Bella means beauty. Part of naming Bella came from the fact that A) my favorite Disney princess has long been Belle, whose dark hair, stubborn nature, and intelligence made her my favorite, and thus B) my nickname has long been Chelsey-Belle, or Belle to a certain someone. Finally, though, I named my camera Bella because C) I find that photography has become my way of trying to reflect some pale semblance of the beauty I find in everyday life. Weddings, lately, have been part of that everyday life...A dear friend of mine described them a few days ago as her favorite way of viewing the promises that have been and will be fulfilled in Christ: that of our Savior coming and redeeming us, the church, as His bride, and seeing perfection and happiness in that union. And then, to continue the metaphor, she said that the best part of any wedding reception is the idea that this will be what Heaven is like: a party.
And those, my friends, are more beautiful, gorgeous, fantastic, meaningful pictures than anything I will ever capture and harness with any camera.
In other random news...I had a dream last night that a girl who I believe would rather never speak to me again, asked to borrow my Chapstick. Is that meaningful? Please discuss.
