Amy and Steven: Watertown Wedding

Amy and Steven are the kind of people I strive to be: loving, gracious, and immensely cool. Like, I wanna be like them, cool. One year ago today I did their engagement portraits at Amy's family farm, and shortly after that they left to teach in the Dominican Republic. And yes, I followed them on their blog. I am addicted to blog reading, by the way.
I was amazed by their little adventures they got to experience together, the comical way Steven could tell a story, and the happiness Amy could exude through words, even during the rainy season. And I fell in love with this couple more and more, and could NOT wait to shoot their wedding.
The day certainly did not disappoint. When a couple shows their love to each other the way Steven and Amy do, it makes me smile and jump for joy, because that stuff SHOWS on camera. And, quite honestly, makes my job a lot easier. So, Steven and Amy, please enjoy these pictures, and enjoy all the little adventures that are in store for you as a married couple.
PS. I will definitely have to visit you in your new home in AZ!  Yes, I just invited myself over. How does January look for you?? :)

The beautiful Diana was able to assist with this wedding, and her photos compliment mine just SO wonderfully- she was shooting wide-angle:

while I kept the shots nice and tight with my 50 mm:

Since I was up in the balcony, Diana stayed downstairs and was able to get this shot:

while I was getting the shots above of the bride and groom with wedding party, Diana focused in on just the wedding party (the next two are from her angle):

Diana loves doing shoe shots :)

After working with the whole wedding party, we went off with just Amy and Steven for their first portraits as husband and wife:

these are from my angle:

and this is the same spot from Diana's angle:

and another from Diana:

A great big shout out to their parents: the love they have for family and for each other is obvious!

Diana got the detail shots of the cake this time, since I was attempting to move my equipment out of the way before the dinner started.

and I made it just in time to get them cutting the cake :)

Diana got this one of Amy and her dad:

And this one is just adorable- Diana was at the right place at the right time!

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I would be lying if I told you I wasn't nervous for this wedding. Well, I get nervous before every wedding- like the good, excited nerves and nerves over the pressure I put on myself to get great images of everything, and nerves over making a good impression, etcetera, etcetera.
I know that there should be no reason for the nerves- it was a gorgeous warm summer day, with beautiful filtered sunshine, and a bride who knew what she wanted and totally trusted me to get exactly that. Which I love :) I can't describe to you the beautiful people who were all involved with the day- from the families who were excited and happy and wore their hearts on their sleeves, right down to the awesome "Church Lady" (Hi, Marva!) who was more than helpful in getting exactly what was needed when we needed it. The wedding day went so smoothly from the time the flowers arrived right down to the "YMCA" on the dance floor.
Justin and Christine, I am SO privileged to know you guys, and to get to be with you on your wedding day was so special beyond words. I pray that your married life brings you new adventures, and that your love grows even more!
Enjoy~

Diana was able to shoot with me today-YAY!!!- the next two are from her angle:

since she was shooting with a wide angle lens, I decided to keep it tight with my 50 mm lens:

While I was getting the more formal shots, this is what Diana was able to get:

Diana got this lovely shot of the groom with his parents:

Diana's angle:

the next two are from Diana's angle.....I have to admit, I am a little jealous of these!

and yet another wonderful shot from Diana's angle:

I had to include one more from Diana- while I was getting the bride and groom portraits, the girls were hanging out in a really beautiful spot: