I know I just posted a slideshow the other day, but we still had a wedding to shoot and I had a few more folders of photos to comb through. Also, I myself am typically not a slideshow person. So I wanted to present a set of photos in the good ol’ fashioned way here on the blog.

I am so proud of the relationships we built with our couples this year and the photos we took of them. I am so proud to know them. We get to spend our weekends documenting the best days of people’s lives. Sharing that with Bobby has been an incredible experience this year. Bobby was my 2nd shooter for almost every wedding in 2010, but in 2011 he really stepped it up and cranked out some remarkable photos. And he has alleviated so much of the stress I used to experience when I was running this business all by myself.

In previous years I split up my Year in Review posts into engagement photos and portraits… but this year, I decided to put all of our favorite images into one jammin’ post. These aren’t in chronological order, they’re just our favorite photos, and only a fraction of them.

2011 was such a great year.

Black Eagle Child – She Has Funny Hats by blackeaglechild

 

I have to say, though.. that probably my very favorite photo of the entire year….. was this one. Of me on my wedding day, about to marry Bobby. Taken by Ken Kienow. I look at my wedding album all the time, and I love the photos we’ve displayed in our home. There are no words for how much his photos mean to us. To have my own set of photos from the happiest day of my life…. it’s the most wonderful thing. (You can see more photos from our wedding on Ken’s blog and on Wedding Chicks.)

(Pssst. If you aren’t a slideshow person, no hard feelings, I TOTALLY understand and usually am right there with you. So, I put together a different blog post with a ton of photos you can scroll through. You know, the standard blog fare. But… you should still watch this, because I worked really hard on it and think it is a great example of who we are and what we’re about, and it’s a fun way to see the highlights of our year. Thank you for watching/scolling/reading!)

This was the most fun I’ve ever had creating a year in review. The downside? We have a wedding on New Year’s Eve, so this slideshow is a little premature. Also, I know that I’m missing a few images in this set. But I love this set of photos as is, so I decided to stop tinkering with it relentlessly, export it, and share it with the masses.

Here you go. 2011 with the Oberports. I think we have the best job in the entire world.

 

2011 :: Emily Porter Photography from Emily Porter on Vimeo.