About a month ago, my family and I flew out to Missouri to attend the wedding of our good friends. I also had the pleasure of shooting their Powell Gardens Wedding outside of Kansas City in the most beautiful chapel setting! It was a wonderful day full of joy, love, and happiness.

A few months ago I received a message from April letting me know that she was getting married! It was exciting to see the day finally arrive with only a few light showers, but with a whole lot of love and warmth while celebrating April and Brian’s love during the ceremony in Lancaster and then continuing with a reception in The 228 in Sterling. I loved trying to find those early blooms of spring to incorporate them into the day. I’ve never seen a more relaxed bride and it was a pleasure to follow her throughout the day documenting these new special memories.

I promised more photos, so here we are! Kirsten put so much thought into her wedding and it truly turned into the most wonderful day. Set in the front yard of her family's home in Fredericksburg VA, the day was filled with emotion, love and some really good times.

For Kirsten and Dillon's wedding in Fredericksburg VA, this could not have been truer. Set in Kirsten's family backyard, she had all the help she could get to make their day perfect. From her uncle prepping all the pulled pork to her brother mowing the lawn the day of, it was definitely a family affair. 

A few Fridays ago I traveled down to Cape May in New Jersey to photograph an intimate wedding of a friend. Both Christa Deana and Zichari are some of the sweetest people you will ever meet and it wasn't hard to capture so many smiles from them on their day. 

Well it has been a little bit but here are the photos from after the ceremony from my aunt's wedding in the beginning of June. Despite the rain we had a good time and there were a lot of laughs and dancing. With Steve around it is bound to be a good time!

Well love is definitely in the air during this time! I would love to know the story behind June weddings. One of those weddings I had the opportunity to photograph was for my dad's little sister, my Auntie Ames. We aren't that far apart in age so it is pretty awesome to have an aunt that I can talk photography with. Her laugh is contagious and she has such a warm and welcoming heart.

So earlier I showed you some photos from this lovely wedding in Bennington, VT. Now for the wedding ceremony and reception!

They weren't lying when they said the flower girl had practiced. Adorable.

Relationships. So often we see so much pain in this world and yet there are still relationships out there that are thriving and growing. Beautiful friendships that stick through the good and bad times. This is a true depiction of the love that God has towards us. I had the pleasure of getting to photograph a milestone in the lives of two people who have this type of deep friendship.

Without going on and on with words, I will let you just experience the pictures themselves. These were taken during the reception of Lee and Hillary's wedding. It was a relaxed, beautiful, and memorable time of course!

If beauty and love could be visualized and talked about through one word, it would be through "simplicity." Not that being simple is plain or undermined. Not in the least. Sometimes we get carried away with the grandeur of elegance that we miss where love comes in with sweet surrender and makes two people join together with gentleness and grace.

I am blessed to capture beauty. It is a real test for my soul when it is my job to look for beautiful and positive things. It keeps me focused and my mind where it should be. In good things. I hope that you enjoyed seeing part 1 of Caislin and Kyle's wedding. Here are some images from the reception at the park.