Barry Daly

I rarely share the moments I’ve captured at weddings, and honestly that might just be because of these days aren’t about me, it’s about the couples. I will say that when it comes to these days so far elopements are my favorites and my only real focus in this area of photography. It’s so honest, so peaceful, and genuinely about the love of the two people in that moment. With that being said of the 30 or so weddings I’ve had the opportunity to photograph these are some of my favorite moments. Thank you to everyone who has ever trusted me with your day.

Who would’ve thought he’d live to see 32. How many more of these will experience and what will this year hold? Glad to see another year, I’m working on being a better version of myself than I was last year.

Doing the best I can just to show up.

Learn to admire someone’s shine without falling into the fallacy that you are dim in comparison

Find a place where culture can’t take your energy from you, sap your will and originality.

Find an island;
turn inward;
discover your
true strength.

-The RZA

I'm consistently pushing myself inward. Introspection is important, but falling deep into it has been a major source of pain. Over the years I’ve found myself much more aware of who I am, my purpose, and where I’m headed. I refuse to live through another year where I’m seemingly content with not being okay all year long. I’m genuinely working towards a life filled with joy, growth, peace, and grace. It’s time we set our hearts and minds on catering to the light we need in our lives. With that being said, I’m so grateful to have made it to see 31, I was so scared of my thirties and that genuine feeling of being unprepared for this stage of life. I can see how that was reflected in a lot of the hardships I faced last year. I feel so blessed today, most importantly I’ve felt a joy I haven’t felt on my birthday in years. I’m genuinely ready for this year, I’m so glad to have such amazing people around me, and I’m most of all grateful for the opportunity to do what I love every day. Thank you so much to each and every one of you for being with me along the way, know that whether we speak often or not really at all that what you’ve added to my life is cherished by me.

Thank you & you all gave me my first gift of the year. Thank you for that.

Recently I have tuned my focus on really making strides towards improving every aspect of my craft. I had to realize that while I believed I could do this, I had not push myself in the ways I should have been all along. This is officially a season of going all in. If you love something you should be willing to give your all to it. If you genuinely believe you can make a difference why wouldn’t you put your whole heart into it. Don’t wait for when everything is perfect, start today. If you’re looking for someone to hold you to your goals let’s be community. There’s enough out here for all us to win and see our goals become real life.

Honestly I woke under a cloud. I can’t say I feel like doing much of anything. If you’re feeling the same way just know you aren’t alone.

When you see her…

Stop allowing those who don’t deserve unlimited access to your energy to dictate how you move. Not everyone deserves access to every part of you. Set yourself free of the prison within which you’ve been trapped. Remove them from your space, you heart and mind both deserve the opportunity to experience true freedom. You’ll never have that as long as those individuals are allowed to roam free in your space. Choose freedom, choose joy.

A literal rockstar 💃🏽

A beautiful crown.

I’m seeing no end in sight.
I guess this is just my life.
Happy or content aren’t words I’ve used to describe where I’ve been in months. I’ve heard people say “your mental health is so important” and then watch as they make sure I feel like less than a human. I told myself I wouldn’t say anything, but these images led to a flow of words. There’s so much more I will say, but not right now. The last thing I’ll say is this, if someone ever makes you feel like less than because of your need for healing, drop them. You deserve better. You matter. 💫

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