I hadn't seen this session until now. How could I miss it? I just love your editorial work. It's so great that you've chosen to spend more time on that kind of work, and I'm glad you're able to share it with us.
What a Funtastic showscase of what you two were meant to do! Beyond Grandness!
Sarah, Chris. This post brings butterflies to my stomach! It is absolutely; ab-so-lu-te-ly: WOW.
love the styling and all the photos! you guys did an amazing job!
Oh my! This is really but absolutely stunning. I would say you have a new voice :)
Oh my gosh, I didn't know you were photogs for Rue! I adore Rue, and was looking forward to curling up with my laptop tonight to pour over the 4th issue. These are such a lovely set of pictures -- I can't wait to see them in the magazine.
That video was the most awesome thing ever! And these photos have to be some of my favourites :) I just LOVE your work!!!
Absolutely gorgeous - LOVE this, you very clever little loves :) x
Daaaang. That video was off the hook and so were the photos. What a fun project to be a part of!!!
Is it weird that even THINKING about being out there with you guys gives me chills? Honestly, experience of a lifetime and it was all cause of you guys and our incredible team! xoxo
Anne
ahhhhhhhh!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!! it looks so incredibly awesome. you guys are the best!
you guys this is amazing! love so many aspects of this shoot - just incredible!
Seriously could this be any more gorgeous!! You kill me with beauty! Every shoot you do is my favorite shoot - just when I think you couldn't be more awesome you hit me with more awesomeness!! I'm just gonna be sitting here swooning for a while...
For me, getting disciplined and organized enough to capture my creative ideas and whims on paper (or otherwise), allowed my mind to function in space and clarity day to day. That in turn, made self-awareness much easier. It's an art, to remain aware of what you need to remain full and inspired. It's a discipline to take the steps to give yourself what you need. Doesn't make sense, does it? To need discipline in order to set yourself free from yourself?! lol But I've found it to be true....
balance is SO hard. i have to involve God in it. i can't ever seem to figure out how to balance my life. but He always can :) ps. the polaroids rock.
Girl, I totally feel like I just wrote this post! This is so me too! It's hard when you love what you do that sometimes you sacrifice a lot of other things for it. We have been living in our house for 1 1/2 years, and I am just barely getting some stuff on the walls! I'm really trying to enjoy the non-busy days and relax and enjoy friends and fellowship more and not be so sucked into working. Hugs!
With all due respect, I don't think moderation should be the goal. If Lewis and Clark had been more "moderate" we'd all still live east of St. Louis. If Orville and Wilbur Wright had been more "balanced" we'd still be taking trains between Seattle and Chicago. If Wilberforce wasn't so passionate we might still be living with slavery in the Western world.
The world needs people passionate about good and right things, and as a Christian I believe those things start with being passionate about a loving God that made us, our family, our community, and so on. It's an issue of priority, not balance. For example, if my passion for my work supercedes my passion for my wife and kids then I've made work into an idol and sacrificed my family at its feet.
Be more passionate, but with the right priorities. Moderation and balance are weak goals.
[Sorry so long, but your thoughtful blog posts get me thinking...and writing...]
Wise words :) I'll remember them for when my business takes off! ;D Love your little wall display!
I've been thinking a lot about this very thing. I think it was yesterday that I read: "How you spend your time is how you spend your life". That really convicted me and brought me to a place of desiring to spend my time wisely so I don't waste a minute- and so I leave a legacy of a life well-spent. Thanks for your honest thoughts!
@Brooke ahaha! Thank you so much for catching that! Dang auto-correct!
this is healthy and wonderful. be blessed in this.
i also had a hearty laugh at the use of the word "fascist" in the place where i think you intended to say "facets". :)
loved this post, sarah! i am a big believer in all things in moderation and you're right, creatives need layers of experience to give us the insight that we do in life and in our photography. i always try to take out time in the morning for myself to gather inspiration, to have time in my thoughts, to kick start the day. my problem has always been distraction though, so for me it's more of a balance of the rest of the world vs work. lol. but everything in moderation!
