Grateful for my little bunch, my family back home, and the couples that invite me into their days with open hearts! Grateful for the unexpected hope that grew stronger in a strange, strange year and for my cozy new heater that makes it feel like is not winter at all. 📷 @sarahkarnasphotography edit by me ! 
In case you didn’t know, there is always a bit of dancing when you are shooting with me 💃🏻😅 who can attest to that? 
Once more this year starts to feel a little on the heavier side and I just want to remind you the incredible strenght and resilience that you have had and that has taken you here. You! Are! Doing! This! 👏🏼 The heaviness doesn’t need to bring us down. We are all pushing this boat to the other side. Keep smiling, keep dreaming and putting extra whipped cream on that cake if need be. Oh and keep your mask on 😷 
Real Wedding tip: sit your photographer in a table among your guests! Being close to you makes them quicker to grab any special moments (and food which they need very much 😂) I met Michael and Marissa at the wedding of their awesome BFFS and we had such a blast in that table and I jokingly gave Michael my card before the dance floor started (they werent even engaged )! Two years later we are frolicking in the woods and drinking champagne by the lake (more on that later 😍) but really this group of friends is the best! Although wedding plans changed for them, Marissa and Michael’s session felt like a good release from all and we just had the BEST time !! I know it wasn’t easy to adjust plans and I just feel for all the couples having to adjust and re-adjust their plans and also for all the vendors!! stay strong 🤞🏼❤️ we can do this! 
Katie and Joey and perfect sunsets 
Pei yu and Ryan’s last photo is my favorite kind of “just have fun- Is your wedding day”! After their elopement we had extra time for portraits at sunset and It was 💯 🌞 Taking time for couple portraits later on a wedding day is the perfect chance to slow down and enjoy a quiet moment connecting with each other. Not a lot of prompts are needed, just move , love each other and have fun! I like allowing the space for this time as the whole day can feel like a whirlwind and I think connecting alone even for five minutes during your day is just as important in your timeline as everything else (and if there is a golden sunset in the back ...well that’s just extra bonus points!) 
Claire and Caleb’s courthouse elopement : a charming tale on the happiest snow day in October. 
I want your photos to be a reminder of each person you love the most and why you love them. A memory of slow dancing Disney songs among soft burning candles. A reminder of how he loves your kids and runs to hug them. Your kids bigger-than-the-sky joyful smiles getting married with you. The soft calmness of his arms and all the way he makes you laugh, all in the photos. More than perfectly constructed photos, photos to aid your real memories. A reminder of your story and your family, those are my favorite “killer” shots. J&S thanks for allowing me to witness in photos (and in paper) this incredible day ❤️ 
A preview into Kassie and Rob’s emotion filled wedding These two made family the center and fuel of their day, and they made sure to treat everyone with such tender care! I love Kassandra’s joy filling the day like sunshine and the candid moment they shared in the church after signing their Ketubah ( the fifth photo) Don’t you love the bridal jumper she wore! She added the cutest vintage jacket and skirt made from her great grandmothers velvet wedding dress. Before the wedding, Rob said he was most excited to see Kass smiling in their wedding day- and I can see why! 😌 Thank you K&R for treating me like family! I am so incredibly honored to have been invited into your happy day! 
The stories I get to witness aren't perfectly constructed, yet, in their trueness they are the most magnificent. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Laughing and kissing, full of sunshine and dreams karolina and Leif got married by their favorite lake.