Modern Wedding Photography with a touch of Awesome
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Cassie and Shaun’s wedding was featured on Once Wed today. Go there for more details.
Mike Olbinski - Wow…amazingly beautiful and intimate wedding.
Scott - love. great work JP.
Meredith S - You captured it so beautifully as you always do. The picture of their shadows on the trees stopped me. Ingenious. Beautiful work.
gabe aceves - love jonas. like really, really love this one.
Firdaus Spencer - exceptionally beautiful. marvelous retro tones. truly jonas.
Phil Chester - Great track to compliment a great set of images. Always a pleasure to see you do what you do.
Luisa Brimble - what beautiful beautiful wedding.
Cara Loren - Too good! Can’t even pick a favourite.
Jason Curescu - Awesome job Jonas. Your work inspires!!!
Mark Dohring - Yea man, great work once again.
ayesha - are you kidding me??? is that a shadow of the couple kissing on the trees? you’re NUTS!!!! i often have “how the heck did he” moments on your blog but this takes the cake… :) um, other than that… beautiful and unique moments as always!
erika - one of the best
Jakob - Exquisite.
Emily K - I can honestly say that I absolutely adore your eye for photography. You are so incredibly gifted, it almost makes me sick! Beautiful wedding and stunning images, as always! Great work, Jonas!
Kate/MagnoliaRouge - What a gorgeous wedding.. the shots of her dancing with her dad are so special.
Tasj - stunningly captured…again. sigh.
Simon - cool bananas!!
Sara - SO beautiful. As always.
alyda - jonas f’ing petersomething! crazy good
Johanna - WOW; nu toppar du din egen redan skyhöga nivå Jonas! Fantastiska bilder.
I huvudet på Elvaelva - Och nu, ett helt annat ljus, och så en annan känsla. Så fantastiskt fint. Och, trääääädet!!
Neto M - I love how your photography looks so organic; very natural and in the moment. Keep up the eye candy!
Kim - BeautiFULL!
johanna - Superamazing!!
Fredric - Bilden med pappa/dotter-dansen är strålande!
Matt - Very different and very real. Heaps of emotion is what makes it all that it is!! Beautifully captured.
James - Wow you totally rock!
Jeremy Cobart - Lovely pictures. I wonder how you do your shift/tilt effect. Do you have this kind of lens og is it simply photoshop?
pavel - liked it so much
can’t stop admiring your work))
thanks for inspiration
pavel from ukraine
Anonymous - sooooooooooo schön :-)
Jarg Woldhuis - Wow, love the flower picture. But the shadow of the kissing couple picture is the icing on the cake!
Bambi - More than a touch of awesome there. Like a fairytale book!
//Dani - beautiful angles & perspectives. love your work!
Alex Miller - Truly beautiful!
London Wedding Photographer - Like the intimate evening images!
Matt Streatfeild – matts photography - Fantastic photos, simply beautiful, great light, colour, I could go on but I won’t. Really admire your work Jonas.
Paolo - Amazing. I dig the one with the shadows.
Nathan Combes Photography - Really like the relaxed, natural feel to this wedding. Some really beautiful candids too.
Maximiliano Barros - Beautiful pics
fer juaristi - please stop! oh brother, you just kill it once again.
Rachel Tatem - I love the style of the way you shoot. Just so beautiful and natural
Mike and Frida Photography - Love the colours in the day to night transition.
Maja - så, så vackert!
Sir William Wilbert Jones Shropshire IVIXI x 2 - super jonass! boner quality! made my corndog stand mighty! you have great eyesballs for fantastic ‘between the moments.’ have a happy new years jonass and all the best for 2012 mate. you are the man!
Marie-Josée - WOW WOW WOW !
Rachel Havel - BEAUTIFUL! Seriously amazing. I love the photos of her and her dad dancing. My favorite is the couple, backlit in the swing.
Kelly @ Boho Weddings - Simply beautiful!
emmet raxor - amazing work and moment tone..i love your photography art..
emmet raxor - wow..amazing work and moment tone..i love your photography art..
Jorge - The father and daughter dancing wow! Those images feel like the center and everything else is turning around them. As a father with a young daughter they really moved me to tears. One day that will be me. Thank you Jonas.
Anni - These are all so wonderfully intimate. Just stunning.I love the way you’re able to set the scene, and tell the story, but it so transcends the story of the day… somehow you’re able to capture how everyone’s lives come together for such an important day. Bravo, Jonas.
nirav - Kissing shadows against the tree… way to see things man.
James Readhead - love the locations, colours, comps, details, the couple….yea. all of it. sooo good. thanks man.
Paul Rowland - I love how at the end it’s like friends sitting around a fire. Love this one the most: http://jonaspeterson.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/herrick238.2.jpg. Wonderful job as always.
Teresa K - Pure magic Jonas…
Gillian - Delicate and wonderful.
AmyPunky Photography - Oh wow the father/daughter dance is so moving. Beautifully captured as always.
David Robertson - My favourite of yours to date. First dance photos are so special, what an incredible moment
Lucie T. - I fell in love with people and places I never been or seen or met. And it’s the spirit that you capture that shines through each image.
Lotta - Det var inte så illa grabben! Du kan få en applåd för det! Klapp, klapp, klapp!
Luis Cabeza - So beautifull, love this pictures!!
Shannon Steele - Just beautiful! You amaze me again and again, Jonas.
Ieva - i don’t even know what to say!
Christina Prochazka - beautiful as always!!! the weddings you shoot are always amazing : )
tim - love the low light reception stuff!
Mamen (AM Fotografia) - Wow…I can hardly find words to describe it. I LOVE IT!!! So simple yet so beautiful….
Kirsty - Absolutely beautiful work.
Chelsea Parsons - wow wow wow… love love love
fotograf vjencanja PJ - WOW!! happy 2012 Jonas…
A - galet bra as always!
Ben Godkin - Very beautiful… love the green earthy tones and feel to the whole set.
Bec - wow Jonas, dude, easily one of your best weddings. I loved it. Really loved it.
Ali - This is very lovely and so amazing!
erin - amazing work! thanks for sharing.
kelly gilbert - so beautiful. made me cry.
Shane Shepherd Photography - JP the shot of their shadows kissing in trees is really beautiful. You keep improving every shoot, as if that were possible! :)
Camilla - Underbara bilder….kan inte välja någon favorit men den där bruden står med ryggen åt dig med jätteblomman är ursnygg…
jason starr - Lovely gentle feel to the images Jonas. Beautiful work
David Ferguson - Awesome, I think I say that every time you post….
Cecilie - This is absolutely stunning! Amazing wedding and beautiful pictures! Tears in my eyes… WOW!!!
Martin Hambleton - Even by your high standards, this one is something special.
For me, the light in the late afternoon/early evening shots is just magical. And the shadow on the trees – simply outrageous!
James - Stunning.
rosina - hi jonas, i’m a long time admirer but first time to comment. i’m in love with your work. i just admire your ability to see a story unfold and being able to freeze those moments. i can’t even begin to tell you how much i’m drawn to your images. it’s so moving. every single one of them.
