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Family First: A Very Special Week in Italy

I’ve been a little quiet here for the past week or so — and for the most wonderful reason.

I’ve just returned from Italy, where my eldest son, Jake, married his beautiful Italian bride, Stephanie. Our son Jovian was the Best Man, our daughter Bella was a bridesmaid, and for this hugely significant and beautiful family moment, everything else simply had to wait. ❤️🇮🇹

And what a week to step away! Apple made some significant launches and announcements while I was gone, and there’s plenty happening across mobile photography and TheAppWhisperer that I’m looking forward to catching up with.

But sometimes you have to put everything down and be completely present. Last week, being Mother of the Groom came first — and I wouldn’t have had it any other way.

Congratulations, Jake and Stephanie. ❤️

Now, back to TheAppWhisperer — I have a LOT to catch up on!

Bride and groom, Jake and Stephanie, posing together in a lush green garden in Italy on their wedding day, with Stephanie wearing a flowing white bridal gown and veil and Jake in a light grey suit holding a bouquet of soft pink and white flowers.

Joanne Carter BA (Hons), ARPS is a British photographer, photography journalist, editor and curator, and the founder and editorial director of TheAppWhisperer.com, an independent international photography publication established in 2009.She holds a First Class Honours degree in Photography and is an Associate of the Royal Photographic Society (ARPS).Her journalism, criticism and editorial work have appeared in The Times, The Sunday Times, The Guardian, Financial Times, BBC, Vogue Italia, LensCulture, Popular Photography and NikonPro, among other international publications.Through TheAppWhisperer, she brings together academic knowledge, professional photographic expertise and more than 17 years of specialist editorial experience to examine contemporary photography, mobile imaging, computational photography, photographic applications and emerging imaging technologies.