April Pinto Photography

ng ready. Michelle, April’s second shooter, was a true extension of April herself and captured my part of the day beautifully. I can’t thank her enough for the pictures with my mom and dad. Those are truly special to me. Once everyone came together, our families made this team work for it. They weren’t listening or following instructions, and April still managed to wrangle our crazy group and capture the laundry list of photos my wife requested. April can be tough, but having been her bride, I appreciate why. She has a vision and a plan, and she knows what these pictures will mean for years to come. The responsibility of capturing moments that can’t be recreated is on her shoulders. She accepts that responsibility and handles it well. I saw a negative comment about April’s wedding day outfit, and after seeing how she worked, here’s my perspective: I didn’t hire April and her team to be in the photos. I hired them to capture the moments. Michelle was literally lying on the floor to get the shot. April was out in the rain and mud taking pictures, then on the dance floor in the heat and bubbles, capturing what became one of my favorite pictures of me and my wife. That’s what mattered to me. When we got the email saying our wedding video was ready, we were pumped! I’ll be honest: I thought it was going to be corny. I was so wrong. We shared it from our phone to the TV and absolutely bawled our eyes out. Getting to see even a small part of my wife’s morning, which I hadn’t been there for, was priceless. I had been so anxious and excited throughout our wedding that I couldn’t take everything in. The video brought back moments I thought I’d forgotten and showed me things I never got to witness. It was such a relief knowing we could relive those moments together. And this is hard to admit, but April captured me in a way that let me see the beauty my wife sees in me every day. In her vows, my wife said that watching me be free—free to live my life and express myself—is one of the most beautiful things she’s ever seen. Looking at these pictures, I can see what she meant. My wife put it into words, and April captured it. Our wedding day will never happen again, but because of April and her team, my wife and I can revisit it whenever we want. We would choose them a hundred times over. April, I don’t know how to fully express the gratitude in my heart for what you’ve given us. This review is my attempt, even though the words don’t feel like enough. From the bottom of my heart, thank you.