a wedding gift

We have known Ryan for years, he lived down the block almost as long as we have lived in our house. He was friends with Josh and Cassandra and a familiar face in our home while they were in school. We think he is pretty amazing. Awhile ago he and his fiance Amy
asked if I would make a scrapbook for their upcoming wedding in September. I was honored that they asked me and trusted me to create an album for this very special moment in their lives. Last weekend Amy and Ryan brought their wedding pictures to me. Later that weekend as I looked through their photos getting a feel for how this album would come together I smiled at the memories of that day
in September when we were part of the group of people celebrating this, Ryan and Amy's wedding day. So many pictures, I wondered how I would pick what to use and what to discard. I did mention that to ryan in a message that they had way too many awesome photos and it was very hard to pick. He said "it wasn't a bad problem to have" he was absolutely right. Soon photos were sorted into pages and stacked waiting to be assembled...then life got in the way, work and kids and kids and life. Friday I cleaned off my scrapping counter ready to start on this album and then panic set in. What if it wasn't good enough?? Deep breathe, a reassuring text from Shirley, (she is the best) and I started. Working on a few pages and walking away for a bit, and so it went through out the weekend photos, paper and embelishments came together into an album. Might I say that it stressed me out at times, this album, attempting to tell a story from such an important moment in two peoples life. I am humbled that they trusted me to do this. Now it is finished and ready to given to this special couple. Trusting that I captured bits and pieces from their wedding, so that years from now when they page through this album it will take them back to that magical day when they became Mr and Mrs. Thank you Ryan and Amy for allowing me to create your wedding album.