A Weatherford wedding, Dara and Job

Dara and Job had everything they needed for a fine August wedding that celebrated their love for each other and the rest of their lives that they now have together for that love to do nothing but increase.

A beautiful view.

A great dress.

Handsome groomsmen.

And lovely bridesmaids.

In these photos I had instructed the bridesmaids to take one picture in a particular pose or facial expression that "explains why Dara chose you to be in her wedding." These were some of the shots I got.

This is Keller, Dara and Job's son. He. is. adorable. However, that cocked knee is not just a cute pose, I had to chase this guy down to get a picture of him. Consider this an action shot.

Job, the groom

Dara, the ever-so-lovely bride.

This is Dara attempting to entice her nephew to go give her a kiss. He totally caved.

Before the ceremony Dara and Job had placed love notes to each other, a bottle of wine and two glasses in an old wooden tool box. As a part of the ceremony they nailed the box closed in hopes that they would open it on their 25th wedding anniversary and read the notes they had written to each other in the days before their wedding and be reminded of and celebrate their love for each other.

The married walk.

The nephew-ringbearer entertained me while everyone was eating dinner -- he's quite the camera hog and I loved it! Check him out rocking those silly bands with his suit!

The maid-of-honor speech, in which Dara instructed Paige, "Don't cry! Have some cake."

sisters of the bride, Porcia and Aja, working the dance floor

And a perfect married dance.

Congratulations Dara, Job and Keller!

A Garland wedding -- Jonas and Jillian

Jillian and Jonas' story is a story of patience. The two of them dated for six years, while Jonas served in the Marines overseas for a period of that time.

All of it cumulating up to this day, August 14, 2010.

A sweet, sweet day it was.

I don't think anyone could possibly love these shoes as much as Jillian does, but I might have fallen pretty hard for them too . . . so I used them for a ring shot as well.

These are the verses Jonas and Jillian will read in their wedding ceremony.

Details, details.

This photo was taken right after Jillian (left) slipped into her wedding dress -- I adore Britny's reaction to seeing her dear friend become a bride.

Monogramed tissues = prepared bride

This couple did a first look, which gave us plenty of time before the ceremony to capture wedding portraits of just the two of them, pictures we wouldn't have time to snag after the ceremony. I love it when the couples I shoot choose to do a first look, because it gives me an opportunity to intimately capture their first moments together on their wedding day and helps the rest of the day to run smoothly and naturally.

So their wedding is in mid-August, right? It's dang hot. Jillian opted to take all the pictures inside, and who could blame her? Luckily, sun floods into the church foyer and gave us beautiful light to work with.

Jillian attatched her grandmother's brooch on her bouquet for her "something old."

Rawr.

Remember how it's incredibly hot outside? Well we had to get creative with our indoor shooting -- so how about a little baptistry stairwell action?

Jillian made all of the boutonnieres herself!

The bridesmaids gathered to pray around the bride in the last few minutes before the processional began.

No time for tears, Jillian! You're getting m-a-r-r-i-e-d!

Jillian and Jonas did something in their wedding that I had never seen before -- the pastor opened up an opportunity during the ceremony for any of the guests who wanted to, to gather around the couple and pray over them as they began their lives together. Jillian had confided in me before the wedding that she was worried it might be awkward for people to get up from their seats and come up on stage.

That wasn't a problem -- their guests immediately rose up and enveloped them. SO many prayers!

And this moment, this moment right before the prayer time ended, Jillian glanced up at her almost husband. And smiled. And it was beautiful.

I'll end this post where their lives as man and wife first began.