Jenn - This is amazing work. Beautiful captures, gorgeous subjects and scenery and most of all, you made me look at every picture, not just scroll through.
Amelia Rhea - the shot on the swing is seriously…. le sigh…
and sigh again…
Albert Palmer - Beautiful man – quality choice in music too. Great to see you rocking it JP.
Wedding Photography Kent - Stunning work as usual Jonas :)
Wedding Photography Kent - Stunning work
maybemaj - wow vilka bilder. När jag fick se bilderna på pappa – dotter.. särskilt den liggande bilden där de dansar….så började jag faktiskt gråta. Den var så stark. Du är verkligen en duktig fotograf som kan fånga känslor på ett sådan fint sätt.
mercedes - Very lovely, lovely wedding.
Alex – London Wedding Photographer - Love the dark shots! Beautiful :-)
Kirsten Mavric - Stunning as always, Jonas. There’s a delicate coolness about the editing too.
Colleen Conradie - This is crazy beautiful!
Colleen Conradie - Your work is crazy beautiful Jonas!
KrisD Mauga - LUV THIS!!!! gorgeous!
Kent Wedding Photography - Gorgeous stuff, looks like a fantastically interesting wedding, great details and a romantic charm.
Amina - They’re all just so breathtaking. absolutely amazing!
Sofia - Great pictures, great job.
Audra Davidson - Wonderful Wedding, how beautifully you captured it!
Lisa Byrne - These are too good. The dance with her father is sooo touching. Made my throat hurt. Beautiful as always Jonas x
Kent Wedding Photography - Simply stunning photography
Fe Limsdaine - Wow, wow.. That father daughter dance image is magical, emotional and I can only imagine how they will both cherish it
Nick Lance - Wow what an amazing location. You really captured the emotion of the day. Great job!
Michael Newsted - Absolutely beautiful and honest story-telling, Jonas. Stunning work, as always. Thank you for inspiring me.
Helena Ljunggren - Dessa bilderna fick mig att börja gråta! Vilket par! Så vackert!
Många utropstecken blev det men det är ni värda!
Fantastiskt jobb, Jonas!
Fotograf Håkan Ivarsson Göteborg - Så vackert Jonas. Vilken helhet du levererar!
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In a place that is archaic, exceptionally isolated, surrounded by 130,000 people living under plastic tarpaulins, no running water, no electricity, no food, no shops, no money…nothing…. In a place absent of all life pleasures, I found romance.
I found a man who I would want to spend the rest of my life with.
It was the 1st of February 2007 …Darfur, Sudan. The largest refugee camp in the world.
There were 20 expatriate humanitarians living there. I remember an incident happened in camp where many people were injured and laying on the ground. We all worked so hard to assist these people throughout the darkness with no light and no water.
I turned around and Gerald was standing there. From the darkness where he had stood for hours observing the carnage, he stepped forward holding a box of Belgium Chocolates. He wanted to share them with me. We had spoken briefly prior to this of our mutual love of chocolate, such a rare and precious thing in a place like this.
But right there, a lifetime away from the rest of the world, stood a Belgian man oozing of humbleness.
For me the rest was history.
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All images edited with VSCO FILM.
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Albert Palmer - Wow – you just get better and better. First rate.
Adelle – Peonies & Pearls - Stunning, gorgeous, beautiful! x
Paul R - Awesome story. Gorgeous pictures. Thank you for sharing your talent with the world.
Tenielle - What beautiful, beautiful souls, left me with a lump in my throat. Storytelling at it’s finest, as always.
nirav - Beautiful love story. And now they have a beautiful wedding story. Nicely done dude.
Anni - These two make me so unexplainably happy. They just look completely in the moment in every single photo. Beautiful, Jonas.
Nani H - Thanks for making me. Feel.
amber - stunning set jonas!
Anna - Du måste nästan vara lite oemottaglig för alla positiva ord gällande dina bilder vid det här laget.
Det enda jag kan säga är att jag, efter att ha sett det här, kanske möjligtvis är en smula sugen på att gifta mig. jag tror inte ens på äktenskapet som institution, men just här och nu är jag beredd att omvärdera den ståndpunkten.
och oh, klockrent musikval!
kristi w. - Smiled the whole way through…then teared up a bit. You’ve done your job :). Love your work so much.
julie harmsen - a fave.
Fredric - Härliga känslor!
Phill - Beautiful people :~)
Sachin - Beautiful man .. in every single way
Maja - Färgerna är alltid optimala i dina bilder.
Richard from Purplest - Stunning work as always, Jonas!
coler - woah. heavy. awesome.
Igor Demba - Incredible Jonas, simply incredible! The fact that Arcade Fire is in the background just added to the undeniable joy shown throughout the day. Bravo!
Cat Saunders - I love their story. I wish we got to hear more of them! Those pictures when Gerald first sees his bride are wonderful – he’s so perfectly happy.
john benavente - boom time!!! . arcade fire rock, classic debut album :)
Jorge - True romance, they look lovely together.
cam - Jonas, another great wedding….all the best…
kirsten - seriously breathtaking, inspiring, heart lifting. love.
Jonas - thanks, guys.
Derek Ho - i love your work Jonas :) very nice!!
zaid - GREAT JONAS!!
Ali - Inspiring story. Intimate wedding and stunning photos. Thank you for sharing!!
Kate/MagnoliaRouge - Absolute magic!!! Their love for each other is so palpable in these photos, the series of when he first sees her is simply priceless. This may be one of my favourites yet!! Really sublime!
Jakob - That’s what it’s about, right there.
Camilla - Underbara bilder…..som vanligt :)
Amelia Rhea - wahahaha… I love how she did the fist pump in the air… like a victory!
Sonia Jansson - Så äkta!
Joel C - That last shot is really nice
Holly - Super-Dooper Fabulous Jonas ♥ magical and FUN as always xx
Leah - These especially give me goosebumps as we were married at Hidden Grove earlier this year – the most beautiful location and a spot that is continually filled with beaming love. Your images capture that every part of that so clearly. Love.
Martin Hambleton - I always look forward to your latest post. Once again, you don’t disappoint. What a location. But overriding that is the emotion that you’ve captured in the shots. Beautiful work.
Andy Gaines - Skills. Those aisle shots are the business!
Fiona Lumsdaine - I just love these! SUCH love… such happiness! Absolutely superb photography.
ayesha - jonas, you make “perfect” even better each time. what an incredible couple!! just beautiful in every way…
Kirsten Mavric - Where was this wedding, Jonas? Amazing location.
Monika Eisenbart - wow!wow!wow!wow!!!!!!!
Pernilla S - L O V E!!
seonhye - jonas…your storytelling does justice to the incredible genesis of their relationship. i am grateful that this amazing couple reached out to you, and grateful that you have extended this to us. humbled.
Shona - This is 2011′s Nick&Surya.
Incredible.
jennifer armstrong - precious love. Beautiful moments. Artful captures. Heart wide open wonder & delight.
Jane - Jag får alltid samla mod inför att hälsa på dig här Jonas. För jag vet att det kommer att komma så starka känslor när jag gör det. Och är man inte beredd, kan bli totalt knockad.
