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There are photographers ... and then there are Luke and David Edmonson—absolutely the best!

I sense that I may have worn out my welcome with so many posts about a single event, but Joe and Abigail's wedding set a new standard for what a Christian wedding should be—in every way. And I love to highlight excellence.

When I said "in every way," I meant "including the photographers." My wife and I have been involved in portrait, event, and wedding photography for more than 20 years. My wife was named Lifetouch Studios' National Photographer of the Year in 2007 for her portrait work in the infants to five-year-old age range. In fact, my wife has a wall completely covered with her photography awards. I know I'm a bit biased in favor of her work, but I'm not the only one who thinks my wife's photography is really great.

Because we are photographers, we tend to look at photography with a critical eye. We love to see the resultant photos of weddings we attend but that we have not been contracted to do the photography for. Overall, we consider our work to be well above the level of the wedding (and portrait) photography that we have seen.

But Luke and David Edmonson, the wedding photographers who covered Joe and Abigail's wedding, are the best we have ever seen. They were consummate professionals—putting everyone at ease as they performed their required work with uncommon professionalism. They directed the wedding party and the attendees when needed and just seemed to always be in the right place at the right time to catch those spontaneous special moments that happen so often at weddings and wedding receptions.

I've enjoyed sharing the photos I took at Joe and Abigail's wedding, but now you need to go to EdmonsonWeddings.com to see work by photographers who are completely out of our league. When you reach their site, click the link to "Weddings." Then hover over "Portfolio" and then choose "Featured Wedding." This may not be the "Featured Wedding" for long, so you'll need to do this soon. These pictures will blow you away.

These two photographers are a father and son team and they work together in an almost uncanny way. I was able to observe the son as he covered the ceremony from the front of the church. His instincts are unbelievable. He seems to have a sixth sense for anticipating any emotional interactions or responses to the ongoing events. After the ceremony I watched the two of them make their way among the crowd of attendees, taking informal portraits and journalistic shots of the Joe and Abigail's friends. They were pleasant, responsive, upbeat—simply the best photographers I have ever seen.

If you know someone who is engaged to be married, pass along this information to the bride- and groom-to-be. These are the photographers they are looking for.

Simply outstanding!

By the way, the photos in this post are mine—not theirs. You simply have to go to their web site and see how fantastic they are. I know mine pale by comparison. But you just have to see these photos.

As I was taking my own pictures of the wedding, I captured these photographers in action. The remaining photos are the few photos that I got that included these artists.

Here you can see the son directing the pose
while the father takes the shot.

You can see the son in the background
taking a picture from the opposite angle.