This is his beautiful bride, Kayla:

The guys, with Tom’s truck:

 Their first look:

And, subsequent couple photos:

At the altar:

Her special bouquet:

A kiss:

Their rings:

 First dance as man and wife:

Tom with his mom (my aunt):

 Dancing!!

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Tom has this really cool truck that he pretty much completely custom built from the ground up.  Love this one!

This is their adorable Westie, Daisy.  So, so cute!

This wedding will take place next June.  Stay tuned!

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The wedding, itself, was held in the woods at Cranhill Ranch in Rodney, Michigan.  Guests sat on benches and witnessed Tyler and Beth’s vows.  Then, guests traveled to Beth’s parents’ house for the reception, where an old barn had been renovated into an amazing display in shabby chic style.

Tyler and Beth chose to do a “First Look.”  This is where the bride and groom see each other for the first time alone, before the ceremony.  I LOVE THIS!!  It was an emotional meeting for both of them.  The expressions and emotions captured here can not be duplicated.

Let’s dive in!

First of all, a warning: these two can’t take a bad picture.

Excitement, anticipation, and love bubbled up in Tyler as Beth was walking out to meet him for his first look.

As I was looking through these, the looks on their faces arrested me.  Such love and vulnerability is rare to display.  And, I thought, when times get tough, they need to look back at these images.  They need to read the love in each others’ faces and find their way back to that place.

Whew.  OK.  Enough preaching, Jen, get on with it!

Then, we took a few minutes to get some more fun images of just the two of them.

Gorgeous Beth:

Her handsome husband, Tyler:

For this image, we stepped into the barn/reception hall.  The mirror behind them is on top of an antique buffet where the cakes were displayed.  Such gorgeous details!

This truck belongs to our cousin, Renee’s, father in law.  We WORKED it for group shots!

Tyler and the ring bearer showing off their funky socks:

Beth’s dad walking her up the aisle.  I love this image Kevin captured with “From this day forward” in the foreground.  Tells its own story.

Their amazing ceremony location, in God’s chapel:

Praying together during the ceremony:

Kevin captured this from behind the altar.  I love it!  It says a lot about who they are as individuals and as a couple.

Before we left the forest, a little fisheye love:

Their catwalk into the reception.  This used to be a cattle barn!

Here’s the buffet with their wedding cakes on it and Tyler feeding Beth her first bite of cake.

Sunset over the corn field:

They had fireworks, too.  What an amazing day!!

And, finally, their exit, under a sparkler archway!

Tell us what you think below!

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Over Easter weekend, we did Tyler and Beth’s engagement shoot.  And, they were a DREAM.  Beautiful inside and out, full of love for each other, and excited to get their photo made, I’d like to introduce my fabulous cousin, Beth, and her fiance, Tyler.

The first location they wanted to go was on a dirt road.  Since I’ve moved to New York, I’ve realized that dirt roads are not commonplace.  But, in central Michigan, they very much are.  Along our drive that day, I’d been looking out the window at all of the stands of barren trees, thinking of how they could be used as a pretty cool background.  Tyler and Beth let me experiment and I’m super happy with the results.

After that we went to a small town named Mecosta, where we found some great remote locations and beautiful light.

What do YOU think?  I’d love to hear on our facebook page.

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Renee’s preparation:

Her niece, the flower girl:

Looking amazing in front of her dad’s gun cabinet:

Just, WOW!!

With the girls:

Meet Jon (her dashing now-husband):

A special photo Renee requested, 3 generations’ hands:

Their wedding ceremony was held at Trinity Fellowship in Big Rapids.  Here she comes:

Humor at the altar:

 Jon and Renee watching Bethany sing:

They are ONE!!

Dove release:

I’m partial, but I just love Grandma’s excitement over the dove release!!

Seriously, how CUTE!!

We found this alley with amazing light to showcase our bridal party:

CHECK them out!!

WHOOOOOO

Amazing together:

The bling!

Snuggles:

Introduced at the reception at the Holiday Inn Big Rapids for the first time as Mr. and Mrs.!!

Cake cutting:

This look says, “Man!  That’s some good cake!!”

A fun toast by Katrina:

Their first dance.  YEAH!!

Dancing with Dad:

And with Mom:

Everybody:

Beautiful family!  This is my Aunt Joan, Grandma, Aunt Mari Kay, little cousin Kallie, and cousin Katrina:

Me and my long-time-friend, Kati:

To comment on this special wedding, please go to my Facebook page.

Jon and Renee, we want to thank you for trusting us with your memories.  We are so happy for you and pray for God’s best blessings on your life together!!

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