Joel & Emily

I can't even think of a way to describe Joel & Emily's wedding, but it will definitely go down as one of my most favorite days of being a photographer. I LOVE people who LOVE photos, first of all. When they told me they were scheduling 2 hours for creative portraits, I swooned. And the result ended up being some of my best wedding portrait work yet. It's hard to be humble about these photos...there's just no modest way of saying they are AWESOME. Sorry. (Not sorry)

Despite my brother-in-law being one of the groomsmen, Joel and I have one other major thing in common; our very first photography teacher, Ms. Murdock. If you had told me in high school I'd be photographing Joel Birkey's wedding thirteen years later, well, I guess it wouldn't be the craziest thing I could imagine, but I probably would've looked at you funny.

But most of the credit for how great this wedding day and the photography turned out has to go to the bride & groom. They are so down to earth, so in love, and so natural in front of the camera. Of course they are photogenic to begin with, but being with them all day long you could feel how comfortable they are together and that goes a long way to making beautiful, intimate photos.

Your scrolling finger might get a bit of a workout on this one...here are some highlights to look out for: Joel's amazing tattoos • Emily looking like Marilyn Monroe while putting on lipstick • J&E mooing for the camera • Assistant photographer Anders as camera/beer sherpa • The big mossy 'B' (stands for Birkey but I wanted to steal it) • GOLDEN HOUR LIGHT holy crap seriously • Birkey Boys "Fight for your Right" dance floor throwdown • And finally the most amazing spontaneous sparkler send-off I've ever seen or heard of ON the dance floor DURING the last song. SO GREAT.

Thanks for looking!