When asked to shoot Jon and Allie’s wedding – I was totally humbled. Jon is my husband Bryan’s best friend since third grade, and Bryan was to be his best man in his wedding. It’s a lot of pressure to shoot weddings, let alone friends’ weddings. There’s just added stress to do a great job. Well, Jon and Allie made it extremely easy for me – their wedding was dripping in emotion, beauty, love, friends, family and God. Their wedding ceremony was held in a sparsely beautiful church, Stanwich Congregational Church, where Jon’s dad married them (incidentally, his dad was a part of our ceremony too!). Jon’s sisters sang the processional and there wasn’t a dry eye to be found. The reception was at Allie’s parents backyard, overlooking a sound, with a live band that got people sweating from the start.

Jon and Allie are such wonderful and beautiful people with huge hearts and I’m so excited that I got to capture the start of their long life together. Congrats you two!

Huge thanks to my second shooter, Kristy Rowe of Moodeous Photography!!! You rocked it.

I never go to client’s rehearsals or rehearsal dinners. #1 They don’t invite me. #2 There’s really no need for me to see the venue beforehand. But this one I did go to because my husband, Bryan, is Jon’s best friend and he was the best man. It’s fun to bring your camera when there’s no pressure to shoot. Slapping that 50mm f/1.4 lens on and just capturing emotion – and there was loads of emotion that night! Both the Lenci and Bryan families are so warm and loving. It was a pleasure to be around them for the weekend. Here’s a few snapshots from the rehearsal. And don’t worry – there’s a wedding blog post just around the corner!