When I write these intros, I always try – in case you haven’t noticed – to think of three things to describe the wedding. But I don’t feel like Nike and Blake’s wedding at the Kittamaqundi Community Church at historic Oliver’s Carriage House needs three, just one: JOY. These two and their families threw every last bit of their joy into this wedding – dancing like they’d absolutely lost their minds, shedding a couple tears of happiness and gratitude, doling out hugs by the poundful. It was my great pleasure to be there and be a tiny part of the day.

Julie and Brandon beat out threats of rain to have an elegant but boisterous wedding at Columbia Country Club. These two held a “small” ceremony with their enormous families, then invited all the folks to come have dinner and dancing and plenty of laughs. Plus, there were more cousins than you can shake a stick at. Julie and Brandon:

Jennifer and Nhan have been together for more than twenty years, so at their beautiful Woodend Sanctuary wedding, there was no hint of anxiety or uncertainty about the future – these two have been in it to win it for a long time. I mostly couldn’t even tell whose family was whose – at this point, they’re all just family. These two gathered together a whole bunch of my favorite vendors in the area – Lula Mae events, Woodend, and Main Event Caterers for a fun, emotional, and lively day: