{"id":3293,"date":"2012-08-16T17:54:17","date_gmt":"2012-08-16T17:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dujourblog.com\/blog\/?p=3293"},"modified":"2012-08-16T17:54:17","modified_gmt":"2012-08-16T17:54:17","slug":"renee-pat-1-year-later-virginia-wedding-photographer-loudoun-county-photographer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dujourblog.com\/blog\/engagements\/renee-pat-1-year-later-virginia-wedding-photographer-loudoun-county-photographer\/","title":{"rendered":"Renee &#038; Pat 1 year later: Virginia Wedding Photographer, Loudoun County Photographer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes do you ever wonder how life can be so good, I mean the pinch me this must be a dream kind of good?\u00a0 That&#8217;s how I feel lately.\u00a0 Life is just good.\u00a0 The primary reason why I love being a photographer is that I love people.\u00a0 I love meeting new people, hearing their stories, seeing life through their eyes, and gaining new perspectives that I didn&#8217;t have before.\u00a0 It truly is the most satisfying job I have ever had.\u00a0\u00a0 I also love that what I do provides others with lasting memories like the kind I cherish of my family, grandparents, and my own children.\u00a0 If you are thinking about a future career in photography and you love people, I urge you to pursue it.<\/p>\n<p>Renee and Pat are two people that have reaffirmed my career choice and make me feel so blessed that I get to do what I do.\u00a0 I met them last August completely on a whim, sort of.\u00a0 They called me the day of their wedding because their photographer was &#8220;sick&#8221; and wasn&#8217;t able to shoot that day.\u00a0 Lucky me, I was able to step right in and I had no idea that they would become one of my favorite couples and weddings so far.\u00a0 It was so spur of the moment that everything was caught as it was happening and no planning regarding the venue or participants was known to me in advance.\u00a0 I loved the spontaneity of it all and I felt like I had an adrenaline rush all day, and I do love excitement!! You can see their wedding post here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dujourblog.com\/blog\/2011\/08\/25\/renee-patrick-virginia-wedding-photographer\/\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Renee + Pat {married}<\/span>.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Renee wanted to do some couples shots and given that their 1 year anniversary is this month, I thought it was a great idea.\u00a0 I enjoyed catching up with them and Pat recently graduated from the <a href=\"www.academyadmissions.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Air Force Academy<\/span> <\/a>and they are just now getting settled in Colorado.\u00a0 It was so fun that we found these antique skiis to shoot with at the <a href=\"www.luckettstore.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Lucketts Store<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0 It was fun!\u00a0 Renee and Pat, I hope Colorado treats you well, you will be missed!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"Virginia Wedding Photographer, Loudoun County Photographer, D.C. 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