Wedding

Melissa + Andrew :: Wedding Photo - Columbus, Ohio

Melissa + Andrew :: Wedding Photo - Columbus, Ohio

I had the pleasure of taking engagement photos for Melissa and Andrew last November, which was when I was introduced to this couple's abundance in personality. If you're not on you're toes, you will miss one of Andrew's priceless camera stares. Pure talent, which makes sense given his background in directing film. And that's not all. Melissa, a photographer and designer, spread her artful hand over all of the details of the day, from vintage cameras to beautiful print (see the popcorn bags??). 

Through Andrew and Melissa's wedding we all encountered a solid community of family and friends upheld by lots of grace and faith. A true gem of a day.

 

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Help Found

I love taking photos. Every time I've sat down to my computer over the past six weeks, I look at my desktop and let my cursor hover over my memory card folder, contemplating whether I can put off to-do's. Alas, each time I've decided instead to spend time in what has become my best friend, a little file affectionately entitled "Master Plan.xls".

But blessings abound! While there are many to-do's, family and friends have been unbelievably helpful, allowing for moments adorned with coffee, cookies and beautiful sunsets in the evenings.

One of the most fun projects of wedding planning thus far has been the invites. We had a small assembly party that was altogether a blast, despite the fact that it felt a tiny bit like a sweatshop towards cutting the 215th glittery piece of twine. (Seriously. I find myself having "I get by with a little help from my friends..." in my head 95% of the time.) Pics to come...

Countdown: 46 days

-RS

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A Real Pile

 
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I love that part in the book Where The Wild Things Are, when the little boy Max talks about he and his monster friends sleeping in a "real pile."

I'm reminded of it sometimes after a I have (or, "survive" might be more appropriate) a weekend like the one I just had, when 1:30AM is full of slap-happy jokes, microwaved left-overs, and an inevitable pile of sleeping children on the carpet or couch or window seat or any horizontal surface. 

Don't call child services. Don't be alarmed. This is normal living ​when the goodness of family is bursting through. This weekend we had bunches of family and friends over to celebrate Natalie's graduation and you could catch the joy in the air with a butterfly net. 

Family is one of the things for which I'm most full-up with gratitude, which is why I love taking wedding photos. It's the fresh new family-of-two's very first celebration. Goodness.

These two people in particular are a gem of a new family! It was evident all day that, for them,  marriage means commitment and sacrifice and joy all bound up by a sincere love for one another. I had the privilege of teaming up with my wonderfully talented photog-friend, Nicole Floetker, to catch it on camera. Thank you, Nico!

(More on this weekend's graduation shin dig to come!)​

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