| I've been having my reservations about this blog lately...maybe I have too many blogs...and maybe I've been neglecting the other ones to the point that they aren't getting the job done (some or all of my other blogs have actually purposes!). So...while I ponder the fate of the Xanga blog...please check out www.danieljwatkins.net (my primary blog serving my photography business). I'm still wondering if I should just integrate my personal blog and my photography blog...they pretty much overlap (such is the nature of photography being about personal relationships!). Also...Xanga seems to be a bit wonky at times. I don't really know, exactly, what the word "wonky" means...but I just wanted to use it. LOL Also...I'm pretty active on Facebook (soooo much easier to use!)...so look me up under Daniel J. Watkins (or search by school...SLUH '84, SMSU '89 or SLU '01). Yes, Facebook is fun and very addictive!  |
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| This seems to happen about once a year and it always chokes me up when it does. I got a tearful voice mail message from a bride, Erin, whose wedding we photographed last month in Chicago. Her aunt passed away suddenly today. The DJ at Erin and Nathan's wedding did the "anniversary dance" and Erin's aunt and uncle were the "last couple standing" for the anniversary dance...meaning they were the couple that had been married the longest of all married couples who attended the wedding. The DJ asked the bride's aunt and uncle if they had words of advice for the bride. The bride's aunt was so sweet...she relayed a heart-warming story about the importance of doing the little things for each other...how one time she walked in on her husband doing the dishes and she felt compelled to check his temperature. Erin sent a follow up e-mail to her voice mail message where she thanked me for taking beautiful pictures of her aunt during this "longest married" anniversary couple advice for the newlywed couple. I know it's just part of my job to capture as many of the special moments on a wedding day...and it pains me whenever I learn of a loss of someone special to a newly married couple. So please say some prayers for recent bride Erin and her family during this time of loss. Here is a photo of Erin's aunt giving advice to the new couple...may God welcome her to His kingdom as I'm certain she has a special place in heaven. 
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