LeAnn and James

 I am no photographer.  I love taking pictures, especially of my own children, but I have ZERO training.  (I should probably take a class someday because NOT knowing what I'm doing is frustrating!)

On that note, I really don't get asked to take pictures for other people, at least not IMPORTANT pictures, until a few months ago when my sister Melanie called and said she'd offered to have me photograph her best friend's wedding.  WHAT!?!?  Sure!  Sounds fun!  And after talking to LeAnn - the bride to be - I felt better about it.  I emphasized my lack of training, but she insisted she was ok with that.  I told her not to feel bad if she changed her mind and decided to get a professional - four days before the wedding, she called to confirm that we were still on.  So, I showed up at the temple with my little camera bag and was instantly nervous when I saw all the other photographers with their massive stash of photography supplies.  My camera looked so teeny and my supplies were limited/simple to say the least.  But I put on a brave face and did my best.  :)

Here are some of my favorites of this DARLING couple, LeAnn & James. 



                 Beautiful Bride.            Handsome Groom.

I LOVED those little mason jar lanterns.  They had them hanging EVERYWHERE at the reception.  All the little details were just so darling.  I LOVED it all.

 LeAnn's dress was gorgeous and reminded me of the Jane Austin era - the above photo could totally be Emma and Mr. Knightly, or Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy...(minus the glasses)...don't cha think?  ;)

 1,236 photos later, my sister Melanie and her husband Jade convinced me it was ok to go home.  That "what if I missed something" just kept nagging at me.  (It still is actually.) 

My hat goes off to professional photographers.  It was hard work!  I was completely exhausted by the end of the day and could barely move this morning when my boys came in at 8:00am (that's sleeping in for the three of us) to wake me up!  Eesh.  Not to mention the stress!  This is a one time gig!  Especially if it's a wedding for crying out loud.  If I missed something, there's no rescheduling.  But anyway, I'll get off my soapbox now.

Thanks LeAnn and James for trusting me with such an important task.  I sincerely hope the photos reflect the beauty of that day!  You two are such a well-matched, darling, fabulous couple.  And it was fun playing photographer.  :)