I haven't done a good job of balance myself, but am learning to have people around me that can check me when I allow things to get unbalanced. SO thankful for some really awesome friends who send a text or call just to ask how I am doing with this.
Sarah, I am always inspired by your work!! :) Just curious what actions you are using in your post-processing for the images in this blog post?? Gorgeous!! :)
Sarah and Chris, you both are great. I visit your blog everyday for inspiration!!! Love this post!
This post made me wanna go shoot right now. It's so beautiful. The colors. Dah! The shades of gold had me captured.
What a wonderful shoot! You really captured a lovely mood and tone!
What a wonderful shoot! You really captured a lovely mood and tone!
I can't wait to see what you do as your truly follow your passion this year!
This is so beautiful!!! I love it so much!! And that VW is to die for:)
I am in LOVE with this shoot! What a dream to travel such a beautiful country in a vw van! You guys are the coolest :)
Glad to hear you're pursuing something you've wanted to for some time now! Good luck!
Take me to New Zealand the next time you go!!! Or at least my camera!!! These photos are awesome. ~ Love the line "Make it pure and the other things will happen"...
She's so pretty :) I LOVE her clothes, especially that dress! Thank you for sharing the quote too. I needed it! :)
awesome shoot! i think like that last image the best!
All snaps clicked very good ...promptly worked
I like the most 1st !!
By the way one question to ask you that which camera model is being used for these screen shoots ??
Thanks !!
Sarah...these are FABULOUS! Loooove them all!
I love them all and I love her fun outfits too. You amaze me.
Sarah, these are so gorgeous. I'm always amazed by your work.
Love the couples shoot especially, overcast weather often = lovely light for portraits and skin!
Just came across your work for the first time and so glad I found you. Your work is just so pure and simply inspiring. Love this wedding.
Wow, this is just gorgeous. The wedding, the images, the style... love love love.
PS - Looking forward to seeing you at the HER Conference!
Awwwww. So great! I especially love the shots in the field.
Hey Sarah and Chris,
I don't know why, but I feel like this series might be the most "authentic" that I've seen so far on your blog!
There's something about the "mirror shot" that intrigues me; it's as if all of the sometimes mixed feeling about a marriage find their impression in these complementary pictures...
Keep on showing the beauty the Lord put in us :)
What a beautiful wedding! I love the handmade touches... Splendid captures. Keep creating!
Sarah & Chris, you guys are the bomb diggity and all that jazz :).
Wahwa weewah. These pics (and all your photos) are so gorgeous!!!
I saw this wedding somewhere else but I can't remember where.
Anyways, these photos are awesome and I'm glad to see you're rockin it.
I'm off to look through the rest of the blog.....
How were the pinwheels made with the rosettes? My wedding is in April and my bridesmaids will have pinwheels instead of bouquets.
This wedding was absolutely gorgeous by the way.
Not much to say..You guys have just got it. So inspiring!!
OMG!! Is this even possible.. These are just incredible. Your black and white processing is to die for ..
I am in love with this wedding, this couple, and THESE PHOTOS! Absolutely beautiful...all of it!
SUCH a gorgeous wedding, and captured just BEAUTIFULLY!
Sarah and Chris,
Thank you for capturing all of the heartfelt emotions of love that everyone experienced on this special day. Your photos of Julie and Andy radiate their love. A treasure to be cherished! Thanks!
I'm so honored to have been a part of this wedding! I cried reading what you wrote about your favorite memory of the wedding. These photos are a perfect reminder of a perfect day! These photos by far, are my favorite wedding photos, Sarah & Chris~you are truly gifted.
LOVE all of this!!! So vibrant!
These images fill my heart. They're beautiful and express so many emotions. Great work!
love those precious freckles!
The most unbelievable colors and emotion. This is my favorite wedding I've ever seen! You are amazing.
