The first thing you need to know about Elyse and JR’s wedding day was that this was their “Plan C” – they were originally supposed to get married in May 2020, but then postponed with their vendors to November. Once we got into the fall months and after some complications with their original venue, Elyse...
If there’s one thing I love about weddings in the midst of the pandemic, it’s the allowance of intentionality that comes along with these restrictions. It feels sort of silly to suggest that we are being given a gift of allowance as other parts of this experience are taken away from us, but it also...
Zach and Mike planned their Illinois wedding from their home in Arlington, VA, so all of our communication throughout the planning process was via phone and email. I arrived a little early on their wedding day to scope out the new garden space at their venue, Warehouse 109, and happened to catch the two of...
Kaely and Joe’s story is one of those sweet ones (corny pun a little bit intended, please forgive me) – as I mentioned when I shared their engagement photos last year, they first met at a friend’s wedding while Kaely was near the s’mores bar building her dessert. Joe walked up to grab a s’more...
The more I learned about Carissa and Tim, the more I understood exactly why people love them so fiercely. These two first met at a “celebration of friendship” party in Chicago, which was being thrown by Carissa’s friend. The thing is, Tim didn’t actually know that friend, nor did he know Carissa – he was invited last...
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