Between the slow winter season and then quarantine, it had been a while since I had been shooting for clients so I was more than ready for this wedding! It felt great to be back behind my camera and to get to experience some normalcy and celebration for the first time in months. This wedding was a beautiful traditional church wedding and with a fun reception following. Here are my “favorites” from this gorgeous wedding.
THE DRESS: I feel like I use this one in every wedding post, but seriously…this dress (and bride) were gorgeous!
THE BEER PHOTO OPPS: So, maybe I’m old because this was new to me but when the bridal party arrived at the reception the first thing they did was puncture the side of beer cans with pocket knives and drink from the hole in the can which proved to be messy (and kind of a waste of a lot of spilt beer) but hilarious and provided some great photos!
THE FIRST DANCE: I was pleasantly surprised at all of the music at this reception. Lots of “old school” country and other music that was played at my very own wedding 16 years ago! They even had the same first dance song as we did!
THE MOTHER/SON(FATHER) DANCE: The Father/daughter dance gets me every time and this wedding was no exception but what I wasn’t expecting was for the father of the groom to join in on the mother/son dance. This was such a sweet moment full of emotion and you sure feel the love in this family as they celebrated this happy moment together.
IT ACTUALLY HAPPENED: My biggest favorite thing for this wedding would have to be that it happened at all! This bride and groom decided to take their chances instead of rescheduling everything amid the COVID-19 Pandemic and it paid off. With restrictions listed enough just prior to their wedding date, they were able to have a beautiful, somewhat socially distanced day with the people they love.
A BIRTHDAY PARTY: This also happened to be the jr bridesmaids birthday so she got her very own cake, singing of happy birthday, and presents at the reception! That plus a twirly dress and a dance floor makes a PERFECT birthday party for a little girl!