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Caitlyn + Chaz :: Wedding

Ah, these two. They are so full of life and happiness. Every time I am with them, I am constantly laughing or smiling. The energy they put off is contagious and their love for God and one another is inspiring. Caitlyn and Chaz came into my life last summer when they booked me for their wedding. After getting to know them a little better at their engagement shoot, I was completely thrilled and excited to be documenting their big day. Caitlyn was incredibly easy to work with and was so willing to take my advice on how to get the best photos on her big day. I absolutely love it when my clients are so easy to work!

The wedding went perfectly and below are just a few of my favorites from their day of love.

Caitlyn and Chaz, THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! You are both total rockstars in my book. HUGS!!!

Lots of fun details. Caitlyn knows I love me some chandeliers!!

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They had fans for each guest and on the back there was word puzzle with different things pertaining to their wedding. I quickly found their names and used the rings to highlight them. LOVED the idea of the puzzle!

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This was the first time I had seen peonies in a bouquet and I fell in LOVE with them. They are seriously one of the most beautiful flowers I have ever seen! So perfect for a wedding.

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The bride and groom opted to see each other before the ceremony (also known as a “First Look”) which I love love love!

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Chaz had a gift waiting to give Caitlyn.

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I think her face tells it all.

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It was a beautiful necklace he picked out himself! Love it!

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Ah, Caitlyn: so lovely.

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Chaz, you’re aight. ; )

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Wedding time!

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Even though Chaz saw Caitlyn before the ceremony, he was still so thrilled to see her coming down the aisle towards him.

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Caitlyn is always smiling or laughing and I absolutely LOVE that!

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Their faith and love for God was so obvious and very much a part of their ceremony.

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Married!

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For the first time ever, I experienced a full on wedding crasher. I could write a whole story about this woman but I will just sum it up with this photo. I just HAD to post it! Not only did she completely crash the wedding (no one knew who she was), but when I was done with the group photos, she stepped in and was trying to steal my job! (with her neon green throw away camera haha!) It was such a memory I will never forget and Caitlyn and Chaz were such great sports about it. We laughed together later when Chaz told me, “I don’t know Courtney, after we see her photos from the wedding we may want to use her pictures for our wedding album!”  ; )  (She is also in the photo above of Caitlyn walking down the aisle if you missed that.)

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First dance as Mr. and Mrs.!

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I love love love the next series of photos!! Caitlyn surprised Chaz with a boudoir album so we went back outside to give it to him and I loved seeing all of his different reactions.

First, hesitation: (“what is this?”)

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Intrigue:

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Excitement: (“is this what I think it is??”)

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Overjoyed:

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Haha, love it!

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Ladies, a boudoir album is truly one of the best gifts you can give your man AND yourself!! (www.theboudoirvixen.com)

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I’ll end with one of my favorite images from the day. Thank you Caitlyn and Chaz for being so amazing!!

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