A beautiful country ranch wedding.

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I just love everything about this wedding that I got to shoot earlier this month. As I sit here finalizing their wedding photos I just cannot choose a favorite. So instead of picking a favorite I figure I will share some of the best highlights.

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It’s one thing to have your dog walk down the aisle with your maid of honor – but to have him get up in the middle of the ceremony and walk over and sit with you- now THAT’S woman’s best friend! He was just too sweet.

 

Also, probably my favorite first dance photo ever was a product of this wedding.

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I will share more photos from this grand country wedding another night. This girl is busy burning discs like a mad woman for the time being!

 

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My first same-sex wedding.

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This was my favorite shot from the day. In a way it felt almost intrusive to snap the shot as we were hiding away from the crowd immediately after the ceremony but I am glad I got it – it is a rare opportunity for a photographer to have a chance to capture such raw emotion. I see eight years of feelings, hopes, disappointments, struggles, injustice, friendship, and love, all climaxing in this one joyous moment – the two of you have dated longer than many marriages I have been a part of and I couldn’t be more thrilled that you were able to make this commitment legally and that I was able to be a part of it. It was an honor and the most beautiful wedding I have attended, in many more ways than one.

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