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Best of Weddings 2018: Bridal Details

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Best of Weddings 2018: Bridal Details

Now comes one of my favorite blog posts of the year - bridal details! Photographing bridal details is one of my favorite parts of the wedding day, because it lets me sort of “warm up” creatively, and is a great way to tie albums (and blog posts! 😉) together to create a cohesive style throughout the story of any wedding day!

I love how every wedding is so different, too, and how the style a bride works so hard to create can be captured and enhanced through her wedding details! If you’re a bride (or bridesmaid, mother of the bride, or mother of the groom!) looking for ways to “up” your bridal detail game, check out this blog post!

But for now, check out some of my favorite bridal details of this year!

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My Embarrassing Confession as a Wedding Photographer

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My Embarrassing Confession as a Wedding Photographer

I have a confession: I disliked planning my own wedding. Granted, the year we got married I was finishing my last year of undergrad with a double major, working part-time, building a business, and holding down an internship (while I slowly drove myself insane). I thought planning would be all cookies and taste testings, but for someone who isn't the best decision-maker on the planet (raise your hand if you can relate 🙋) , wedding planning turned into a constant wearing down of my patience. One decision after another - flowers, seating charts, tuxes, bridesmaid dresses, shoes, hair, makeup - the list went on and on, and sometimes it felt completely endless. Maybe you're in the same boat.

I remember complaining about all of the decisions I had to someone, and then it struck me: the only decision that REALLY matters at all is the decision I've already made: to marry Nick. The toughest, most important one was already done. And somehow, that one realization brought so much peace into my life, not because it made any of the other decisions go away, but because it shrunk down the importance of any other decision I WOULD make from then on out when it came to anything wedding related.

So if you're a bride and you're in a similar season, remember: your choice of venue, direction of details, and even your appearance on the day of your wedding all pales in comparison to the man you've chosen to spend the rest of your life loving, serving, and respecting.

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Kaitlyn + Marshall: Renshaw Farms Wedding Photos

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Kaitlyn + Marshall: Renshaw Farms Wedding Photos

Kaitlyn and Marshall's July wedding day was gorgeous in every way! There are so many little touches that make this wedding incredibly special. For one - Kaitlyn assembled the flowers HERSELF! Literally right before her wedding day, she put together her bouquets. Talk about some serious commitment!! Her bouquets perfectly complimented the lilac and gray color scheme. Their outdoor ceremony took place at Renshaw Farms in Freeport, which has so many beautiful spots for photos! From a wheat field to a corn field to various barns, the possibilities for photo opportunities were endless! (And you can see that we took FULL advantage of as many spots as we could during their portrait time! ;) ).

One of my other favorite fun facts about Kaitlyn and Marshall's day is the story of how they met their DJ. Kaitlyn, while working at Magee Women's hospital, delivered DJ Loyal's first child - talk about meant to be!

But even more important than all of the details is Kaitlyn and Marshall's relationship. These two dated for quite a few years before finally tying the knot, which always makes a wedding day a little sweeter (but maybe as someone who dated her husband for a long time, too, I'm a little biased! ;). Congratulations again to you both, Kaitlyn and Marshall!

Vendors:

Ceremony & Reception Venue: Renshaw Farms

Caterer: Catering by Robin & Co.

DJ: DJ Loyal

Flowers: Arranged by the bride! (Florals from Sam's Club)

Hair & Makeup: Alyssa Carafang (Bespoke Beauty Bar)

Donuts: Freedom Farms

Gelato: Mercurios

Pies: Tin Man Sweets

Honeymoon: Jamaica by Kim Sharpless at Apple Vacations

Photographer: Jenna Hidinger Photography

Photography Assistant/Second Shooter: Sara Dinwiddie

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