mama.
Wow…beautiful!
Thanks Janet……it was a wonderful day, and yes!! I am very proud!!
Hi Erin, I’m an old time friend of your mom, and we spent the day together and we talked about your wedding. She just sent me this link, and I cried. Always do at weddings, and this was just simply beautiful. She is very proud of you, and I can really see why. I wish you all the best and I hope your life is a beautiful as your beginning was…take care and enjoy all life has to offer you…