UNDERBART!!
Ulrika - wow,
tårar i ögonen. du lyckades verkligen förmedla deras kärlek till varandra och livet.
fer juaristi - in love my friend, simple & powerful clicks.
monika - Thank you for the story:-)
I wish you and your family happy Christmas!
Joanna - det är så fint så jag sitter o ryser. var bara tvungen att använda ballong/vinglas-bilden som skrivbordsbakgrund, hoppas det var ok. BEAUTIFUL
Joanna - ps. att du i början skrev med den lilla delen ur deras mail/brev bidrog verkligen till den magiska känslan. När man får veta lite bakgrund så ger det bilderna väldigt mycket mer mening. Annars hade det kanske bara kännts som ännu ett bröllop i fina bilder. Nu får det ett annat djup. Ha det bra
Wedding Photography Kent - What a stunning locations and set of images… :)
Andreas Feusi - Great photography and I like the vsco film pack. This gives the photos a very special and unique look.
Sofia - Very beautiful.
Marie - Wow.. Jag menar wow, vilka fantastiska bilder!! Antar att du får höra det hela tiden men älskar dina bilder! Älskar att de har liv! Ljuset, färgerna är helt fantastiska! Även när delar av ett foto är suddigt, har bilden ändå skärpa.
Jaa.. Vet inte vad jag ska säga haha!
Wow!
Sutejo Tan - Are these processed using VSCO? They look stunning!
Daniel Perez - Wonderfull … as always … thanks to inspire us ¡
Chris - Beautiful wedding, and that suit is mega. Great work Jonas!
Luis Cabeza - Genial post, me gusta la desaturaciond e verdes, saludos desde España!
Bradley - Supreme…
Elle - Love your work, Jonas. Your use of negative space , especially – just gorgeous.
Wedding Photographer Sydney - Very good work, pictures are pretty good specially the pictures in night are so impressive.
kim nodurft - So gorgeous!
Renee Moore - Lovely work :)
Ann Niddrie - Beautifully shot Jonas. Another wonderfully captured couple in love.
Miami photographer - I love the way she walks and his expression while he is waiting for her! Awesome!@!@!@!!!
Jon Hurst | Bristol Photographer - Amazing stuff Jonas!
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music credit: Matt Corby – Big Eyes (iTunes)
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Corinne Krogh - I’ve never seen a Thailand wedding like this, so rad! The one place out of the states I’ve been, I love the culture. Awesome captures.
Sachin Khona - Wow dude.. Never seen a wedding like this. Beautiful as always!
Kat Braman - I am actively jealous right now. I just want to go to Thailand. To shoot a wedding there would be something else. This is spectacular.
annette - Barnesy aye. SIQ 1!
These photos are reeal nice. I love everything.
Igor Demba - The colour palette of the whole day is incredible, there’s so much to take in. As usual gold star Jonas.
gladys - jonas! you kill me with your images. SOOO amazing. I was just in thailand last week. not the same place as the wedding, but somehow your images take me back. Beautiful!
kelly - i’m so in love with this wedding. every single image. bravo!
James Day - Is one of the guys George Gregan… or someone that just looks a lot like him?
Jonas - James: It’s George.
Ted - Gorgeous!
Pongsathorn C. - Jonas, I’m your big fan from Thailand and I want to say that ‘this is so amazing!!!’. Love it. Sa-wad-dee
kacy jahanbini - heavenly jonas, kaub koon krup.
Luisa Brimble - eeeekkkkk barnesy never looked so good.
rockin’ as always jonas!
Sarah Kate - Beautiful! Love the song too do you mind sharing the artist? :)
Tricia Itchy Eyes - Beautiful colours! I love the consistency from day to night.
coler - I just wrote whole hullabaloo that was way too deep. Delete! I’ll just say this couple is fucking rad. And your photography ain’t too shabby either ;) Awesome wedding Jonas. You never, ever, ever disappoint.
bek - He’s probably been photographed a million times over…but I bet Jimmy has never loved any pics more than these:) Bet there was no cheap wine on offer at this reception!
savio - such brillliant photographs!!!! moments frozen forever…. and a lovely song too…who is the artist?
Dan Hutton - Yes! Was such a fun wedding and these pics are a perfect illustration and reminder. Thanks for putting up the snaps of me chucking Georgie in the drink. She is a massive fan and would be stoked to have made it onto your site!
Jorge - Beautiful documentation Jonas, thank you for posting it.
Amelia Rhea - Everyone in the wedding looks like they’re having so much fun. and this is the first wedding I’ve seen to have people being thrown into a pool! That’s the perfect ending.
Martin - That’s another great set of wedding photos!
I thought I recognised someone…and sure enough, it’s the working class man himself!
Mats - Lovely photos like always, Hua Hin is also a wonderful place to be!
nicole - wowsa…..i started looking through this post…..and thought this couple looked familiar…then it clicked…kept scrolling and when I saw Barnsey it confirmed my thoughts. Beautiful images as usual :)
Dobra Crowley - Stunning images, great atmosphere, just fab!
Laszlo Bodnar – Elevenphoto - i love thailand :) i love wedding photography
i love this post :)
Tenielle - Barnesy baby. Beautiful.
Scott - Jimmy haha :)
Katie K - This is so captivating! You told their story so authentically and really captured the character and spirit of the family… it makes me want to be a part of the celebration and know these people in real life! You are a true storyteller Jonas.
Michael Munoz - Wow, I didn’t want this post to end. Amazing work as usual.
andrei - Hy ! Can you tell me the name of the song ?
Jonas - Look. Under. The. Images.
Alex - Like Like Like :-)
Shannon - absurdly beautiful.
Fotograf MissJeni - Awsome…. just…. awsome!
Mario Nixon - What an awesome wedding! Not only are the photos great but the wedding looks like it was a riot. Beautiful location, people, venue, everything. Great job!
megan - One of my favorites. Really extraordinary work.
Krzysztof Baranowski - Absolutely amazing!
maria - wow! i felt like a guest at this wedding. what amazing photos. you really captured the whole day so carefully. you must have been exhausted!
zaid - No other words except WOW!!!!
Bri - Funny how you can be sitting in front of the computer, having a nice enough day, then suddenly in tears when the reality of people lost hits… I love these photos, but it reminds me so much of my own dad who was a Scottish immigrant of the same age from the same part of Adelaide (and a massive Barnesy fan). He died at 45 and missed my wedding and the birth of his first grandchild a year ago. I’ve been moved to tears quite a few times by your photos, but never quite like this. Beautiful! ps my wedding ended in people being thrown in a pool too. Must be the Scottish genes.
fer juaristi - dude, this wedding is pure emotion, love it.
Maja - wow, bilden på havet!
Carol - Amazing work as usual… loved the reintroduction to me of Matt Corby – Big Eyes. Thanks for that.
Shwan Odisho - OH my God I just can´t stop gazing att your work. It´s people like you who makes this world so beautiful.
Alex - Such quality work!
