A Glimpse of Forever – Favorite Romantic Portraits of 2016!

{Venue: Hampton Cove Wedding Plantation // Dress: The Something Blue Shoppe // Hair and Makeup Artist: Brianna Cunningham}

This is my favorite of all favorites in our 2016 “Best of” series! Every photographer has certain things that they love to photograph the most, and the bride and groom romantic portraits is at the top for us!

The heart of the whole wedding day is that these two amazing people are in love and will be promising to spend their entire lives together. Every relationship and every couple is unique. The bride and groom portraits showcase that love and draw out their unique relationship. It’s beautiful! And the fact that we have the opportunity to capture that is just such an incredible blessing.

We also love that time we get alone with the bride and groom. By the wedding day, we’ve already come to love those two – and having them all to ourselves is so special! We get to spend that time encouraging and loving on them, as well as creating romantic portraits for them to cherish.

This blog post was originally humongous because I got way too carried away picking out my favorite wedding portraits. It was way harder than I thought! But in honor of your fingers as they scroll through this post, I managed to pick out my favorite favorites. :)

These are the things that make our hearts so happy. Enjoy a glimpse into our joy!

(Venue: The Ledges // Dress: Madison Town and Country Bridal Shop // Hair Artist: Amanda Thomas // Makeup Artist: Laney Harris // Florals: Albert’s Flowers // Videographer: Oak Hill Films)

(Wedding Planner and Coordinator: Helping Hands Parties & Weddings // Ceremony Venue: St Mary of the Visitation Catholic Church // Dress Shop: Michael Mason Bridal // Hair Artist: Ashley the Fabulous // Makeup Artist: Leslie Ware // Florist: Simpson’s Florist // Reception Venue: Meadow Creek Farm // DJ: Your Perfect Party // Catering: Ashley’s Creative Catering // Cake Artist: Hamley Bake Shoppe // Bartender Service: Premium Shakers // Transportation: Apollo Limousine)

(Venue: Private Residence // Dress: Modern Brides // Hair and Makeup Artist: New Beginnings Salon // Florals: McBride Florist // Wedding Coordinator: Kasey Simmons)

(Venue: Meadow Creek Farm // Bridal Dress Shop: Madison Town and Country Bridal Shoppe // Makeup Artist: Nancy Finnegan // Hair Artist: Lacey, Elements Salon // Florals: In Bloom // Videographer: Claus Martel  // Catering: Main Event Catering // Cake Artist: Main Event Catering // Ceremony Music: Winslow Davis // Ceremony Vocals: Eric Davis // DJ: City Beatz // Bride’s Headpiece: Ulyana Aster // Bride’s Handcrafted Jewelry Ensemble: Adria Jewelry)

(Venue: Southview Baptist Church // A special thanks to the Nebraska State Capitol Building for allowing us to use their gorgeous venue! // Wedding Dress: handmade by Wilma Palmer, Mother of the Bride // Bridesmaid Dresses: handmade by Jenny Jo Johnson // Hair Artist: Heidi Tolar // Makeup Artist: Isabel Thune // Musicians: Peggy Huggenberger – Piano, Sarah Davis – Cello; Randall Palmer and Hannah Lambert – Vocals // Florals and Reception Design: All Designs // Catering: George’s Gyros: Gourmet Grill // Artisan Tea: Piper and Leaf Artisan Tea Co.)

(Venue: The Taylor Grady House // Coordinator: Ashley Stalvey // Dress Shop: David’s Bridal // Hair and Makeup Artist: Hannah Finnan, Flourish Hair Salon // Florals: Always Always Flowers // Calligraphy: Ashley Stalvey // Harpist: Peggy Bailey // Flutist: Hannah Peterson // Catering: Chef Chris McCook – Athens Country Club // Cake Artist: Cecilia Villaveces Cakes)

(Venue: Burritt on the Mountain // Dress: Alfred Angelo Bridals // Hair Artist: Debbie Lambert and Belinda Peters // Makeup Artist: Brittianna J // Florals: Nip and Tuck // Coordinator: Weddings by Jeannie)

(Venue: Meadow Creek Farm // Dress Shop: Modern Brides // Hair Artist: Hannah Fuller // Wedding Coordinator: Tammy Moss // Florist: Nip and Tuck // Videographer: John Gibson // Cake Artist: Debbie Hardaway // Groom’s Cake: Baking Up Yum // DJ: Music Machine DJs // Catering: Famous Dave’s BBQ)

(Venue: Twickenham Church of Christ // Dress: The Something Blue Shoppe // Hair Artist: Mirror Image Salon // Makeup Artist: Jill Ware // Videographer: Rusty Cockrell)

(Wedding Coordinator: Chelsea Kennedy Events // Ceremony Venue: Florence United Methodist Church //  // Dress Shop: Couture Closet // Hair and Makeup Artist: Laren Lindholm // Florals: Lola’s Florist // Reception Venue: Turtle Point Yacht and Country Club // Catering: Turtle Point Yacht and Country Club // Cake Artist: Amy’s Cakes // DJ: Metropolitan DJ)

(Venue: The Westin // Event Production: Sugar Rock Events // Dress Boutique: Sari: India; Reception dress: BHLDN // Hair Artist: Leslie Ware // Makeup Artist: Ashley The Fabulous // Florals, Draping, and Design: Kris Clark Designs // Catering: The Westin // Cake Artist: Angie Bakes Cakes // Groom’s Pies: Peggy Ann Bakery // DJ: Metropolitan DJ)

(Ceremony Venue: Redeemer OPC // Wedding Coordinator: Virginia Davidson // Kilt Ensemble: Atlanta Kilts // Florals: Bloom with Jenna // String Quartet: Lachlan McBane, Liam McBane, John and Jocelyn Hartley // Musicians: Joseph Hartley – trumpet; Charles Bradley – organ; Jay Hartley – bagpipes // Reception Venue: Vecoma at the Yellow River // Catering: Vecoma at the Yellow River // Cake Artist: Bill Rhodes Bakery)

(Venue: St John the Baptist Catholic Church // Dress Shop: The Something Blue Shoppe // Hair and Makeup Artist: Madison Klimas // Ceremony Coordinator: Amy Tolson // Musicians: Ingrid Gillespie / Piano; Britne Johnson / Violin; Joana Stewart / Cello // Florals: 333 Designs)

To all our J&A Couples – you. guys. are. amazing.It’s been such a joy to take this journey with you. We love you guys and are so thankful that God brought you into our lives!

*hugs*

Amber