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.

Erin and Brady had the kind of wedding day that upon walking in, I instantly knew was going to be a good one. They are surrounded by the most welcoming and kind people — within minutes it was incredibly evident to me that they chose people that would celebrate them BIG not only on their wedding day, but all the time. The kind of people that were honored to be in their corner and would do anything for them, rain OR shine.

Karissa and Austin were an absolute dream from the minute they booked with me so it was no surprise that this day was full sweet tears, endless hugs, and big dance moves. It’s not hard to see how head-over-heels these two are for each other. You know that “look” the guy gives the girl in the movies that makes us all go weak in the knees? Well that’s how Austin looks at Karissa and she meets him there with unrestrained joy.