Wedding Photographer - Still racking my brain about that flash effect….Love It…I’ve even thought about just adding it in via Photoshop…
Ann Niddrie - You have captured their ceremonies with great perspectives that show the customs, colour and love. Beautiful.
kelsey - I am getting married in Hua Hin next year to a Thai man, this is exactly what we want, where was the ceremony held? it is very beautiful!
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Natalie Champa Jennings - So incredibly lovely. Thank you :)
alyda - shit jp, amazingness
Stephanie - I love you JP! You are talented beyond words.
Alexis - 0633
Lou - Oh my word. This is like a royal wedding but way, way cooler. Well done!
ALMA - Awesome Jonas.
romin - magnificent. i love that you include establishing shots to nudge the story along.
Brian Davis - Killed it big time. Super impressed by the level of photography here.
Michael Wachniak - naaaaaaaaaiiiilllled it!
Theresa - Wow, you’re SO good.
nirav - Dude. I can no longer formulate comments for you man. I just love this.
sam hurd - what nirav said.
Marcy - This is an absolutely gorgeous wedding. Stunning work.
Jacqueline - Magical. How does one man capture so much in a single event so well.
Jo - I think i just cried at work – I don’t even know these people.
Jeanette Verster - Absolutely magnificent!! What an amazing setting too!
Joachim - 0576 Wow so gorgeous…!
Sara - Du är så himla bra. Så är det bara. Hatten av (om jag hade haft nån).
hannah millerick - You are ridiculous! WOW!
Catherine - You know what? Usually I read blogs like yours and I’m thinking about technique and composition and suchlike. And you just reminded me it’s all. about. the emotion.
I have been pwned in photographs.
Ciiku - So awesome!!
Andy Gaines - Great as always. Loving the PJ shots from early on in the day especially. Awesome work!
Catherine Ruth - Ahh the image with the two of them in the trees? With the red umbrella?
It made me stop and catch my breath.
So simple, and strong.
Love it so much :)
Erik - Kul att se dig gestalta en plats man faktiskt varit på. Mycket intressant.
Clare - Jonas – this is magic….
Hanni - Classy, unconventional, lovely. ~ You got it all.
Trish - sheesh! pure brilliance…
BodasCF - Incredible work and wonderful image processing
fer juaristi - one word: L.O.C.O
Brian Furbush - Damn Jonas – these are spectacular – ridiculous job.
Carl - Vackert i det stora. Magiskt i det lilla.
Tardy - what strong images
Shaun Menary - Unreal.
seonhye - ADORE…especially the one where bride is writing while wearing her veil. such a transitive moment.
Just Another Crazy Blonde – With Just Another Stupid Blog - B E A U T I F U L :)
Maja - wow, perfekt
Fotograf MissJeni - I say FAB!
Joel C - Really great wedding photography. Good mix of atmospheric, emotional and action shots
PJ Photos - love it…is it Vsco? seems like a little difrent from your usualy colors…
Lana - Your storytelling is unrivaled. I so look forward your posts. I have a ritual for them– go full screen, press play on the music, and slowly scroll down, appreciating every single picture. Thanks for sharing Jonas.
Liz Smith - LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!
Rachel - The one of the woman hugging the bride while she gets ready made me cry.
Alex - good job in low light conditions!
jon S6 - Very solid all round. Looks a nice wedding
Sarah H - You can even make an old overgrown tennis court look good… you are good!
Rachel H. - You work is amazing. There is so much depth to each of your photos. I love the tip of the gun photo. Wonderful work!
Gabriel Hernandez - Just discovered your work. WOW. Very inspiring.
Sarah Christensen - These are beautiful, Jonas.
Jonas Seaman - Jonas, this is such an amazingly beautiful post!
james frost - amzin work …
tim - Beautiful work – love the storytelling
Scott R - What an awesome wedding and amazing venue. Beautiful work.
Nikki Bezel - Love your Swedish weddings! There is always something a little extra special in them.
Karolina Pettersson - Det är helt makalöst hur dina bilder griper tag i en. Hade gåshud och tårar i ögonen hela inlägget. Just amazing. As always.
Andres Castaneda - Jonas – your work is stellar! Your sense of composition is second to none. Amazing work!
Bec - Jonas, amazing wedding. I really enjoyed it. Such a beautiful vibe of the whole day, and you just do such a stunning job. Well done mate!
Gary Wong - so beautifully! Chinese style suit on groom is too cool…
Linus Moran - Beautiful, timeless photography – stunning work Jonas
Julianna - Reminds me of Disney’s Sleeping Beauty – beautifully captured!
M.Licar - Your work is a great inspiration to me. Take care. Mitja
maja. - hur fint som helst!
B. - I’m just curious – do you know why they opted for the non Swedish tradition of her father walking her down the aisle?
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Jonas,
My fiance, Rachel, has urged me that ”Sometimes you need to just throw it into the universe and see what comes back” – and now here I am writing to you.
Photography is so interwoven into the fabric of our relationship as the camera is almost always by her side. We are adamant about telling the stories of others and naturally we have been searching long and hard for someone to tell the story of our wedding.
Our wedding is August 13th, 2011. It will be a humble celebration on a small beach in Rye, New Hampshire. There will be a full moon, pie, and good company.
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It is the stories your photos tell that move me so much. Our wedding is a story we hope to share till the end of our days and perhaps beyond that. I sincerely hope that you will be the one to help us tell it.
That’s part of the email Jeff sent me last year. I went straight to Jac and told her, “I’m doing this”. I’m very much guided by gut feeling and there was something between the lines in Jeff’s email that spoke to me. No matter their budget, I wanted to find a way to shoot their wedding. It was always meant to be, but there have been hickups. A couple of months before the wedding Rachel emailed me in desperation, there was a chance they wouldn’t be able to leave Korea where they both were working as English teachers.
Luckily it all worked out and I ended up traveling from Brisbane, to LA, to San Fransisco and then on to Boston. I stayed with Jeff’s parents, something I’ve never done with any couple before and yet it never felt strange. Everyone welcomed me with open arms and I was part of the family straight away. I didn’t know what to expect of their wedding, but I knew I had met some truly wonderful people. I wanted nothing more than capture their story.
Make them happy.
Make myself proud.
To help me with that I brought along Nirav Patel, a truly amazing photographer. I think we both knew we were on to something special. The week before the wedding I had spoken at a workshop in San Fransisco about what I do and Nirav was one of the attendees. Trying to explain what drives me and what I want to express with what I do is sometimes hard to put into words. But after this wedding it’s all become clearer again.
Thank you, Nirav.
Thank you, Jeff and Rachel,
This is what drives me.
This is what I want to do.
Oh, the seagull. All day we had this seagull circling us. During the ceremony he was sitting on the rock wall next to the wedding party and when I was shooting my portraits he was looking down from the sky. After I shot the photo of Jeff and Rachel between the two leaning trees, I showed it to her and Rachel burst into tears.
She quietly told me that her grandfather had promised her he would always look after her.
- When I die, I will come back as a seagull, don’t you worry, he said.
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Today’s wedding wasn’t sent to any wedding blogs. A “not enough details” reply would have been a slap in the face and an insult to everything I want my wedding photography to stand for.
music credit: Bon Iver – Holocene (iTunes)
by Jonas
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Albert Palmer - Naturally beautiful – as always. Superb!
