Weddings
Meet Chrisi & Justin who got hitched on July 24th. So what makes this couple so special? Well one, they are both the sweetest nicest people, and they compliment each other so well. And two, Justin was....wait for it.....wait for it...he was OUR wedding photographer!!! Talk about the irony!! So we got married 7 years ago, before I was an official photographer myself, and hired an unnamed studio to shoot our wedding. Justin was a working photographer at this studio, and he was appointed to us. We didn't get to meet Justin until the day of our wedding, but he turned out to be awesome, and was great to work with. (Rule of thumb, meet your photographer before the wedding and hire him or her based on their personality and images, which isn't something you can do when going with a larger studio, so in retrospect, I feel pretty blessed and fortunate that Justin was the guy who showed up at our wedding). =D Fast forward 6.5 years, and I met Chrisi and Justin at a brideshow, and we make the connection that he was our photographer. And their date was literally my last open date this summer, so yes the stars aligned and fate brought us together once again. Not to mention it is always an incredible honor when a fellow photographer asks you to be their photographer. So enough about me, and onto some images of this fabulous couple:
Hello GORGEOUS GORGEOUS girl! (ya did good Justin!)
Chrisi & Justin did a 1st look so we could get most of the portraits done beforehand. I love how they have identical expressions here: (left image by me, right by Ben)
Fun bridal party! We had a blast hanging out with them at the end of the reception as well!
They pretty much knew how to work the camera, I'll thank Justin's photography experience to that!
And if you thought couples that did a 1st look ruins a groom's reaction watching his bride come down the aisle, let this picture prove you wrong!
St. Catherine of Sweden Church, modern and beautiful!
Oh colored light, thank you for being there for this shot!!
A few more portraits officially MARRIED!!
Justin custom designed Chrisi's engagement ring, notice there are no prongs, I think that's called tension set, VERY cool!
Chrisi & Justin went to Africa together for peace corps work (correct me if I'm wrong Justin), so they wanted to reflect that in their wedding cake. Coolest cake ever!!
Love the pink gerber daisy theme also!
Their awesome 1st dance!!
And us all together at the end of the night, this was a must have:
Slideshow:
Congratulations Chrisi & Justin, it was truly an honor to be a part of your day!!
