Shifting his weight nervously from leg to leg, unsure of what to do with his hands, Davin waited semi impatiently as Monika made her way towards him. And with the touch of her hand on his shoulder, he turned around. It was as if there were several emotions competing for the stage…

Jeremy stood there, his back to his bride-to-be. His knees were probably trembling. His eyes were closed. His heart was pounding. He inhaled and exhaled slowly, attempting to calm all the excitement and anticipation that felt as if it were going to make his heart burst…

Together they sat in tears, holding each other. It was the end of one of their most cherished chapters in life, and yet the beginning of another beautiful chapter. She was the reason that they met. She was reason that they fell in love. It was her life that gave Chelsea and Markanthony a life… together…

Most couples do a first look or first something, but this time it was a first for me: no looking!! Markanthony is a very traditional kind of groom and the first time he ever wants to see his bride on his wedding day, which just barely passed so now I can show you these formals that I’ve been dying to share!!

I’ll never forget when little 5 year old Jonny came up to me and said “Do you know what damage means?? Damage means LOTS of damage!” and proudly walked off, leaving me laughing till the point of tears. Now he’s this handsome young man…

I can hardly believe when a wedding comes and goes. I spend so much time getting to know these amazing people and helping them plan their wedding that it feels so weird to me when it all ends! They go on their honeymoon, and I lock myself away with my computer in my office to get to work. It kinda makes me sad sometimes…

Their thoughtfulness and preparations made Jonny and Katelyn’s first look absolutely perfect. As they stood back to back, waiting for the moment to see each other as a bride and groom, they exchanged and read letters that they had carefully prepared. It was so sweet to watch…

I feel like I’ve been holding my breath over here, waiting and dying to talk about these two!!! At their engagement session, I finally got to meet the joyful lady I had been corresponding with. I knew she was sweet, caring, generous, humble, and all the other good stuff. But it wasn’t until her wedding day that I got of glimpse of just how much of these things she was!

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