Preview Day!

We've been busy. :) Enjoy!

Michelle & Chris : Engagement

Again, this post is pretty image-heavy! :)

Nathan and Michelle were friends from UCF. She is an absolute sweetheart and has such a big personality for her under 5 foot frame. :) We're both so excited to be shooting her wedding this fall!
Did I mention there's a bit of a height difference involved?



While I was getting this series...





... Nathan was climbing a wall, setting up the shot.

... To get this!

... BAM! :)


One of my favorites. Michelle can work it like no other, and I'm soooooo excited to see her as a bride!




So sad!
My almost-favorite. :)


You know we love the golden light!



FAVORITE. :)

New Orleans : Preview

Just some quick photos from our trip to New Orleans to shoot Ashley & Mark's wedding.

This is what dogs there look like:

Favorite. :)

Carrie & Dan : Wedding

So, uh, just so you know... There are a lot of photos in this post!

Every now and then a couple comes along that we just magically click with. Not just on a photographic standpoint, but in the 'oh my gosh, how have we lived in the same city and never met eachother' sort of way. You know. Carrie and Dan were such a couple, and from the moment we met them in Starbucks for the first time and Carrie mentioned she, too, has an unhealthy obsession with the Christmas holiday, well... It was love at first sight.

I was SO thrilled when we got the email that they wanted us for their wedding day, and I was looking forward to it ever since. :)

Carrie's wedding day shoes actually reminded me of mine!
Hello, gorgeous!

Carrie's good friend actually did her flowers as a wedding gift. Now that's a good gift.

As if we couldn't love them any more, Carrie and Dan opted for a first look. As you guys know, that makes me love them about 30% more. :)
Still my favorite. You just can't beat an emotional groom. :)


Kids are always cute at weddings, but lately we've been having some really, really good looking ones that could totally do it for a living. ;)
This was the first time we were ever included on a family shot list!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Warm fuzzy OVERLOAD.
Taking a minute alone.
I love that Dan was glowing as Carrie walked down.




Married! :)










I think Dan was still laughing at the memory of me telling him to "stand more like a man" on their engagement session. I promise I'm typically nice to our grooms! ;)
Their first dance was a fancy ballroom dance that I could never do with a million years of practice. They glided across the floor like pros without that look of deep thought and even held a complete conversation. It was pretty much amazing.

They even let us take them out again for photos during the reception before sunset.







My other favorite. :)
Bubbles!!!!
The end. :)

Carrie & Dan, we're so happy to have you as part of the Root family and can't wait to see you again!