It was such an honor to be a part of Tivon and Tara’s day!  It was simple, relaxed, joyful… yet as the same time beautiful, emotional, and radiant.  The afternoon began with the ceremony at Congregation Beth Israel

This was my first time photographing a Jewish wedding ceremony and I gotta say, it was so cool to see.  The rabbi was so funny and easy going.  Tivon and Tara about to sign the Ketubah…

After the ceremony we headed up to Sanctuary for some more photos and eventually dinner.

Thank you for inviting me to photograph your beautiful day Tivon and Tara!  You all made me feel so welcomed and I enjoyed meeting your families!  Congratulations!

Joyfully, Erin

There are some couples that just light up every time they see each other… Karen & Gregg are one of them!  They so obviously have a great time together and make each other laugh constantly.  Their wedding was one big celebration with their families and closest friends… and here was the gorgeous location that their ceremony took place at:

And of course any wedding needs a team of professionals doing what they do best to make it fabulous:

Flowers by:  Cactus Flowers

Makeup by:  Therace Pollard

Videography by:  My Wedding Films

Ceremony Officiated by:  Joel Bjerkestrand, Minister, M. Div.

Reception Entertainment:  Groove Merchants

And thanks to my awesome second shooter and friend, Janelle Zeller

Gregg & Karen’s “first look”.  This is one of my favorite moments of the day to photograph!  Their is always a lot of emotion and expression.

Check out the guy’s socks… purely awesome!

Thanks Karen & Gregg for inviting me to be a part of your day!

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The words that came to mind as I was going through David and Allison’s wedding day images were joy and anticipation.  Anticipation… it was evident that these two were not only excited for this particular day that would forever mark their union, but for the journey together that their wedding day was just the beginning of.  Joy… I don’t think either the bride or groom stopped smiling all day long.  There are a few moments in life that are considered “epic” and your wedding day is undeniably one of them.

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Allison’s beautiful bridesmaids!  Allie had these adorable sequin tanks made for all the girls!  These are actually all her sisters and new sister-in-laws

Allison’s amazing dress…

The stunning bride…

Janelle, my fabulous second shooter at this wedding came up with this idea!  The bride and the girls were getting ready in the room upstairs, which was right above where David and the guys were getting ready.  When we had the guys step out of their room for this shot, we had Allison peeking over the balcony… they hadn’t seen each other yet, so we kept teasing David “no peeking behind you!”

The handsome groom…

Pastor John Politan did the ceremony.  I loved watching and listening to him as he led Allison and David in committing their lives together before the Lord.  He grabbed David just before the ceremony and led him in prayer… loved this moment:

Seeing his bride walk down the aisle…

I really really love Allison’s Dad in this photo… the love he already has for his new son-in-law…

The Firesky really has some gorgeous grounds!!  And a big thanks to Regina Osgood with Meant2be Events for making sure the day went smoothly!

Ceremony details…

Married!!

The Mr. & Mrs.!!

The one below was artistically enhanced with Nichole V’s yummy Dolci Textures!

Getting the party started…

First Dance…

I gotta give props to Matt Figueroa before the next two images!  He did an AWESOME job running the reception!  Highly highly recommend Figueroa D.J. Service for a fun and fabulous reception experience!

Hahaha!  Now that’s the way to do a garter toss!  Kudos to Matt {the DJ} for getting the guys THIS into it

David & Allison… I wish you all the best in starting out your lives together!  You had a beautiful day and I was so honored to be a part of it!

Joyfully, Erin