I’ve said it 100 times, but Wedding day’s are not defined by the details, but by the people. After shooting a wedding, the thing that i remember, that stays with me most, is how much love was shown and shared. This wedding, however, was extra significant. Anytime a family experiences a major loss they either drift apart, or they grow closer than ever. A few months before Leah’s wedding, her father died. Losses don’t get much more major than that, and this family certainly gathered around one another in an amazing way. The love that was shared between these people was extraordinary. When there is that much love at a wedding celebration, beyond the certainty of me having to wipe some tears off my camera, I know the photos will turn out spectacular. It was an incredible honor that I got to hang out at this bed and breakfast on a horse farm in central kentucky (The Ashley Inn) with Leah and John on such a special day and capture memories that they will remember forever.
I usually have a rule where I only post a small selection of images in a blog post. However, when you have a wedding with amazing people, a gorgeous day, a party bus reserved specifically to hit up all the coolest photo spots around town, a bridal photobomb, super sweet moments, goofy faces, awesome details, adorable children, crazy props, a science experiment, sparklers, and a horse and carriage I can’t help but laying it all out there. There are few people in existence that are more fun to hang out with than these people. Enjoy!
One of my favor moments of the night was when the Maid of Honor convinced the bride to do her Raptor impression in front of everyone 🙂
You know how sometimes you meet people and it seems immediately like you’ve known them for years? Ya. That’s what it was like with Shane and Courtney. They were so sweet and loving that it wouldn’t have been easy to NOT love them 🙂 Beautiful on the inside and out.
Ever since I first met with Zach and Emily, they and a few of their parents have been some of my biggest fans. These are people that appreciate and highly value relationships. I will always treasure the emotion I was blessed to share in on their wedding day, so I can only imagine how much they value the memories captured below. Even as hard times have come in their family, they just learn to appreciate each other more and more. That is huge to me.
In this world “STUFF” is all we tend to focus on, when in fact it’s the last thing we should be concerned about. Stuff can never look you in the eye and tell you how proud they are of you, how much they love you, and how they will always be there for you. So instead of worrying about the STUFF on your wedding day, make plans to have sweet moments with your family and just forget about ruining your makeup. Some things were meant to be ruined 🙂
I don’t ever do this, but I’m obsessed with this song today. Press play, then scroll down to view the photos as the music plays 🙂 (and ignore the cheesy images that play in the video haha)
Michael and Kristen’s Ashley Inn wedding from this summer was one that I now tell every one of my brides about. They were such a perfect example of how successful your wedding day will be is all about perspective. I’m fairly certain that nothing short of a cataclysmic asteroid striking the earth could have ruined their wedding day. They knew they had each other, and they knew they had their friends and family with them for support and celebration. Even with rain and a cake no-show, neither Kristen nor Michael could be seen without a smile on their face all day, and their photos came out amazing because of that one fact.
