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From the first time I talked to Jean on the phone I fell in love with Jean & Luke's love story. It is spontaneous, romantic, passionate and beautiful. Being the passionate hopeless romantic that I am; Jean and I hit it off like two peas in a pod. After spending nearly two hours chatting, we realized we had talked very little of the wedding and spoke more about love, life, and the pursuit of happiness. Jean & Luke are the type of people that believe in LOVE to the core of their being. In today's "doom and gloom" culture, I feel like a lot of people have given up on true, passionate, un-inhibited, authentic love. When people entrust Chris & I with their love story it is our job as storyteller's and artist's is to show people how real love is. It is my job to communicate to all of those doubters in the world that Love is powerful, unique and like nothing else. Jean & Luke "get" that. People like that get me excited about what we do. I LOVE the passion with these two... it is an energy that cannot be described but it was so thick in the air on their wedding you could almost taste it.
Another thing that makes Jean and Luke totally amazing is that they work for the greatest company in the ENTIRE WORLD.... Apple/MAC. Anyone who know's us, knows that The Rhoads are die hard Apple fans and would jump off a bridge for their products. We have made several PC to Mac converts over the years so when I found out that these two work at Apple Corporate I freaked :). And we have never seen so many i phones at a wedding in our life. haha.
Jean & Luke got married in San Francisco at a beautiful venue called the Bently Reserve. They hired Event Coordinator, Crystal Lequang w/ Amaze special events to do the design and coordination for the event and it was FLAWLESS! Not to mention she was a blast to work with!
As if I haven't babbled on enough about these two, I wanted to share an amazing note that they wrote us right after their wedding that totally made me tear up:
"Hi Sarah & Chris!
Just had to drop you a line to tell you how unbelievably AMAZING the two of you are! We could not have asked for a better photography team. You were patient, kind, and unobtrusive. We appreciate you for this more than words can ever truly express. Other members of the bridal party also commented on how great the two of you were. To be honest, I was dreading the whole picture taking experience because I am just not into taking photos, however, I have to admit I had a GREAT time! The picture taking portion of the wedding was actually one of my favorite moments. The two of you made us feel SO comfortable and gave us an opportunity to have a peaceful moment during our wedding to show our love for one another. Thank you, thank you, thank you for this!
Sarah, you were incredibly calm in the "eye of the storm" (referring to the complete and utter chaos in the bridal suite before the ceremony here ;) I can't tell you how much I appreciate you for everything you did to help keep everything under control without being pushy or forceful. You even helped to provide input on my makeup and hair! You blended right in just like one of the girls. We actually refer to you as an honorary bridesmaid because you really helped to keep everything moving along and under control. I don't know how you survived all of that. ;) It just felt like an old friend came down from Seattle to attend my wedding. I will never forget you for this. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Chris & Sarah....You are beautiful inside and out. Words cannot express the magnitude of our gratitude. Your talent overwhelms us. Thank you for sharing this unbelievable talent through the lens of your camera. Thank you for sharing our special day and for taking the time to fly out for us. We feel blessed and honored for this gift. We wish we had more time to sit down with the two of you to get to know you, but you know how that goes. Hopefully, you will look us up next time you are in town so we can take you out for a drink.
Big hugs & hope you had a safe and pleasant journey home. Can't wait to see the photos!
Just had to drop you a line to tell you how unbelievably AMAZING the two of you are! We could not have asked for a better photography team. You were patient, kind, and unobtrusive. We appreciate you for this more than words can ever truly express. Other members of the bridal party also commented on how great the two of you were. To be honest, I was dreading the whole picture taking experience because I am just not into taking photos, however, I have to admit I had a GREAT time! The picture taking portion of the wedding was actually one of my favorite moments. The two of you made us feel SO comfortable and gave us an opportunity to have a peaceful moment during our wedding to show our love for one another. Thank you, thank you, thank you for this!
Sarah, you were incredibly calm in the "eye of the storm" (referring to the complete and utter chaos in the bridal suite before the ceremony here ;) I can't tell you how much I appreciate you for everything you did to help keep everything under control without being pushy or forceful. You even helped to provide input on my makeup and hair! You blended right in just like one of the girls. We actually refer to you as an honorary bridesmaid because you really helped to keep everything moving along and under control. I don't know how you survived all of that. ;) It just felt like an old friend came down from Seattle to attend my wedding. I will never forget you for this. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Chris & Sarah....You are beautiful inside and out. Words cannot express the magnitude of our gratitude. Your talent overwhelms us. Thank you for sharing this unbelievable talent through the lens of your camera. Thank you for sharing our special day and for taking the time to fly out for us. We feel blessed and honored for this gift. We wish we had more time to sit down with the two of you to get to know you, but you know how that goes. Hopefully, you will look us up next time you are in town so we can take you out for a drink.
Big hugs & hope you had a safe and pleasant journey home. Can't wait to see the photos!
With love,
Mr & Mrs. Luke & Jean Rios"
The Rockstar Team:
Event Designer/Coordinator: Crystal Lequang w/ Amaze special events
Venue: Bently Reserve, San Francisco
Florist: Nicole Ha
Photographers: Us! Chris & Sarah Rhoads
If you want to see more from the wedding you can see Jean & Luke's Slideshow here.
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This is truly a beautiful set of pictures. Absolutely stunning and refreshing.
Wow looks like such a fun wedding and you captured it all so beautifully! LOVE your work :)
Super fun wedding. Gorgeous details. Perfect Sarah Rhoads wedding.
You're awesome! I alway love looking at other photographer's work, I'll definately be coming back here.. It's just beautiful!
I love the compositions here... really awesome stuff!
hey sarah ... it's so funny that i always get your updates on my google reader but i have to go into your actual blog to view your posts in the horizontal format. i love the way you lay out the series and viewing it vertical -y (is that a word?) just doesn't do it justice. anyway ... stunning work as always! miss ya ... carmen
I love all details and couple is gorgeous! Artistic photographs!!!!
Their work is great, but their professional, attitude and perspective are even more amazing. Fabulous to work with!
fantastic!
So amazing Sarah! LOVE those stairs you found!
I've been following your blog for a little while, just wanted to let you guys know I really admire your photography! I like your outlook on life/love and it shines through the pictures. I'm glad I stumbled across you and Chris. =) Time for me to stumble off somewhere else now.
being an Apple employee.... married to an Apple employee... I hereby feel truly certified in saying... PURE AND UTTER BLISS.
One word: Beautiful :)