Melissa and I have been good friends since the first day of 6th Grade so I was absolutely thrilled when she asked me and Adrian to be her wedding photographers! Adrian and I (plus our assistant shooter for the day, Justin) took literally thousands of images between all three of us, so it will take a while to narrow it down to the very best keepers (since there will be a lot – how can you go wrong with a couple this gorgeous?) but here are a few favorites from Melissa & Mike’s wedding day.
Melissa & Mike decided to have a “First Look” so that they could enjoy some of their cocktail hour. I love when couples opt for the First Look because it lets us get more great lifestyle portraits in beautiful light!
Melissa looks SO happy here… I know she is meant to be with Mike forever because I don’t think I’ve ever seen this look on her face in all the 16 years that I’ve known her!
Here’s one from their beautiful ceremony – and that look on Melissa’s face again! I love it! It makes me so happy to see such a good friend filled with this kind of joy. Melissa & Mike’s ceremony was so lighthearted, happy, and full of love.
The last wedding preview – Melissa & Mike’s first dance was a carefully choreographed and much-practiced tango! They performed an amazing dance for their first dance as husband and wife, and don’t you just love that Melissa has a rose between her teeth?
The following day we did a Trash the Dress/Bridal shoot. While the waves were pretty bad, we still managed to get some fun images in the water – thankfully I remembered to take my iPhone out of my pocket before going waist-deep… that would have been a nightmare, lol. Here’s one of my favorites:
And this one was Mike’s idea – you can see his fun personality coming out for sure in this image!
Melissa & Mike, I hope that you enjoy your previews! Once I finish wading through and editing the gigantor folder of images from your wedding, I will get the rest of your blog entry + slideshow up. :) I hope you had an amazing time in the Caribbean on your honeymoon!
