I don’t photograph elopements often. Every time I do they are a welcomed change of pace, however. There is no one size fits all wedding. Every couple has unique desires but often, pressure from families or the industry in general can force couples to plan something more than they originally intended or wanted. I believe some couples want a huge party. Some want to elope. Some want everything in-between. It’s a joy photographing them all. It’s an incredible joy photographing a wedding that truly fits the couple and their desires. It’s like the plans are an extension of themselves and you can tell. My time with Sadie & Brandon felt like a true extension of their hearts and I’m so grateful they had me present with them and their close family. Here’s what I saw and documented. Hope you enjoy the photographs and if you are currently planning a wedding…make sure it includes enough of yourself that it’s an extension of who you are. Everyone from your guests to your vendor team will leave grateful and honored to have been there. Thanks for following!
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Erica & Eric. A Hope Glen Farm wedding.
So, I'm just going to say this right away...Erica has literally been my biggest fan since our initial email. Its every wedding photographers dream to be considered the best photographer out there by clients. Erica was so excited to work with me, she convinced her sister (who was getting married the same year!) to have me be her photographer as well. So, naturally...I will follow up this post with Erica's sisters wedding :) This wedding, though. Yah, there was rain. Yah, plans had to change a bit. The wedding rocked. People had a blast. Memories were made and in the end, an amazing couple shared vows and celebrated their new life together. What a high privilege to witness such things. Thank you Erica and Eric. I don't deserve clients and friends like you. Thanks to my friend, Josiah, for helping on tons of weddings over the past two years.
A reminder for those checking out my blog these days that I'm doing something different this year. For me, memories tend to surface in my mind in a random, sporadic manner. When I think back on weddings, certain images I captured help me remember the day. I'm trying to post in a non-linear way in attempts to reproduce this sort of flashback. There is definitely a story aspect to wedding photography that I love and try to encapsulate through a collection of photos, but everyone seems to blog this way and why not try something different?
Alright, enjoy looking back through Erica and Eric's day with me and THANK YOU for your support. Let me know what you think about this way of blogging a wedding. Do you like it? Should I stop? Be honest.
Bronte & Andrew's Aster Cafe / River Room Wedding
When I was starting to think photography could actually be "what I do" Bronte was a senior in High School. I still remember making those rad portraits with her. Now she's married and I had the privilege of photographing her wedding. More from this recent, Aster Cafe wedding, coming soon!