Jon S6 - truly silky skills. A beautiful piece all round
Dean G - What a wedding. Blessed with so many emotions in one amazing location. You’re good, but you already know that – but I’m still super impressed at how many genuine “wall hangers” you have in this one set. Probs the best wedding I’ve seen all year.
Roberto Carmona - Good work and nice story..
Alexander Gardner - Well picked Jonas. It’s a part of the world I love dearly…people and the places.
…missed an ‘s’ though. Details darlin’.
Birgit - wow. wow. and WOW! I’m sitting here crying. So beautiful! Thank you for sharing!
Jakob - So, so good.
Josh Tilton - Nailed it.
Isabelle - Åh håret står upp på armarna, där dom står mellan träden och fågeln, konst!!!! Apsnyggt helt enkelt alltihop!
Phill - A manifesto for togetherness. Humbled and left with a feeling of calmness.
Walter Carrera - simple, emotive, minimalist … your work is so inspiring. Thank´s Jonas!
Gina Fabish - Absolute Awesomeness.
Heather Nan - I choked up reading your words. I choked up viewing the images. Thanks again for your heart and vision Jonas… also to Nirav, good hearted fellow himself.
pauline - absolutely beautiful.
shannon - Tears. I’m in tears. This is what it’s all about.
Sam - Wow. Just unbelievable. Such incredible emotion, you are an amazing storyteller..
matthew morgan - those portraits are so inspiring.
scotty - aced
rich - wow, man – that’s everything I want wedding photography to be. great job.
Pen - Breathtaking.
Julian Moniz - are you serious. You are amazing. It’s beautiful.
Ali - I cried the moment I read your intro paragraph. This is a beautiful wedding. I love the seagull. The tree photograph is unreal-incredible. Thank you for sharing the touching background information in this post.
Ali
Renee - you are truly talented. Love the styling, the details are perfect!
Aileen - such a story of stories. the tree shot with the seagull. love it. thank you for sharing.
Lauren - Simply stunning as always JP :)I love the baby with the bra around its head :) lol
Alice - um, this is epic. i have no words.
Samantha Lord - Your work is just unreal. Every single portrait is a masterpiece.
Tom Leung - JP… you are amazing!!!!!!
Kirra Cheers - Wow this is one of your best
Paul Von Rieter - killed it. truly truly.
nirav - Jonas, Rachel and Jeff… this day changed everything for me. I can’t begin to describe how amazing it was to be there and experience the love you two share for eachother and to watch Jonas make smores for the first time :). I will never forget this day. I love you both (and of course you too Jonas) and I’m honored to have spent this incredible day with you. Jonas thank you so much man. I could write you a novel on how much you inspire me my friend, but I know how well you do with compliments so I’ll leave that to my mom ;).
James Moes - So much love. This is really special.
Justin - Killer. The shot between the trees…I want a print! Nice job man.
Joanna Lincolne - I am also in tears-such beauty!!!!
Jenny Spires - One of the most beautiful weddings I’ve seen in a long time. I’m so inspired.
Margarette - can i just…crawl up inside this post and die there?
Maximiliano Barros - Can you please stop making us look so bad!!!! These are unfreakingbeleivable!!
ken kienow - argh. wow. so good, jonas.
Trish - I think I held my breath the whole way through. One of your most amazing, and that seagull shot is going to have stories told and told through the generations. How special is that.
Sarah - Teary eyed and touched as always by seeing your work. If Oprah Winfrey still had her show I’d email her telling her about this amazing man who can elicit all the beautiful moments from one day and leave them with the couple to sherish for the rest of their lives. She would have hunted you down and done an episode of you and your work, whether you wanted her to or not. And we all would have loved it.
tasj - Ahmazing. That seagull story…omg.
Zoe - Jonas, never before has a Wedding blog brought tears to my eyes – looking at those really intimate images – the softness of a shadow on the wall, there for a moment, then gone – the glimpse of the couple in their vast surroundings……you have an utterly amazing gift Jonas…and, that beautiful moment between Father of the bride and his daughter dancing together, and then seeing the next one of the groom looking on – it took my breath away..my goodness. Thank you, thank you x
and the sea gull – I’m welling up again!
Eliza - Such beauty, Jonas. Those portraits are truly breathtaking, your best work yet I think. And I had tears from the moment I read the seagull story until the last image. I can’t even imagine how much these images must mean to Rachel and Jeff.
Bill Millios - Wow. Just … wow.
I really can’t say anything else.
Brian Davis - The emotion is mind blowing. Everything was so gorgeous. This wedding is legendary.
Joel C - Epicly epic.
Brooke Fitts - i hope that the tide turns + blogs become more about the story + less about the details. thanks for calling them on that… someone needs to. weddings are about so much more than bunting, mason jars + cupcakes. epic storytelling!
jess - Jonas, these are absolutely stunning, truly magnificent!
Kristin - Probably one of my most favorite wedding photo sets ever, no exaggeration. The image with the sea gull in it is incredible! Love your work, Jonas.
Joshua Gull - Jonas, just wow. The story through words + photographs is so powerful here. Words fall short.
Tyler - this wedding is the heart of what it’s all about. a job well done.
Jenny - Had tears in my eyes as I finished reading the story. Amazing!
Rhys - This is a wedding that deserves to be seen, and a story that needed to be told. Thanks to you, Rachel, and Jeff for sharing it with us.
Shaun Menary - Insaaaaaane.
David Ferguson - I like the “not enough details” call, that is a frustrating response… Beautiful work.
Casey - Jonas….you are my hero x
Tristan - Incredible my friend. Truly incredible.
Teresa K - There are no words, only images…I’m in awe right now
Madde - You are truly amazing as always, but this must be the most emotional pictures you’ve taken so far! I’m in tears!:)
Caroline Ghetes - Your best work yet. Bravo.
Amanda Basteen - Breathtaking. The photo of them in the woods with the sunlight shining only on them is beyond words. You are so talented.
Guille - This is the first time in my life that pictures made me cry. Thank you.
jenny Blad - Vackert!
Tenielle - What a magic pair you and Nirav are. What a journey. Makes me wonder what Seth & I’s wedding photos might have looked like 9 years ago if someone had taken as such care to tell our story as beautifully as you’ve told Jeff & Rachel’s.
Nicolás Poblete Fernández - GUAU!
Sonia Jansson - This is what a wedding is all about. Beautiful!
NATAN - Applause for your last words, it’s the same that happen to me in some weddings.
You are one great story teller, really, very good story teller, Jonas, love your eye, never is only a question os style.
Kmac - Thank you Jonas for capturing my friends’ wedding. I only knew Rachel and Jeff a short time as I met them at the end of their contract in Korea. But I adored them and do miss them. Thank you for making their day that much more special. And thank you for actually making me bawl like a little girl from reading that story! I honestly think they had the most beautiful wedding I have ever seen, and I am so lucky to have felt I was there through your photos.
