The highest honor a wedding photographer can receive has to be a tie between 1) photographing another photographer, and 2) photographing the sister of a previous bride. This past weekend I had the privilege of documenting Mackenzie‘s sister’s wedding and it was the perfect start to the wedding season.

My favorite fact about Joe + Ashley is that they met through the Newman Center at SDSU (it’s where my husband and I met, as well as several of our married friends). Another fun fact is that they were in a photography class together, which gave them an excuse to go on dates that were technically for photo assignments, so it’s kind of like God *and* photography brought these two together!! :-D

Okay, okay, I’m over-the-moon excited for these two. You get it. Time for photos!! Let’s start with THAT DRESS!!!! Lace, buttons, and a fluffy tulle skirt – it’s what dreams are made of, right?!

Natural beauties! Especially the flower girl – she was beaming (and twirling) all day long!!

Don’t let these tough faces fool you – they seem to be genuinely nice guys. But they make a good photo, right? :-)

Hearts in my eyes for DAYS over this next photo!!!!

Joe + Ashley – thank you SO MUCH for having me!! It meant the world to me to be a part of your wedding. I hope you enjoy your sneak peek and I can’t wait for you to see the rest!! :-)

Also, me with the sisters!!! Love you guys! Thanks for being so fun and sweet and for finding the best husbands. :-)

Mike and Mandi could seriously have a Hallmark movie made about how they met! It all started in a family restaurant. Him being the owner’s grandson, her being the new waitress, and an older lady frequently suggesting they make plans to see each other outside of work. I can just imagine the playful banter in the kitchen and the deeper, getting-to-know-each-other conversations while cleaning and closing the dining area. Slowly becoming friends and then all of a sudden wanting to be more than friends… and five years later finally getting engaged. ;-)

Getting to meet and photograph my brides + grooms ahead of time for their engagement session makes wedding season so much sweeter! I met up with Tyler + Jessica the other night in Deadwood for some photos and some back-story. For example, can you believe they grew up only a half hour away from each other but didn’t meet until they were both working in DC? Small world, right?! Another fun fact: they make walking look good. :-)

And snuggling… okay pretty much the whole time we were taking photos, I was getting warm fuzzy feelings from these two. :-)