Meleah and Luke, it was meant to be.  Their lives had been intertwined before they had even met one another. A bit of online magic brought them together and they are most certainly a perfect match. When I first met them for an engagement session we had such a great time that when I got an email asking if I would be their wedding photographer I was over-the-moon…of course! The way that Meleah & Luke love each other is inspirational, and I am a richer person for having been witness to the way they love each other. I am so very proud that I was invited to be part of their day.

Meleah and her mom designed the day to be a traditional church and reception to follow wedding with a loose tuscan feel to it. Everything came together perfectly and the pop of purple for the bridesmaids dresses and flowers was both beautiful and fun. Their extraordinary family is a true blessing to their relationship and without a doubt was a major part of their day, with so many siblings (Meleah and her brothers, Luke with his sisters and brother) there were hugs and kisses…and of course a little silliness. The bride is simply gorgeous and its undeniable how a gentleman in uniform is handsome wrapped in a bow (I was talking about the groom in particular here, but Meleah’s Dad and brothers were also donning uniforms and looking very handsome themselves.) Their wonderfully sweet and memorable ceremony took place in a church and having the couple look out onto their fabulous friends and family during the ceremony I think is brilliant. After a traditional unity lighting, there was the kiss and then the bride and groom ran down the aisle and disappeared for a few moments just to themselves.

At the reception it was all about the dancing. The father/daughter dance started very sweet and traditionally, but after a “glitch” (wink,wink), it turned to rock’n'roll and air guitar – how cool is that?!? Definitely set the tone for the rest of the evening. There was twirling, and more twirling during a dance with her brother (sooo sweet)…and some very cool dance moves by the groom. I LOVED that so many people on the dance floor were not only movin’ and a groovin’ but singing along too. Though her grandparents definitely caught all the attention on the dance floor and when the bride and groom presented them with a bouquet, they had the biggest smiles to show their appreciation. With her brother DJ-ing he kept the music going throughout the evening, and even got a request from the flower girl who really only wanted all the attention. At the end there were bubbles and the groom swept his bride off her feet and again ran out the door and drove away.

And in case you were wondering about a full moon on your wedding day/night (I know I was, I had to Google it) I found “To be lucky, marry during the full moon.”  I already know these two are lucky, they found each other! Many wonderful adventures await you in England, I know your families will miss you terribly, thank goodness for Skype! Hoping you’ll come back to visit and I’ll get to see some gorgeous babies one day

Many thanks to my assistant/second shooter Shannon for your time and talent, you are awesome and I am loving your fisheye lens shots…they were perfect for this wedding and this couple especially, you rock!