Nani - This series is my new “Favourite Jonas Peterson wedding”. I love the pureness of all this. Of everything you say & capture. You have an exceptional talent to capture the moment & frame it with love. Thank you for this post. So much.
Åsmund - Utrolig rørende bilder, Jonas! Helt fantastisk!
RHYS - A truly honest, beautiful and moving set of images. A perfect document of love.
nadine - loveliness.
Reimund Trost - Lovely words and magical pictures. And you somehow manage to build an album with 100% keepers. Not bad Jonas, not bad…
Solveig - Amazing as always!!!
James - My word truly amazing work!
Trevor - It is these stories you tell that keep me coming back. Beautiful and heartfelt. I’ve been following your blog for a couple years and you have truly inspired me.
thanks.
Caroline - Truly stunning work! Your photography totally warms the heart and I cry every time I look at your beautiful images! So inspirational!
Emilie - Truly beautiful!
Laura - Yep I’m crying too! Thankyou Jonas for capturing the beauty.
carmen und ingo - you are an artist. you captured everything with so much feeling. stunning work, wonderful wedding and the story about the seagull is truly touching…
Maria - Wow, dina bilder är så vackra, nu sitter jag här och storgråter. Tack för att du delar med dig, du är så skicklig!
Rebekah - All I can say is wow. Beautiful wedding. Felt like I was right there amongst it.
Mats - That seagull story was very touching! Thanks for sharing your work!
Steve Shipman - Perfect story telling.
Jess Parker - Beautiful. I am in awe of your ability to simply capture beautiful images throughout the (obviously very long) day… and it feels so organic and meditative. It’s how I aspire to shoot yet I constantly find myself shooting how I think I SHOULD shoot rather than getting into a place where I shoot what I’m moved to shoot. Your work really feels like it’s from the heart. xj
thao trinh - Beautiful work…lots of epic images in this set!
steve - bloody gorgeous, the story was told so well i almost feel like i was there. so I was at this wedding once, er…
Cassie Nguyen - This is such a beautiful wedding. So very beautiful. The portrait of Rachel and Jeff between the trees took my breath away. This is why your blog is special – it doesn’t need details, just real life. Congratulations Rachel and Jeff!
Amy Oliver - yep. love it. a lot. your awesome.
Fredric - Snyggt, Jonas!
Camilla - Efter att ha läst de andra kommentarerna så behöver jag inte känna mig ensam om att vara en obotlig romantiker, tårar rann :) Väldigt underbara bilder!
Andy Garfitt - You and this wedding were a match made in heaven, kudos for listening to your gut. Results are beautiful and a wonderful story too. Many thanks.
jessica Roberts - Amazing… just shed a tear and I don’t even know them. WOW I am in awe… your talent is something that can’t be taught but definitely an inspiration to others. I wish you were my muse!!!
ayesha - i’m so glad this is what you want to do… you are so obviously meant to do this. tell these stories, i mean, in the ways you do.
Hugo - This is one the most beautiful wedding post I´ve ever seen…..your words, the images and the music, all of it, you must be so proud and they so happy ¡¡
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Sofia - Great pictures… Love the one with the tall trees! :)
ed peers - A beautiful story… I love it all.
Robert - Beautiful pictures. I like the quite atmosphere in everyone of them.
Sarah Kate - Sobbing,,,that was truly my favourite. So beautiful :)
Jane - Helt galet underbart. Du är så jäkla grym!!
Usy - I can’t believe what I’m saying. Jeesus. This is ridiculously amazing.
Holly - Gosh Jonas…. seagull + beautiful = tears.
What a gorgeous magical wedding xx
Zowey - This post is just amazing. Moved me to tears. There are some simply perfect pictures there, they are a lucky couple to have pictures like that to remember their day. I hope you get a photographer who will do just the same.
Kirsten Mavric - Love your last comment, Jonas.
Samantha - Literally have a tear in my eye. Best kiss shot ever!
Andy Gaines - You got the skills! That’s for sure!
jessica lorren - Ok I cried, everyone I know on twitter cried, everyone I know on facebook cried. You sure do pack a punch Mr. Peterson. Well done.
Luisa Brimble - oh god i just don’t know what to say anymore. i have never really read the story until tonight. i saw this post this morning and scanned through the images. and thought “bah! could Jonas Peterson be any greater?, i mean seriously’. then for some reason this blog just beckoned me back in here again (maybe because of the few comments in the FINDer’s fb page) and have given it my full attention. if your blog is a book of inspiration this will be my choice for a front and back cover.
Iain - Had to stop checking your site at work… like many others, your story telling can bring me to tears. Thank you. We are very lucky indeed.
Le blog de Lidonia - j’aime j’aime c’est beau.
Ashley A-Photo Montreal - There is so much perfection in this post. In what you captured. In this wedding. What a truly united couple. And although I do not know them – I am so happy for them. So happy for their love, for their appreciation of life and most of all- for their passion in photography. They chose well ;)
Tonya - I recently met my online photography buddy Nirav while in San Fran, and he was telling my husband and I about this day of shooting with you and I couldn’t wait to see the photos. The story, the photos…true magic. You inspire me and the way I shoot photography. Thank you for sharing this :)
natasha - Wow.Love.Amazing.
Anushe Low - I think I’ve told you this on several occassions before, but incase you’ve forgotten…Jonas, YOU ARE THE MAN! Wow.
Emilia Jane - pretty much sobbing over here right now.
http://www.linanydahl.com - Skrivbordssnörvel. Så bra.
Dustin Hall - Jonas, this is probably the best wedding I’ve ever seen, so many beautiful images, so many beautiful moments, and you can’t help but get emotional when you read about her grandfather and the seagull.
Dennis Pike - This is truly beautiful. I felt an emotional connection to this wedding. Not just the wedding itself, but the idea of photographing such an event. You were able to connect the aesthetics with the emotion in a way I aspire to do so, myself. This is what it’s all about. This is why you are on that list (you know the one) This is why deserve to be on that list.
Elaine - Such a beautiful story which you and Nirav so beautifully told. My favorite part, though, is what you said at the end. Weddings aren’t about details or publishable images, but about two people who fell in love coming together and celebrating that love. Your photography is an inspiration not because of your technical or editing skills but because of the emotion that you capture in every frame.
Sarah H - Too many favorites to name out of all these. Your work is inspirational. As stated by most others here, it’s because you capture the emotion. Combine it with capturing the exquisite simplicity of nature and you are, undeniably, my favorite photographer.
Nicole Martin - You have done something amazing. What Zoe said about this blog bringing tears to her eyes. It’s a first for me too. I don’t know how you do it, but you have something I have never seen before. A gift. Treasure it. Thankyou so much for sharing this moment in time.
Camilla - Love it.
Michelle~pocketful of dreams - Jonas this is exactly why I blog, because there are true love stories out there, ones that transcend all the fanciness and frippery, creating their own details that we as readers cannot peel our eyes away from. You tell their story beautifully, both in words and images. And yes I did cry. Would have been proud to blog this wedding.
Kim - Wow! Thank you for sharing this story. The photo’s tell it well!
PJ Photos - perfect!!!
