The day we got married was the most magical day of my life so far.

I’m sorry it’s taken so long for me to share this with you, but I hope you enjoy this little glance into our incredibly special day. The wedding photos will be up later this week - so stay tuned!

A huge thank you goes out to Darryl of Noon30 Productions for making this video of our wedding day. He is not only a fantastic friend, but he also makes amazing videos and takes gorgeous photographs as well.

Song #1: I walked down the aisle to this song. It’s called “The One Who Loves You The Most” by Brett Dennen

Song #2: This was mine and C’s first dance song - it was written and sung by my brother, Donnie.

Nearly two weeks ago I had the pleasure of photographing the lovely Tessa, her fiancé Dan, and their beautiful baby bump, Fay. Fay will be joining the world very soon and I can’t wait to meet her! Tessa was an absolute blast to shoot. I had a thought of going with a very natural “Pocahontas” feel to her maternity shoot, but I wasn’t at all prepared for her to offer to go “au natural.” It was AMAZING. She brought a fantastic vibe to the shoot that I couldn’t possibly have imagined and I am just so happy that she let me capture her incredible pregnancy.

Tessa is gorgeous in every way and I am so excited for her and her fiancé Dan. Congratulations to you both!

a very merry {married} christmas eve.

Merry Christmas Eve to you all! I hope you are having a splendidly wonderful day, wherever you may be. This time of year is my absolute favorite; surrounded by those you hold close, mistletoe, home-baked cookies, beautiful decorations and colorful chistmas trees. I just can’t get enough of Christmas this year! 

This will be mine and C’s first official “married” Christmas together and we couldn’t be more excited! Today we’ll be hanging at my mom’s house with all of her side of the family and some of our close family friends. This is one of my favorite family traditions. I can’t think of how many years it’s been now that I have spent Christmas Eve with my amazingly {huge} family and I love it even more each year! 

Tomorrow, C and I have a perfect Christmas Day planned; we plan on sleeping in, opening gifts with each other in our pajamas, making a {ginormous} Christmas breakfast, and then lounging for the rest of the day. We’ll most likely watch {many} movies, bake delicious snacks, and nap before heading over to my “other parent’s” house for an delicious crab feed dinner! Holy wow - I can’t wait to just eat my heart out! 

Below are a few glances into what our past week has looked like around here. There’s been lots of frosty cold mornings, snuggles, napping, baking, forgotten fall leaves, and Christmas decorating. We’re absolutely in love with this time of year.

I hope you all have the most amazing Christmas. May it bring you all of the joy, peace, and happiness one could ever need. Happy Christmas!