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Kirsten + Walter : Orlando Florida Wedding

October 9, 2016 by Jensey 2 Comments

Kirsten and Walter went to high school together, but didn’t meet until one month before he moved to Chicago. Both knowing they’d found something special, they spent the first year of their relationship dating long distance, and after that year, Kirsten moved to Chicago, too. :) One year together in Chicago, and they realized they missed the sunshine state way too much and knew it was time to move back. Shortly after returning home, Walter proposed to Kirsten at Victoria and Albert’s, and then Kirsten got her dream wedding at Disney’s Wedding Pavilion! <3

Kirsten giggled her way through her wedding day, and her and Walter’s friends and family couldn’t have been kinder to us. <3

We are so excited to fiiiiiiinally share their wedding photos!! Enjoy, y’all! <3

Kirsten’s one photo request? Goofy portraits of each of their bridal party members. <3

Always love running into this stud muffin! :)

Definitely cried right along with them! <3

Kirsten, you were a gooooooooooooooorgeous bride. <3

That sign behind their sweetheart table? *SWOON.*

SO much wonderful in one photo!!

Kirsten and Walter, we had SO much fun!!! Thank you for having us!!!! <3

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Rachael + Matt : California Grill Wedding Reception and Epcot Dessert Party (Wedding Part II)

September 15, 2016 by Jensey 1 Comment

Before you read this, make sure you’ve read Rachael and Matt’s Wedding Part One!!!

Epcot wedding days are early wedding days. Most of our brides pull all-nighters before their wedding, because they’re drunk on wedding magic, pixie dust, and adrenaline! Well, that and their hair and make up team is showing up at 3am. ;)

We tend to set our alarms for 4am to start our day, get back home to take a nap after lunch, download cards, feed Huck, and head out for the dessert party. It’s not uncommon for me to wistfully tell Nate how amazing it’d be to have a room at the resort we finished at so we could just walk to our room and crash! Well, imagine my surprise when we left Rachael’s wedding and Nate pulled the car into the Boardwalk to valet! He told me he made lunch reservations (which I was a little peeved about because I just wanted to go home and sleep!!), but we checked in to our room instead. <3

It was so fun to just walk into the back entrance of Epcot a little early for the dessert party, grab a drink at the Rose and Crown, and shoot some fireworks!

But back to the wedding. ;) Their reception took place at the California Grill, probably my favorite Disney reception spot! I can never get enough of all that natural light and that view of my favorite park.

Rachael and Matt love dinosaurs. Like, LOVE dinosaurs. Rachael painted a bunch of little gold dinos to sprinkle around their tables, and she and Matt entered their reception to the Jurassic Park theme song! :) Rachael’s favorite movie is The Good Dinosaur, and their cake was themed to Pixar’s “Lava” short with characters from The Good Dinosaur around it. Juuuuuuust wait for the photos, y’all. <3

SO much love for this wedding. ENJOY!!!!!!

Kicking things off with my favorite ring shot of the year so far, a la Nate’s camera magic! <3

That viiiiiiiiiiew! <3

Sing it with me now!

“I have a dream I hope will come true
That you’re here with me and I’m here with you
I wish that the earth, sea, the sky up above-a
Will send me someone to lava!”

Just the best. :)

Just a little mid-toast dinosaur play time, nothing to see here! ;)

Happy, happy, happy, happy! :)

I. MEAN. <3

Sprinkles began as soon as we got out there, but I love this photo of Matt shielding Rachael! Swoooooon. <3

I’m not gonna lie: Poncho Illumination love is my favorite! <3

Then the rain mostly held out the rest of the show!

Faaaaavorite. Nate’s Illumination photos FTW. <3

Rachael and Matt, we can’t thank y’all enough for everything. Lunch on your next trip down, please!! <3

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Katy + Nick : Blackstone Country Club Wedding in Peoria Arizona

September 13, 2016 by Jensey 3 Comments

Katy’s parents and mine were friends long before we we were born.

Katy’s late father and my Dad first met as Marine fighter pilots. Katy’s Mom, my “Aunt” Martha, is my brother’s Godmother. When my mom went into labor with her first child, my brother Charlie, my Dad was panic stricken and unable to drive, so Uncle Bill drove my laboring Mom, Aunt Martha drove my dad. :) The past ~6 years Nate and I have had the complete honor of photographing Katy’s sister Brooke’s wedding, Aunt Martha’s wedding, and last year, it was Katy’s turn!

Katy and Nick were married in Peoria Arizona at the Blackstone Country Club, a venue I love so much I wish we could have brought it home with us.

I mean, look at this plaaaaaaaace ( of course, our couple isn’t too shabby, either!) <3