Rob - Absolutely fabulous…I love your style…so different from the norm and a great way to tell the story of a couples big day. Love it!
Agnes - according to me your best work so far.
amazing!
Stella - That light through the tree – stunning!!
megan - Really, really lovely. I see your heart.
ingrid - Touching pics. The Seagull story gave me goosebumps.
Eden - Stunning work! I bet this couple is thrilled to have these captured memories. Lovely.
Heath O’Fee - Truly epic shooting. Your storytelling is amazing – such inspiration.
Reema Al-Zaben - So beautiful, Jonas. Brought me to tears.
Paul Krol - truly wonderful pictures with a beautiful and amazing story. thanks for keeping it real.
samantha - This is what it’s all about.
Laura - stunning. You inspire me to stop looking at what everyone else is doing and shoot true to myself.
Andy Barnhart - Simply beautiful, Jonas.
daniel stark - beautiful story. well captured.
tim riddick - Jonas,
i saw this post yesterday and just chalked it up to another great job by you… I did not read the post i just looked at the pictures. Today i read the post… stopped.. hit play of the Bon Iver song and began to scroll down and i teared up a bit… not because i am a softy or anything but because this is what photography is suppose to be.. this is honestly storytelling at its best.. it is what all photographers should strive to do… its not a job its not something we do to make a living but something photographers should love to do and to be honest if you put your heart and soul into it this what should come out… bravo Jonas bravo..
Malin - Crying over the story and the pictures and your amazingness. Thank you for sharing.
Peter J. Hart - Wow. Very original style, creative captures and great composition. I am very impressed.
Anonymous - I am in tears. It’s beautifully captured. Bravo!!
Shu - I am in tears. It’s beautifully captured. Bravo!!
seonhye - if only you could see my tears of joy and awe.
Oliver Collinge - Incredible photos – as ever.
Meredith - No wedding blogpost has ever evoked this much emotion from me. I cried. I actually cried… and it filled me joy. Thank you, Jonas. This is beautiful.
Maja - Det du gör blir alltid magiskt. Du lyckas fånga dom vackraste sidorna hos alla. Det är så bra!
Den Noone - Perfectly enchanting.
Diane Faye Zerr - A beautiful wedding and story. I don’t know how any photographer is able to capture emotional scenes, but you seem more like a storyteller. I love it.
Tove - Först träffar orden där de ska och sedan bilderna… rakt i hjärtat! Tillsammans helt oslagbart. Men bilden med träden, brudparet & fågeln säger ändå allt. Så bra!
Avelaine Scyrup - I’ve been waiting for this wedding ever since you talked about that letter…wow, I have no words that would justify how amazing this turned out.
Jesse Pafundi - Your work continues to inspire, Jonas. Beautiful.
Tracy Morter - Utterly outstanding!
Jorge - Truly amazing, this is one of the classics. Thank you for sharing your hearts thoughts and what you see past the camera lens.
Amy Arrington - Photography at its finest.
Julia - Du har länge varit min favoritfotograf och det här var helt klart det bästa jag sett! Du har något som man inte kan lära sig, det är något du har i dig. Helt magiskt!
Sam - Real wedding photography at it’s best. Beautiful.
Ashley - This wedding is beautiful, love all the details you captured.
David - Long time reader, first time commenter. Amazing. As always.
Renee - That seagull story is absolutely unreal. What is even more unreal is that you captured it in the photo of them standing in between two trees. The most powerful story is real life, and you captured it so beautifully.
Dawn Marie West - This is one of the most beautiful wedding coverage sets i’ve ever seen. I love them. I absolutely love them.
Josie Richardson - This is a triumph in documenting emotion. I don’t think I’ve ever been quite as moved by your work as I have now. I want to write to John Berger and let him know there is a ‘new way of seeing’.
Natalie Gibbs - The one of them between the two trees made my heart stop a little. Beautiful work.
Hi-Fi Weddings - BEYOND epic. so incredibly beautiful! details schmetails…who needs ‘em when you got luuuuuurve?! nice choice of song too! i’d love to feature on hi-fi :)
Atalie - I just wanted you to know that my wedding photographer Tonhya posted the article you wrote on your blog about details and I wish you wrote that 10 months ago when i got engaged. I had a diy detailed wedding, and thank the LORD my fiance kept me level headed and I didn’t go too crazy and kept it PERSONAL. But this wedding is the most beautiful wedding i have ever seen. and your pictures of the couple against the sky and trees are magnificent. I really enjoyed looking at your blog today. I appreciate your work, opinions, and creativity.
Andria Lindquist - love all that this stands for. and that emotion that you just know even in reading someone’s words, knowing it’s something you want to be a part of. burst into tears about the seagull. i will miss my papa dearly on my wedding day and i hope he is there…even in the presence of a gull. love all you said. and so happy nirav was there. what a pair.
jennifer // i art u - these images made me cry….
thank you.
gina - sitting here shaking my head, in between smiling and tearing eyes. this story stole my whole heart.
F - Love. I felt like I shared the story with them. My eyes started tearing up!
Brittany B - Thank you Jonas for perfectly capturing Rachel and Jeff’s love for each other.
Michael - Breath taking pictures man, I’ve been waiting to see these shots for some time now! Enjoyed the earlier about stripping away the details, and remembering the reason for it all.
Renee Bell - wow. just wow!
pat - there’s more than enough love details there, no other “details” are needed
Chantal - Beautiful, breathtaking work. Thank you for reminding the world how important honest and artful storytelling is!
<3
Sandra - I’ve never commented before (although I LOVE your work), but this wedding was just so moving, I’ve had to come back to look again and again. WOW! You’ve captured it with so much heart.
Gemma Williams - I cried too. Beautiful work.
fiona kelly photography - Wow, so moving. Im bowled over and totally inspired.
Amanda Caroline - Truly the most touching set of wedding images I’ve ever seen. I feel tearful and moved and joyful. Reminds me to strip it all back to why I became a photographer myself. Reminds me why being a wife is so important.
David de Biasí - Woww!! beautiful Jonas!! I love it all..
Linda - The picture with her dad and the bride. And her, the dad och the grome. WOW.
It´s just better than amazing.
Casey - You are amazing! So inspiring. Thank you.
Abby Grace - I love Rye Beach. I spent a summer there on a missions project, and it’s one of my favorite places in New England. I LOVE the image between the two trees. Even more, I love that you were able to bless this bride and groom who didn’t just want a photographer- they wanted YOU. They wanted the Jonas Peterson experience, and it looks like you went above and beyond any of their expectations.
Chris Mallet - You need to pick longer songs, or less amazing photos that I dont look at for so long! I hope you pick longer songs :)
pamela - Had to see this after reading her letter to you. WOW!!!!! Completely breathtaking, stunning! What a touching story and how awesome that that seagull made sure to get in such a beautiful photo…and you didn’t even know when you snapped it! Just beautiful. I’m in tears!
michelle - a perfect capture of their love and celebration.
duane - Freaking love these!!!!
duane - love these
Ashley - You have an amazing gift. I’m so glad I stumbled upon your site; upon this post in particular. Beautiful.
monika - thank you…
this is the most beautiful story of the day.
so clear and pure so humble and brave
so saint and blessed
hungarian greetings to my favourite wedding blogger from vienna
moni - thank you…
this is the most beautiful story of the day.
so clear and pure so humble and brave
so saint and blessed
hungarian greetings to my favourite wedding blogger from vienna
Julie - If you got a “not enough details” comment from a wedding blog… That would crack me up! I see so many details in the people and surroundings!! Beautiful, beautiful story, couple…everything.
