Ellie & Mike

The blog has been a bit quiet, this is my busiest time of the year, but I HAD to share Ellie and Mike’s wedding. I loved the style, her dress, the flowers, and this couple is just awesome. They are super sweet to each other and had a beautiful ceremony at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in New Lison, and the reception was held at Three Bears Resort in Warrens. They decided not to see each other beforehand, which gave us time to get some great shots of the bridesmaids and groomsmen. I was driving around town a bit before I was scheduled ot meet them and came across a beautiful ranch that we were able to photograph the girls at. And it turns out that the owner was one of Ellie’s past teachers! Small towns – you gotta love them!

After the ceremony, Ellie had a few locations picked out, we hopped in the bus and went to a beautiful field with queen’s anne lace and then to an old barn.There were big beautiful clouds and sunshine, it was just gorgeous.

Here are some of my favorite pics, I could have added about a hundred more!

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This willow tree was awesome.

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Seriously Ellie, STUNNING!

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Mike is quite a handsome chap as well!

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Love these shots of the first time he get to see his beautiful bride!!

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Gorgeous fields!

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How awesome is this kissing menu!! The guests really got into it!

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And pie! The blueberry was one of the best pieces of pie I’ve ever had!

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A big smootch from mom and dad to start it off!

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And a family tradition…shots of sljivovica brandy!

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A few more sunset pictures right outside the resort.

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And then the boys broke out the cigars!

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Loved all of the center pieces!

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Such a fun way to end the night! Congratulations to you both! You were so awesome to work with and I wish you two all the best!

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