This wedding is: Honest. True. Sincere. Happy. Love. These two really care for one another and that comes out beautifully in your photo story of their wedding day. Spectacular work Sarah and Chris---some of your best work.
Oh wow, great details. Love the shots at the green and red shed thing!!
GORGEOUS! Love the colors, locations and details! You guys did such an awesome job capturing moment!
what beautiful photos! love the love that you captured. i'd love to snatch one of those chocolate chip cookies through the screen and eat it!
Beautiful photos, Sarah and Chris! And congrats on the post on Style Me Pretty, as well! You guys rock :)
What a beautiful and spirited couple! You really show off how perfect they are for each other. Loving the details
Simple, emotional, lovely, perfect!
Congrats!
adorable wedding .. love the color choices..& gorgeous photos as usual!
These are wonderful Sarah! Julie is such a sweet person and the Big Island is just stunning. Perfect combination for your photography. Just wonderful, as always.
The bride is adorable and the wedding colors are wonderful... Your work is great, of course!
sooooooo precious. sooooooo full of love.
Sarah, this is an adorable wedding with such vibrance and detail and you captured it so sweetly. What great work!
another job well done. beautiful images.
I feel so much joy looking at these pictures. This wedding was seriously perfect. Colorful and comfortable. Three Cheers to them!
I feel so much joy looking at these pictures. This wedding was seriously perfect. Colorful and comfortable. Three Cheers to them!
can we do it all again pretty please? we're so thankful and blessed. thank you. thank you. thank you.
BEAUTIFUL weddings with such a SWEET couple!!
What a beautiful wedding! Well done on the pictures, and congratulations to the gorgeous couple!
Such a sweet wedding! What great style this couple has - love the all the colours, the flowers, the dresses, and they clearly know how to pick rad photographers :) :) Well done guys xo
what a lovely love filled wedding, and beautiful couple! Congratulations Julie and Andy! Julie, you're so stunning :)
Stunning work! Oh, what a joyful couple! You really brought out their true spirit!
The moments of the two of them hugging are so sweet. Also, love the details with the maps...super cute.
gorgeous work you two!
Guys, this is amazing. One of the prettiest, heartfelt weddings I've ever seen. Love the colors, too. Simply beautiful.
what a cute/stylish wedding! GREAT SHOTS!
Beautiful images. Love how you captured their joy!
very pretties. greats shots!
Jaw dropping, Sarah + Chris! I love how beautifully the couple interacts with the Hawaiian landscape in these shots. You can feel the love pouring through. Solid, solid work.
I love your work--beautiful couple & beautiful images...
your photos of stunning weddings like these just make me even more sure i want you to come to ireland some day! such beautiful people and such a joyful story told through joyful photos.
Mmm...these pictures make me tear up and want to jump right into them. They hold so much love and joy. So happy for Julie and Andy...Lovely job capturing their day amazing day!
you captured every detail of this wedding so beautifully! This could be one of my favorites!
ahhh! this is so crazy and awesome to see. this location is 2 minutes from my house and I have shot here before... I can't believe you guys were so close to where I am! it's a reminder that you are REAL, not just some amazing photographers I have made up in my head! haha.
beautiful photos... inspired for my next shoot there.
Lovely.
Cheers from France
Simply AWESOME!
Such a beautiful and moving wedding!! Julie is so gorgeous. I love the colors of the reception, this is so joyful!
You guys are rock stars :)
So perfect. So beautiful. So happy to say that I know these two and these images are a perfect reflection of their love and admiration for one another. Beautifulx tremendous work, Rhoadsies. Bravo. :)
some of my favorites of yours to date--no doubt about it.
Dear Sarah Rhoads Photographers,
I am Amazed how close I feel to each moment here. I want to do it all again exactly the same. Thank you for encouraging that feeling to be the one, through your photographs, that will remain with me. You are a dear force of nature to us.
truly beautiful. I love love love the red shoes + cardy!