Laura Beekmann - Speachless!
jennifer armstrong - a tear, a heart opening wider, gratitude… for the beauty of it all. Thank you.
Karin - As many already said – fantastic photos, amazing story and yes, I teared up. This is beyond talent, this is true love and devotion. Thank you for sharing.
Shari - Perfection. Your work is so honest and real and inspires me to be better.
Mommy Sam - I have been studying photography as a hobby for less than a year and truly it is stories like this that you have conveyed that just render me speechless. Spectacular!
geeta Patel - Beautiful photos…… Jonas & Nirav.
Melissa - truly inspirational, you are a credit to photography
Fotograf ślubny Lublin - Great job! I love your photos.
Olga - Made me cry. Very beautiful, very touching.
mary - these are amazing. i don’t even know this couple and yet and i feel as if i do simply by gazing at their photographs. such emotion. the moments you captured are priceless. the shot of the seagull circling the two of them by the trees made me gasp. the shot of her dancing with her dad and her groom looking on made me smile. the baby with the bra shade made me laugh. each shot evoked a different emotion. well done. well done.
Liz - I have to tell you – I look at so many photography blogs every day in my Google Reader, and today this post absolutely JUMPED out at me. It is the perfect blend of funny moments, artistic photos, beautiful scenes, and honest photos. I absolutely love it. Thank you for sharing your gift!
Joanna - Började gråta. fiskmåsen..
Joanna - Det finns något större
Pernilla S - B r e a t h t a k i n g! The seagull…. <3
Chelsey - The seagull story just gave me chills. Amazing, Jonas!
Anna - Damn Jonas. You used that song. THAT song. I’ve been obsessed with it for a while now wanting to do exactly what you did with it. Absolutely perfect.
And you’re right, of course. A wedding is about the souls of two people coming together in a symbolic union. When you’re at a wedding, it’s always clear that the details are no where near as important as the two people shining in the center of a circle of friends and family. I know when I get married (again) it’s going to be less is more. And I really hope you can be there (though it might be a boring shoot with no details.) : )
Sarah Khamsoda - Beautiful…words and pictures both…Sweetly Beautiful xx
Richelle - Do you use flash at all?
niklas - Inspiration. Hoppas jag tar såna goa bilder nån gång i mitt liv.
Keep ‘em coming!
Sara - Fantastiskt som alltid. Tårarna rinner nerför mina kinder.
shipra - the seagull…wow. Beautiful in every way. Congratulations Rachel and Jeff.
dustin - honestly man, i stand in awe
Georgina Robinson - First off I have to say this is the most beautiful post!
Also, it is sad that these would even be rejected from wedding blogs because of the lack of detail… and you’re totally right people spend too much time focusing on the details more than they should. I suppose that is why our weddings photos get rejected from blogs, we actually spend our time focusing on the reason that “this day” is even possible.
boy + girl all the way! <3
Joachim - Jag grämer mig än idag att jag missade din föreläsning nu i somras i Stockholm.
Snälla gör en till.
Joachim - Jag grämer mig än idag att jag missade din föreläsning i Stockholm nu i somras.
Snääääääääälla gör en till.
Bec - amazing. and don’t even worry about the blogs, this will get seen and displayed in it’s own right without the help of the blogs. Beautiful story told perfectly.
Ovidiu - Sweet and very emotional. The post are getting better and better.
Quim - GREAT… I´ve no words…
Paul Sargeant - well, said. well documented
Claudia - So many precious moments, I love the reality and emotion you have captures. Stunning.
bez - Surreal & pure magic, how do you do it. Your a good man Charlie Brown.
Claire - It’s breathtaking the way you captured the love, joy and emotion. Epic.
rowe - beyond beautiful jonas… your words and the moments captured! the seagull story bought tears to my eyes… you should be so proud!
Nadia - Absolutely incredible! Brilliantly captured.
Luke Middleton - I never get emotional over weddings. Ever. I have to say though, I had a lump in my throat the whole time I was scrolling through these photos. Beautiful man. If I can one day be able to capture the things and the way you do it. I will be a very, very happy man. Thank you so much for sharing this.
koreen - One of the most beautiful weddings I’ve ever seen, including my own simple beach wedding. You captured it wonderfully!
farhad - Damn Jonas, that was ridiculous. BEAUTIFUL!!!
Rachel Shomsky - You have moved me to tears with your capture of this beautiful wedding. Thank you for reminding us all what it means to be in love :)
Luis Masyebra - Hi Jonas. This is my small, tiny tribute to you and your magic, to your world and your light, from a tiny wedding shooter like me that lives in Spain. This comment will dissaper in the middle of a huge mountain of other souls that vibed with you. This comment will soon be forgotten, but it does not matter: here is my tiny little glipse of light for you, my token to thank you for showing us the light in you, for sharing your insides and outsides. Now my tiny tribute is also in you, no matter what, and that makes me feel alright. Mission accomplished.
Ruth Fulford - Amazing work, you can really see and feel the story. I came to this page from the other. Your words ring with so much truth. Thank you.
Brigitte Grenfeldt - I don’t want to read all the other comments. I am so touched, impressed and proud. Touched – because you really made me feel a part of this wedding. Impressed – because did NOT remove the butterfly under the lace (I will never do that again!). Proud – because I am a wedding photographer and I put my heart in every image. Thank you for reminding me.
scott - and then… my eyes saw love and they were pleased.
Jessica - The seagull did me in…
I have really been trying to find myself as a photographer this past year and to decide if I want to go from hobbyist to professional and what that is going to entail and what that is going to mean and what I need to do to make it happen.
I feel lost in a sea of mediocrity and for this reason I hesitate.
My worst nightmare is to be just another mediocre photographer.
People like you inspire me more than you could ever imagine.
Thank you.
Monnie - I too was moved to tears. Just beautiful.
Siegrid Cain Photography - Wow – I am sat here bawling my eyes out. I think this might be the most honest wedding I have ever seen… if that explains it? And your work – just mind blowing!
It’s not like looking at photos – it’s just like being right there where all the magical moments happened….
This is true art and only in my most daring dreams am I that good at my job…
Joanna - I’m just amazed with all your photographs, they are true and honest. Pure beauty, perfect from color scheme to the composition. As a photographer myself I’m somewhat jealous (in a good way ;)) but also inspired.
thx ;)
A manifesto of sorts | Brisbane Wedding Photographer | Jonas Peterson | Australia | International - [...] night Rachel sent me this email after I posted their wedding. I’ll leave you with [...]
New Hampshire wedding by Jonas Peterson « One lush day - [...] I will leave you to take in this wonderful day with just one more story, as only could be told by Jonas: [...]
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