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Brier + Brad : Orlando, Florida Wedding

September 23, 2016 by Jensey Leave a Comment

The weather this month has been pretty nuts. Every wedding day has had at least a shower or two and our sessions are constantly being rescheduled.

Brier and Brad’s wedding was no different. It was raining on our way in, but luckily stopped in time for their pre-ceremony portraits! By the time their dessert party came though, it was poooooouring. Like, Illuminations being delayed ~40 minutes bad! But lucky for us, these guys were just happy to be hanging out with their family and friends. No one complained that they were standing around in ponchos for an unknown amount of time. And Illuminations still happened. <3

This wedding came at a perfect time for us, because we were surrounded by people encouraging us about our adoption! Brier’s parents actually adopted her brothers from different countries. While we were waiting for Illuminations, the sweetest guest came up, gave me a huge hug, and told me about being adopted herself! This whole adoption has been wonderful, but we definitely have days where we’re feeling a little more scared and lonely. This was one of those days, and my faith cup just filled right back up. :)

If you’re not having this much fun on your wedding day, you’re doing it wrong! ;)

Beautiful Brier. <3

I love when Nate makes friends through his camera before wedding ceremonies!! :)

Brier’s parents have always been big Disney fans. So much so that they named their only daughter after Briar Rose! I love love love love love that she walked down the aisle to “Once Upon a Dream” from Sleeping Beauty! <3

Brier and Brad’s kids napped in their strollers during the ceremony. I love that they were greeted by the boys as soon as they did their recessional! :)

Favorite. I mean, really. <3

That hair!!!! <3

Yep. Still giddy around this guy! <3

Brier and Brad, thank you for everything. <3

Rachael + Matt : Epcot Wedding Ceremony (Wedding Part I)

September 12, 2016 by Jensey 2 Comments

I can’t believe this is my second wedding in a row with a two part blog post! Yikes!!

Rachael and Matt’s wedding was the first Epcot one we’ve had in months. It was also the first wedding with nice weather we’ve had since spring. Also, there were dinosaurs. But more on that in part two later this week!! :)

Hurricane Hermine was threatening to make this wedding day an interesting one, to say the least. While their dessert party got rained out and we fought some drops and crazy wind that evening, the wedding morning was actually pretty wonderful! Not only did they get to keep their ceremony outside, but it didn’t rain, and I sweat the least that morning than I’ve sweat since March!

If you’re looking for something to get me for Christmas, I want this fountain in my backyard, please. <3

Rachael got ready in one of the most beautiful rooms I’ve ever been in at the Grand Floridian! There was a little entry room with gorgeous wallpaper and a mirror, so Nate and I were in heaven photographing Rachael’s details. :)

First look time! <3

Uh, remember what I said about Hurricane Hermine? Our pal David of Trinity Wedding Cinema pulled this up an hour before the ceremony!

We rushed around the world for portraits in case the weather had other plans after the ceremony. Lucky for us, the clouds held out, and we enjoyed nature’s soft box of light from this overcast day. :)

Their wedding was officiated by the ever-magical Renee Silverman of A Lovely Ceremony!

Their ceremony had so many sweet moments, as all of Renee’s weddings do, but my favorite is always the ring warming ceremony. Rachael’s sister passed off their wedding bands at the beginning of the ceremony for their guests to take turns holding and praying over, sending positive thoughts to the bride and groom.

That ceremony view, though. <3

Fact : I cried every. single. time. I tried to take a photo of Rachael’s emotional sisters!! <3 The Chinese have a beautiful reason behind why we wear our rings on a specific finger. You can read more about it here, but I love that Renee added this to their ceremony! :)

I MEEEEEEEAN!!! <3

Those first few married seconds! <3

See why I had to split this post in two?! Check back for more from this sweet wedding on Thursday for dinos and castles and rain, OH MY! <3

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Katharina + Erhard : Epcot Canada Wedding

May 17, 2016 by Jensey 6 Comments

These two. <3

Katharina and Erhard came all the way from Germany for their Epcot Canada wedding! Two of the sweetest people we’ve met, on their engagement session they brought two mugs Katharina made for us inspired by Carl and Ellie’s mailbox. On their wedding day, they hand wrote thank you notes to each vendor, and sent us home with two huge beer steins filled with German candy. Even on her wedding day, Katharina was thinking of everyone around her, and it’s so easy to see why Erhard fell in love with her.

Their wedding day was so sweet and intimate, the only guest in attendance was their best friend, Jenny. Epcot weddings are always super special… There’s nothing like an empty park to yourself to amplify the adrenaline for your wedding! Every detail of their day was so thought out and perfectly executed, from Katharina’s bouquet she handmade herself to the tear-inducing “Ellie badge” moment during the ceremony, to their first dance. Did I mention these two would give the pros from “Dancing with the Stars” a run for their money?! I think my favorite moment was at the finale of Illuminations- We’d run them around for different vantage points for the fireworks, when in the last 10 seconds, they spontaneously started dancing and ended in the perfect pose at the final “boom” of the fireworks.

Katharina and Erhard, we love y’all so much and are so thankful for our new friendship. We so hope you enjoy these photos as much as we enjoyed taking them! :)

And a very special thanks to the vendor team who made this wedding a dream! Kalie from About Face, our fairy godmother officiant Renee Silverman, Beyond Videography, and of course, Nicole from Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings- We couldn’t have done it without y’all! <3

The only thing better than connecting rooms? Suites! We love that Erhard got ready in one bedroom and Katharina in the other. <3

I love that I was randomly playing with these books for photos with Katharina’s amaaaazing bouquet, when she told me Pride and Prejudice happens to be her favorite novel! Happy accidents are the best kind. :)