Ah, Sam and Jen. What a difficult task was set before them and what an incredible feat they performed in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds.

I am not, of course, speaking of my blushing bride, whose radiant beauty is readily apparent no matter what angle she is viewed from. If one were to play Where’s Waldo with Lisa in the place of Waldo, she would be easily identifiable due to the glowing aura of loveliness that surrounds her even in satellite imagery.

The problem I speak of is myself. I do not photograph well. This is not a flaw inherent in me but in the shortcomings of modern photographic equipment. I am a walking personifcation of beauty and majesty. When you see me in person you might liken my countenance to something that, if its likeness appeared on a piece of toast, would draw thousands in pilgrmage and would eventually be purchased by goldenpalace.com. Sam can attest to this fact. When he first met me in person his heart stopped for several seconds as if he were witnessing creation itself.

It’s just that in pictures I look like a fat dimwit.

Perhaps it’s shutter speed. Perhaps it’s the reason that we still have painters and sculptors when we can just take photographs of what we find beautiful. The experience that is me cannot be contained in an SD card, even in RAW format.

Somehow, Sam and Jen were able to capture me in such a way that I do not look retarded. Most are actually flattering.

The shots, both with and without the glory that is me, are in fact insanely beautiful.

I really can’t thank them enough. That’s not just because I know they’ll be reading this, they actually did a spectacular job and made the experience enjoyable.

We don’t remember a damned thing about our wedding day. It is just a constant motion blur with brief pauses where a memory could form. When I get around to recapping that day I’ll be relying mostly on the pictures Sam and Jen took to remind me of what happened. I think that’s the best compliment I could give them: their pictures serve to capture my wedding day better than my mind could.

They’ve set up two galleries where you can view the photos. The first is a collection of their favorites, the ones they think turned out the best:

http://egomedia.smugmug.com/gallery/1778730

The second is everything, including their favorites, coming in at a hefty 550 pictures:

http://egomedia.smugmug.com/gallery/1779522

They really are amazing. I’ve picked out a couple of my favorites to share with those who don’t feel like going through the galleries:

I guarantee you that this picture of us on the bridge to Italy Isola looks more authentic than any picture we’ll take when we’re in the real Italy next year.

After seeing Andi and Adam’s fireworks photos, I was really excited about the shots of people watching Illuminations. This photo Jen took of my sister, along with the next photo, really makes me feel like all the trouble it took to get married in Disney was worth it.

This may be my favorite picture of the lot. It just perfectly captures the feeling we wanted to share when we dragged everyone down to Disney.

Sweet lord! Sam was somehow able to take pictures of me that I wasn’t immediately angry about how I look. I actually look, dare I say it, good! He is truly a genius!

There’s obviously a ton more where those came from, and in sizes that aren’t reduced for blog and forum posting. Go check them out and bask in the glory of what these two fine artisans have produced.