You’re gonna fall in love with these two – I guarantee it! They’re fun, goofy, and over-the-moon in love and excited to be husband and wife!!! Have I mentioned that’s my favorite kind of couple to photograph? Because it is. :-)

p.s. Shoutout to Confetti Creative Co. for providing this *gorgeous* lettering on their invites!! It’s quite possibly my favorite backdrop for ring photos!!

First look kisses and loving gazes. :-)

I was setting up a pose after their first look, and Samantha said “oh my gosh, your ring!!!” Is it just me, or is that one of the most exciting moments for a bride on her wedding day? To see her *husband* wearing a wedding ring? I think it’s pretty special, but I may be biased, because that was one of my favorite moments from my own wedding. :-) I also love a bride in a lace dress with a round cut halo-style ring – Samantha and I are basically twins. But she’s way cooler. :-)

FAVORITE!!!!!!

Don’t you just want to be best friends with this group? I think they’re pretty great, but again, I’m biased because I got to spend half the day with them! :-)

Just a few post-ceremony photos…

…because we just HAD to cross the stream for those fall colors!!!! Worth. It.

Nick + Samantha didn’t have a ‘dance’ but they did have one of the dancingest flower girls I’ve ever seen! She can twirl a skirt like nobody’s business!

Nick + Samantha, THANK YOU for being the most kind, fun, silly, in-love couple on the planet. I feel like you should give a workshop to engaged couples on how to relax and have fun on a wedding day, because you nailed it. Thanks for having me – I wish we could do it all over again!!

Also, thanks for the Blue Steel – you guys seriously rock my world.

Remember Jeff + Lindsay and their magical wintery engagement session? Turns out they are just as sweet and lovable in the fall as they are in the snow – go figure! ;-)

This happened during their first look – I love it so much!!

I could have shared a LOT more of their portraits (I loved so many of them) but I have to save some of the excitement for their gallery! Also, I had to make room to share a few of their beautiful details…

I love, love, LOVE this moment!!! Lindsay’s sister watching her brother (the officiant) and Jeff’s reactions as Lindsay and her dad walk down the aisle.

Another couple of favorites… Jeff + Lindsay – I hope you never stop looking at each other this way!

Side note: check out that awesome setup!! Pinterest, you should be jealous.

A few more portraits after the ceremony, including one more forehead kiss – because they’re just the sweetest. :-)

I love a good cake, but nothing beats homemade treats like these!!! I’ll be honest with you – I passed by this table many times that evening. Those chocolates on the top tier were filled with peanut butter, so what’s a girl to do?!

I’d love to see the photos that Jeff + Lindsay’s flower girl captured! Partly because I think the lens was facing her a couple of times, and partly because she’s copying one of my shooting poses and I wouldn’t mind comparing our shots. Maybe I need to be getting even lower?

Jeff + Lindsay – I hope you had a wonderful evening and weekend in the Hills! Your day (and your love) was absolutely beautiful, I’m so glad I could capture it for you! :-)

That’s right, another wedding for you to ooh and ahh over this week!! Dahlen + Laura’s wedding was full of sparkle and laughter. Despite the chilly temperatures, I think it’s safe to say everyone had a wonderful time!

Told you it was full of sparkle – just check out all the bling Laura was wearing! :-)

Before Laura’s dad presented her to Dahlen, he had a few words to say, and it was definitely the funniest/sweetest thing I’ve ever seen at a wedding! Dahlen + Laura – you two have such awesome, caring families, that to me felt like one big, happy family – not two separate ones coming together for your wedding. That, in and of itself, is something to cherish!

Sorry, Dahlen, I *had* to share this one!! You see, Dahlen’s cousin (an amazing singer) sang “Marry Me” during the ceremony, and all of the bridesmaids + Dahlen started to tear up. So much so, that a tissue was handed from one bridesmaid to the next, and eventually passed to Dahlen. :-)

Dahlen + Laura – Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for entrusting me to document your wedding day! You and your families were more than wonderful to work with. I hope you are enjoying that warm Arizona weather while looking back on your big day! :-)

Sometimes my wedding couples are so busy before the wedding (moving, finding new jobs, traveling from another state just to get married in the Black Hills) that it doesn’t work out for us to meet until they day they say ‘I do.’

Such was the case for Kasen + Beth. I got to meet them on the day of their mid-week wedding and it just so happened that I instantly fell in like with them. Thank goodness for the internet and my constant gushing over sweet, fun-loving couples. It’s easy for the right couples to find me. :-)

Kasen + Beth are nothing short of sweet or fun-loving. They had the most intimate, meaningful wedding ceremony and they couldn’t stop smiling at each other the entire time I was with them. (p.s. They have the most adorable smiles – you’ll see.)

I *love* this photo of Beth and her mom – I hope they treasure this forever, and I hope someday if Beth has a daughter, she takes a picture like this at her wedding.

Kasen + Beth – I hope your first few days of marriage have been wonderful, despite all the packing I’m sure you’re doing in preparation for the big move. I’m so happy you will be South Dakotans soon, and if you ever plan a trip to the Black Hills, I’d love to finally take you out for ice cream!

Check these guys out – they’re sweet, in love, and SOOOOO excited to be married!! My favorite combo. ;-)

This next photo is my ‘first favorite’ – the one I loved as soon as I took it, and then posted to Instagram as soon as I had it backed up! :-)

… and then the rain came. So we scrambled over to the Game Lodge to take cover, and get a few photos under said cover. :-)

Thankfully the rain stopped for us to get wedding party photos done, but then it started again until ceremony time – it’s as though someone from up above just knew we had a wedding to do!

LOVE THIS!!!! I’m smiling ear-to-ear all over again just looking at their excitement of being announced MR & MRS!!!

Just before the ceremony, Lindsay’s cousin (I think?) said ‘Grandma’s here for the wedding’ and set this butterfly on her bouquet. And then it stayed there for the WHOLE CEREMONY!! And for the next few photos. How precious is that?!

I loooooove it when couples have a little down time scheduled before heading over to the reception – we had the prettiest light for photos – and the rain stayed away!! :-)

The cupcakes, oh the cupcakes!! I may or may not have been bullied into having more than one. Peer pressure is real, you guys! ;-)

Steve + Lindsey surprised their guests with a choreographed dance – there was a collective ‘awww’ when they started, it was so sweet!! :-)

Lindsay’s parents will be celebrating their 40th anniversary (can that be right?), so they had a song played just for them and I looooooove how in love they still are!!

Steve + Lindsey – Thanks for being so flexible with the change in forecast! Again, I apologize for the humidity and bugs – I guess they just wanted you to feel at home?? ;-) Also, I soooo wanted to post our ‘pouting because of the rain’ selfie, but I just couldn’t end the post with sad faces – I had too much fun with you guys!! I hope married life is treating you well so far, and I hope you take your new boat out as much as you can this summer! Love and hugs, Laura.