a storybook wedding

It is strange to see someone you have known for years get married. it is like suddenly we are all grown up and marriage is something that actually can happen, rather than just a fantasy swirling in the mind of a young girl who makes veils from tissue paper and puts her tiny feet into her mothers larger shoes.

While this isn't something that i dream about for myself (in fact when they announced that they were going to throw the bouquet, i ran in the opposite direction bowling a small child over in the process), i still find the moment absolutely magical, after all, you can't be a lover of Shakespeare without having a severely romantic side.

My good friend Stephen had his very own fairytale come true the other day by marrying his dream girl, Carolyn. Their story is a beautiful one, catching each others eyes and interests one new years, then being separated while Stephen went on a religious mission for two years only leaving love to blossom over heart felt, hand written letters as the only source of contact. there was a beautiful reunion, followed shortly by a beautiful wedding.

Stephen and Carolyn, you have found yourselves in each others souls, and i am so deeply happy for you, and have only the best wishes for you in your future together...

xoxoxo






photos by Caleb Smibert, official wedding photographer of the day