green was the accent color…..and green was everywhere, as my dear beautiful graphic designer friend wed her love amidst the tender new tree leaves at the Sourwood Inn. this is a woman with such lightness of spirit and a way of seeing things unlike many I have met before….in joel she has truly found her soulmate. when i had the good fortune to photograph their engagement portraits last fall, it was more fun than i had ever had at a session. these two are just so easy to be around, and their love for one another just gives you goosebumps. it isn’t mushy or gushy, it is just such a sincere respect for each other….symbiotic, where each of them benefits by having the other in their lives, yet still exists strongly in their own right. someone in attendance must also have some very powerful ties with mother nature, as, about one hour before the scheduled start of the outdoor ceremony, there came such a deluge of rain and wind, i could not imagine how it could possibly clear in time. clear it did, and even wonderful rays of sunlight emerged to bounce off of the bubbles friends and family blew as the newlyweds departed the ceremony.
heather and joel….thank you so much for having me as a part of your special day……here are a few of your images

and the music of Alexi Murdoch, Joel and Heather’s chosen song, to accompany these images from their day
oh, and by the way…heather is the designer behind my wonderful new logo seen above