It was my pleasure to photograph Heather and Chris’ beautiful wedding back in August. I knew from the first time I met Heather that we were going to be a good fit. Then when I met Chris in May when we shot their engagement session, I was even more sure that their wedding was going to be not just beautiful, but really fun to shoot. I was not disappointed.

Lots of getting ready details.

At our first meeting, Heather mentioned that they had found her grandmother’s wedding dress in an old cedar chest, right around the time that she was looking for her own wedding dress. Her grandmother had passed away and they had been cleaning up her house. She had thought about altering it to wear for her wedding, but then decided to leave it as it was. She suggested that if we’d have time, she would like to possibly get some photos of her in her grandmother’s dress. I was so glad that we did have time to do this. It fit her just perfectly and Heather looked gorgeous in both dresses.

Since Heather and Chris decided to see each other before the ceremony, we had the opportunity to explore the grounds of Heather’s family farm, which was awesome. When Heather told me about photo location options, she rattled off a list of options that left me salivating. I can’t imagine if we hadn’t had this time.

We shot their first look photo at Heather’s childhood tree house. It was the perfect location for such a special moment.

Next we headed over to her grandmother’s porch which was full of amazing old antiques.

The list of location choices included a junkyard…a proper junkyard full of old bus parts! Heather’s grandfather was one of the first school bus drivers in the area and wound up collecting old buses for parts. AMAZING! I think they both look so cool here.

The ceremony and reception were at the Valley Green Inn and it was beautiful.

And the big exit with fireworks. Thank you Heather and Chris for sharing your day with me!