Sarah Mahen Photographers

Above is the first ever Sarah Maren Photography promo video. To be honest, it really wasn’t something that I ever saw myself doing, but a dear friend convinced me and we began a process that took several months, but totally paid off. Geoff Bardot (dear friend mentioned above) approched me about making the video for us, and after some hesatation I finally agreed. Geoff did an AMAZING job of making me comfortable enough to be filmed and really capturing the essence of SMP. He followed us around on two shoots (Tralee and Mike’s Day After Session and Lyndsay and Mike’s Anniversary Session) and then came by the studio to interview me. It was a really awesome experience, and I hope it helps people know a little bit more about how we do things. We’ve included it in our About section of this site and are really excited to have such a beautiful piece of work representing Sarah Maren Photography. A gigantic thank you to Geoff for making me do it.

2009 was a really great year for SMP. I met the goals I set out for myself at the beginning of the year, even though I wasn’t always sure I was going to. We opened the studio, I started offering boudoir photography, we were published in print both locally and nationally and made some waves on the wedding blogs as well. I can’t tell you how blessed I feel. I feel like the last few months have been overwhelming… I have worked A LOT and began to get worn down. As 2010 opens my goals for Sarah Maren Photography are less based on things I want to achieve and more on things I want to experience. I don’t want to loose sight of the reason I chose this path for my career and my life. I want to remember the feeling weddings and witnessing people in love bring to me. I want to approach each wedding with fresh eyes, but more importantly a fresh heart. Connecting with my clients has always been a hallmark of my shooting style, and sometimes the chaos of a wedding day can get in the way of reconnecting that bond. This year I resolve to work my hardest to help my clients feel not only connected to us as we photograph them, but to really feel connected to each other as they work with us. I am so impressed with the clients that have already booked us for 2010. They are brave souls who are deeply in love and who have put a lot of trust in Dustin and me to make images that are truly representative of the couple they are. I can’t even express how much that trust and belief moves me. I am so deeply grateful to my clients, who so often become my friends, for their love and support. Knowing that they believe in our ability to create something beautiful for them makes us exceedingly proud. Thank you so much to each of you. And thank you to our wonderful 2009 clients as well. We so enjoyed standing as witnesses at your wedding. We are so grateful to know you, and to have been a part of such a huge moment in your lives. We love you all.

2010 will be a big year for us professionally and I’m sure personally too. Thanks again to our wonderful family and friends for your love and support of not only our business but of US. Thank you for being so easy to love. We hope to find a good balance this year and spend a little more time in your presence as well.

Thanks for being a part of Sarah Maren Photography! We wish you a year full of open hearts and joyful moments.