dorsett & preston are married!

every weekend we feel so blessed to be invited into a family to celebrate love, happiness and the future while laughing about the old stories that brought everyone together. it’s one of my favorite details about our job- marveling over how a casual glance or comment can allow a relationship to begin and eventually lead to a new family. every week when i write these blog posts i rack my brain trying to find the right words to describe the wonder i feel as we capture a couple in love and every week, while remembering back, i am blown away by the uniqueness of every story. at the moment, i believe i find myself thinking about writing and words and stories because you cannot think about dorsett & preston without your mind drifting to literature. they are romantics, critics and lovers of all things literary. spending the morning with dorsett allowed me to experience the way she views life- as a story. everything woven together. everything graceful and remarkable with an abundance of reasons to smile. as she opened the door into her dad’s library her face lit up at the sight of so many books- many, i’m sure, she’s read but also a few treasures still waiting to be discovered. she left me in the quiet with her dress and, as i shot, i had a feeling that it would be an extraordinary day.

every week i love looking through matt’s images of the guys- they give me so much inspiration for shooting the ladies at the next wedding! i’ll be trying this next one for sure- only, i guess with makeup instead of shaving cream… :)

it was so sweet to watch the mothers laugh and talk and marvel over the beautiful bride. it’s always a joy to see two families really come together as one when their children get married:

dorsett is actually a wedding photographer herself so despite the heat she knew a little extra time for images of her and preston was important. we all blotted like crazy, kept water bottles nearby and captured some of our favorite portraits ever:

my favorite. a little abstract, super shallow & romantic:

dorsett & preston, thank you guys so much for trusting us to photograph this chapter of your lives. we had a wonderful day with you guys and we wish you a beautiful life together. hope you’ve enjoyed your adventure in spain and france, can’t wait to see pictures!