Oh my goodness are you guys in for a treat! Not only was this wedding one of the most beautiful and detail-oriented weddings I’ve shot to date, but this couple is the sweetest pair with the most inspiring love and light in their lives that I honestly was beside myself. As I began to create this blog post, I quickly realized this was going to have to be a two-part post because there’s too many images I want to share with you all, so come back on Monday too for the second half of the post : )
Michelle & Steven run a wedding photography business based in Georgia, Michelle Marie Photography, so I was truly honored when they even thought of me for their wedding day, but when I got the call that they wanted to book me I was pretty pumped and a little bit intimidated. But as the day began I quickly realized how lucky I was to be a part of their day.
Steven and Michelle, and their family, had gone through a couple of rough patches to get to this day, and there was so much emotion and love in the room as they said their vows, this quickly became the only wedding ceremony I’ve ever cried during – but luckily for me, I had a big giant black box in front of my face so Michelle and Steven are probably reading this right now and first learning of my teary moments. Anyway, I was so blessed to be a part of their big day, and the experience is something I will treasure always.
Being wedding photographers they, naturally, had a well thought out, cohesive, photo-ready, wedding full of adorable vintage details and personal touches. Picture perfect, if you will. So without further ado I’m going to get right on to sharing the gorgeousness that was their big day.
First let’s take a moment to marvel at just how absolutely beautiful Michelle is:
And fittingly, Steven makes a very handsome and well dressed groom:
They also have loads of really loving and fun family & friends who took part in their wedding party:
Steven & Michelle opted to do a first look before the ceremony, which is my personal favorite itinerary choice for a couple to choose on their wedding day. So we shot their first look and then their bride & groom portraits, and boy oh boy do these two look great together..
We walked down to the beach for the tail end of their portraits:
FAVORITE shot of the day, perhaps of the year:
The bottle they are holding has a lot of meaning for them. For fear of butchering the story, I will tell you all that it was once filled with their love letters and buried under a rock in the earlier years of their relationship, was dug up many years later during Steven’s proposal, and was now thrown into the ocean on the day of their wedding. If you are a young bachelor, please take notes. Steven has got the ‘romance’ department cornered. The two of them together care for each other, take care of each other, and spoil each other in the most loving ways and it is definitely awesome to witness.
Steven throwing the bottle into the ocean:
Come back on Monday for the details, the tear-jerking ceremony, and reception of this stunning wedding : )
