The Root Photography Blog

Mollie first found us on Carly Morgan’s original wedding blog back in 2009(!!!!!)

She’s been a follower for a looooong time. Every now and then, a post will show up in my timeline that we shared 10+ years ago, only to see that Mollie commented on it! <3

Mollie and Adam met in 2017 on Bumble. She asked what his favorite Disney movie was and why, and they were together ever since. I love this quote from Mollie describing the proposal: “On our annual jaunt to WDW he proposed to me on the porch at Nomad Lounge while I was barefoot enjoying a good cocktail. He incorporated one of my favorite TV scenes (Boy Meets World when Eric ‘proposes’ to Topanga and pulls out a handkerchief to kneel on) and themed it all to the movie ‘UP.'”

They planned their wedding during Flower and Garden Festival at Epcot so there were flowers everywhere without having to supply them herself! They were married in the Italy Pavilion but in front of one of the shops; we’d never done a ceremony there and I *looooooved* the rich backdrop it provided!! Every detail from this wedding reflected something about Mollie and Adam. Her shoes were hand painted by a friend, showing one of their cats at Nomad Lounge where their proposal took place, and another cat at Epcot. Adam and his groomsmen each had a Lego mini fig in their boutonniere. Mollie’s bouquet had flowers made out of pages from a Harry Potter book and a hidden Lego Leia! <3

Two children who Mollie used to nanny were the flower girl and ring bearer- but that’s not all! Mollie’s dress she wore as a child at her first communion fit her flower girl perfectly, so that’s the dress she wore at the wedding!!

Thanks to this team for making it such a special one :)

Venues | Beach Club // Italy Pavilion, EPCOT // Terrace de Fleurs // Epcot

Wedding Planner | Arielle of Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings & Honeymoons

Officiant | Mollie’s Godfather

Mollie’s Makeup | Friends of the bride

Mollie’s Hair | XOXO Artistry

Floral Designer | Mollie, her bridesmaids, and mother!

Paper Flowers | SMKBookArt on Etsy

Wedding Dress | Maggie Sottero’s “Johanna”

Wedding Dress Shop | Bridal Elegance in Cascade, MI

Bridesmaids Dresses | Two Birds New York

Groom and Groomsmen Attire | Their closets, Amazon, wherever they found gray pants and white shirts!

Invitations | The Groom :)

Mollie’s wedding dress next to her communion dress, which the flower girl wore for the wedding! <3

Mollie walking down the aisle to “My Heart Will Go On.”

As soon as the wedding was over, Mollie and Adam’s guests remained seated while they did their first dance and parent dances up at the altar. The backdrop was maybe a liiiiiitte more photogenic this way than if they’d done it over at Ariel’s, where their reception took place. :)

Favorite. :)

So sad I think this was my last wedding with sweet Rachel on the DFTW team! <3

Mollie and Adam, I’m sad it’s over, but I know this is truly the beginning of a beautiful friendship!! We love y’all! <3

If you happen to follow us on social media, you may have noticed a major uptick in activity over on the ol’ Instagram, Facebook, and blog!

Turns out, when you live through a pandemic, sell a home, move in with in-laws for a couple months, then to an apartment, then build a home, then move *in* to the home, then move the crap from your storage units into said home, then take a little bit of time to paint and make that home your own, then go from your child being in VPK Monday-Friday to home 24 hours a day while you homeschool *and* carry a full-time job as you work from home, well… things tend to get put on the back-burner. For me, the first to go tends to be blog posts. Followed shortly by social media altogether.

Honestly it’s a wonder we’re still in this business, and I’m forever thankful for everyone being so patient as I slowly chug through our (130+!!!!) blog queue!! I know, I can’t believe it myself. I’m trying to keep up with current events first, and then going completely out of order and sharing past weddings from there. So if we still haven’t gotten to you, I promise it’s coming, but I can’t promise how many months or years it may be until we get to you! <3

Case in point, Olivia and Chris! This blog post is so old that these two have already gotten married, gotten pregnant, and welcomed the most beautiful baby into the world! I wish I could say this was my furthest-back wedding, but there’s no need to answer that, right?! ;)