Pre-Wedded Bliss

Shooting my first wedding, my nerves were high and I just kept telling myself, "you've got this." The day was perfect, and with the weather that had been predicted we couldn't have asked for better temperatures and calm breeze. Deanna looked stunning, even before she donned her beautiful wedding dress. 

 

Though tensions ran high, would it really be a wedding without them, Deanna worked through them with grace and poise. She had friends surrounding her that helped by doing whatever they could to make sure the wedding went off without a hitch. 

The details of her dress really are amazing, and she looked gorgeous and beautiful while wearing it. 

Though it may have taken a bit longer than expected to get the Bride into her dress, her bridesmaids did a wonderful job in keeping her calm, cool and collected. 

I really enjoyed spending time with the Bride and her Bridal Party before the wedding, they made it fun and easy to get amazing shots taken of the bride getting ready. Thank you Deanna for being such an amazing bride, for being patient with me as worked through the hiccups.

Gearing up for a weekend wedding

This week I've spent time going through Bridal Magazines and Pintrest boards to get ready for my first big wedding. While I've previously been a photographer at two weddings,  I consider this my first because I feel more experienced and knowledgeable in the field of Wedding photography. I am very excited to join Michael and Deanna on their journey to become Husband and Wife. We also had an engagement session, way back in February, and they were troopers through the cold wind that was constantly ripping through our location and bringing Kleenex to wipe our runny noses.

 They are such a beautiful couple and their story is even more touching. They met in Elementary School and though they ended up going their separate ways the two found each other and Michael proposed to her on their Elementary School Playground.

They planned an outdoor wedding, and while the forecast currently calls for rain it is my hope that God will bless us with beautiful weather.