I stepped out of my car on Nate and Mary’s wedding day and immediately felt as though I had been transported into a fairytale. I swear, I wouldn’t have even been surprised if a squirrel had run up to me and started chatting. Juliane James Place is the perfect venue if you want a cozy and intimate wooded wedding. Nestled in the trees were the cutest little cabins, an alter with beautiful black church benches, and the sweetest tent warmly lit by string lights. And of course the overcast and slightly rainy day only made it feel all that much cozier. That’s what we call, pure woodland wedding magic.

Jen + Sam’s wedding is my Roman Empire. Okay, sort of kidding, but after photographing their wedding, I find myself using it as my guide when walking current clients through their planning process. In my super important opinion, these two got the secret sauce for a big wedding. By the end of it, it felt like they had 50 guests, rather than 150+. And it all started with their mentality around how they wanted their day to feel.