Wedding: Karoline & Chris – The Oaks Plantation – Pike Road, Alabama

Here’s a quick disclaimer: I love all my brides and grooms. Honestly. I am super lucky that I have the most awesome clients ever. But I REALLY love Karoline and Chris and their families. Like I almost wish there was one more Murphy brother for me so we could all be related, haha! See, I’ve known Chris’ mom Martha since before I started this little venture called a photography business. She was one of my very first clients, and I’ve been shooting with their family ever since. I was even hiding behind a column like some nutso paparazzi the night Karoline and Chris got engaged, just to get a few pictures of him popping the question. Needless to say, I was excited about shooting their wedding.

When I was editing these pictures, I kept thinking that if you look at the expressions on everyone’s faces, you’d never know that we were fighting off and on rain showers the entire day. Everyone was so great about just rolling with the punches that it made my job a lot easier. If we needed to run inside because it started raining, there was no complaining. If the girls shoes were sinking in the grass, they just kept going. Everyone was just so relaxed and HAPPY. It was like they had been looking forward to the day for so long, that nothing was going to kill the mood.Shut. Up. Seriously. Is it legal to look this good???Me thinks Chris is giving Karoline a run for her money – hellooooooooo handsome!One of my favorite pictures of the day. Pictures like this just make me happy.So does this one. 🙂When she was getting ready to walk down the aisle, Karoline saw me and waved – I love the look on her face!But I think the sweetest moment of the day was when Chris got a little choked up during the ceremony.Love the looks on their faces as they went to do their first dance. Love their faces even more when a piece of cake goes AWOL and falls inside the front of Karoline’s dress!Chris and the guys showed everyone how it’s done on the dance floor.And they sparkled on their way out.Chris’ mom gave each of the bridesmaids a cross ornament to remember the day – and gave me one too! I told you my clients were awesome.To Karoline and Chris – thanks for trusting me with capturing some of the most important moments of your lives. To Karoline’s mom Valerie – thanks for being a faithful blog reader and “getting it” enough to cry over the pictures. To Chris’ mom Martha – thanks for being a loyal client and friend, and for giving me a chance when I was just a crazy girl with a camera and an idea. Big hugs to all of you!