The Eye of the Beholder

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Mrs. Caterpillar, New York/CA Age and Occupation in 06: 28, Corporate Attorney to be Fiance's Age and Occupation: 29, Musician Engagement Date: March 9, 2006 Wedding Date: September, 2006 Venue: Rooster Point About Me: I don't like Jeff Koons, mushy corn, or the unnecessary diacritical marks the New Yorker adds to words like cooperative. Also, I'm an obsessive compulsive when it comes to crafts. And not just the ordinary kind of obsessive compulsive who needs to have everything even and aligned. No. I've gilded the heads of pins to make sure they looked properly antique. Gilded them. Then coated them in german glass glitter. I am that crazy.

The Eye of the Beholder

April 11th, 2006 @ 10:02 am by Mrs. Caterpillar
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I dragged my feet finding a photographer for the wedding. I hate pretty much every picture ever taken of me. I think I’m pretty proportional in real life, but in pictures I seem to be all face. Big. Giant. Face. The problem with being unphotogenic is essentially a problem of posterity. For ever and ever your children will think you just got better looking with age. And your great-great grandchildren will just be glad they don’t look like you.

This was the attitude I dragged around while looking for photographers. Then I found Marla Aufmuth. Her eye is so interesting. All her photographs look like art pieces. She’s definitely not a traditional wedding photographer, but I think she’s rather perfect. Now I can say my big giant face is art.