My Best Friend’s Wedding….
It’s not very often a friendship like the one I have with Ashley comes along. We share the same first and middle name and our birthdays are a week apart. Our friendship is going on almost 15 years and Ash was the first of my best friends to get married. Like most long friendships through young adulthood we nursed each other through a handful of broken hearts, but once she introduced me to Tim, I knew she had met her match.
I was hesitant at first when Ashley asked me to photograph her wedding, I wanted to finally get a chance to be a guest and not have to ‘work’, but when it came down to it, we both agreed that no one knew her like I did and therefore couldn’t capture their day like we would. Knowing I was already booked to photograph another wedding in our home town in 6 months and I happen to have the following weekend wedding free, she planned her wedding to accommodate our busy studio schedule to make sure we could be there. I think her exact words were, “Ash, I don’t think I can have a wedding with out your photographing it! It just wouldn’t be right!”
Ashley Cardoza and Tim Hurles were married on September 26,2009 at the old St. John’s Episcopal Church. Their reception was held at the beautiful home of good friends Christina and Jay Wagner in Lodi, CA.
I cannot tell you how thrilled I am that I agreed to photograph their wedding. It was an extremely emotional day for me, and there were times I had teardrops running between my face and the camera. It meant the world to me to capture this day for her and her amazing family, which I consider my own.
[Ash, I am honored by your generosity and your friendship. You are one of the most beautiful people I know inside and out. I still can't believe you're married, but I know you and Tim are going to have an amazing life together. I couldn't have picked someone more perfect for you. Thank you for the amazing friendship you have given me. I love you best friend! - Ashley]
