The Things You Love, The Things You Are, The Things You Never Want to Lose

“Memory is a way of holding on to the things you love, the things you are, the things you never want to lose.”
– The Wonder Years

They say we remember the world in still images. And your life’s most important moments, you remember them this way, as photographs. This is something we’ve explored in our work over the last five years, and something we’ve spoken about in detail in our workshops.

When you ask a photographer why he or she takes pictures, you will get all sorts of answers about capturing fleeting moments, which are honestly all quite right and true. But beyond all that, I think what Jeff and I really try to do is capture feelings. The mood of the day, the room. How the people in the room feel. How we feel about it all. This is how we tell stories.

More than remembering the moment when you see your photos again, we want you to remember exactly. how. it. felt. We want it all to come rushing back. So many people will celebrate their own loves in the exact same places, but none of them, not a single one, will know these places like you do.

We want it to feel like coming home, to a space and point in time that will always be yours, in a way that nobody else in the world can touch or understand the way you do.


Comments

8 responses to “The Things You Love, The Things You Are, The Things You Never Want to Lose”

  1. True! Watching a good photograph is like listening to a really nice song. It stirs all sorts of emotions and makes you feel alive :)

  2. Hi, Jeff! (It’s aways funny addressing people with the same name as my husband.) Exactly! Jeff (my husband) and I are so much into music. Movies, too. Poignant and evocative things that make you feel alive. They’re great for drawing inspiration from.

  3. Zyra Oracion-Bongao

    Oh my Lisa, i got teary eyed reading this! It’s like you read my mind and wrote it down for me! This is exactly how i feel whenever i look at our wedding photos, and i must say that i look at them a LOT- still it never fails to take me back to that moment, tugging my heart as every single detail flashes back. I only had ONE day to get married, but all the feelings i had that one amazing day will always be with me through your pictures of us, and for that we’ll forever be grateful. Thank you Jeff and Lisa. <3

  4. Zyra!! Thank you for such a sweet note!!!! You’ve made my week! It makes us both so happy to know all that. I’ve been dying to blog your wedding for so long, but I think we have to wait until it’s published in the magazine. You’re welcome! We had such a great time with you and Ramon. ♥

  5. Conelisa Navales

    Hi Lisa,

    Im a big fan of yours!Not to mention that my boyfriend’s name is Jeff and my nickname is also Lisa :))So it always makes me smile to see your page with the name “Jeff and Lisa”. I always visit your page, and I admire the way you bring out the best smiles of couples. I hope you’ll be the one to take our photos when we get married. It will be Jeff and Lisa meet Jeff and Lisa :))) Godbless!

  6. Hi, Lisa! Thank you so much! ♥ We’ve had a groom named Jeff already, but no Lisa bride yet. Shooting another Jeff & Lisa would be AWESOME. I can already imagine the confusion when people call our names. Hahaha. Will look forward to meeting you both!

  7. Just wanted to drop by to tell you both how amazing I think you are, and that the stories you share, moments perfectly captured, the journey of love, everything – they inspire me, the give color to the dreams I have for my own. Thank you for sharing your passion to the world, your gifts in sharing tales of love and the sweet details that come along with it through your posts, both content and photos. :) hehe. I’m too cheesy already.

    Been a fan since 2012. I don’t know if you’ll get to see this, but I’ll post it anyway. :)

    May God’s love continue to overflow, and blossom, in your marriage and family life. you rock! <3 :)

  8. Hi, Bea! Thank you so much for this incredibly sweet note! ♥ It means a lot to us to know that what we do inspires other people. Thank you for reading and being a part of it. :)

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