They come few and far between. Those moments when your family and friends are healthy... happy. When you can see everything in life for the blessing that it is- rather than the job, errand, or line on the To Do list that's calling. When life is, in it's purest form, good.
This was one of those moments.
Underneath competing rain clouds and sunshine
It was perfect.
I'm so in love with this man!
Our photographers were drawn to this house for our pictures. We would have never taken pictures in the field otherwise. We were just driving down the road looking for anything that caught our eye, and gave us inspiration. And that's when we stumbled across her- vacant and boarded up. So we decided to give her some love and play house in the front.
Being intimate in front of a photographer can be daunting. I know that during our engagement session I felt awkward 99% of the time. Passerbyers looking at me. Lens up in my face. I was making faces I didn't even know existed... and not in a good way :). But on the day of our wedding, it didn't matter anymore. I only was focused on my new husband, and I felt so incredibly peaceful...
in love...
and happy.
This was one of those moments.
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Weekend Mountain Wedding: The Bridge, Part 2
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This was one of those moments.
Underneath competing rain clouds and sunshineIt was perfect.I'm so in love with this man!Our photographers were drawn to this house for our pictures. We would have never taken pictures in the field otherwise. We were just driving down the road looking for anything that caught our eye, and gave us inspiration. And that's when we stumbled across her- vacant and boarded up. So we decided to give her some love and play house in the front.Being intimate in front of a photographer can be daunting. I know that during our engagement session I felt awkward 99% of the time. Passerbyers looking at me. Lens up in my face. I was making faces I didn't even know existed... and not in a good way :). But on the day of our wedding, it didn't matter anymore. I only was focused on my new husband, and I felt so incredibly peaceful...in love...and happy.This was one of those moments.
Miss Something? Catch up here:Weekend Mountain Wedding: The Bridge, Part 2
Weekend Mountain Wedding: The Bridge, Part 1
Weekend Mountain Wedding: It's All Relative
Weekend Mountain Wedding: A Whole Lot of Love
Weekend Mountain Wedding: We Say I Do!!!
Weekend Mountain Wedding: A Walk Beneath the Pines
Weekend Mountain Wedding: The Procession of Little Black Dresses
Weekend Mountain Wedding: The Clock Strikes Two
Weekend Mountain Wedding: The Dress Comes On
Weekend Mountain Wedding: Fancy Men at Dreamland
Weekend Mountain Wedding: Time to Get Beautified
Weekend Mountain Wedding: Morning Time
Weekend Mountain Wedding: Fancy vs. Not Fancy at the Rehearsal
Weekend Mountain Wedding: The Day Before
Weekend Mountain Wedding: Proof That It Did In Fact Happen
All photos by the amazingly talented Sandra Salisbury
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Then there was a shoe face off between the bridesmaids and groomsmen:
And then the boys broke out the poses. Mr E., my sexy surfer husband, breakin out the Shaka
Boys being Boys
And the aftermath. The mister loves this shot because of his "Joker" stance
Meanwhile on the other side of the bridge, us girls were taking some pictures of our own...
And then we all ran back into a huddle for some "warm" pictures :)
In the midst of the shoot, our photographer accidentally dropped something under the bridge. Not to worry, groomsmen apparently are trained for this type of situation.
After the excitement of the jump and the retrieval of goods, we went to individual shots with each member of our wedding party. There's 14 of these babies, so I'll just show you the two we took with Mr's Espresso's brother and sister.
And then it was time for "us". Here are a couple we took on the bridge.
And then it was time to leave for our next backdrop... the one just for us. As we were walking back to the car, our photographer threw her coat on me to keep me from turning blue :)... and then snapped this candid photo of my new husband and I reveling in the day
But we were quickly caught by our photographers who started snapping away :)
Playing with our new rings :)
After driving around a few points on the lake, we decided that the bridge would probably be the best place for the photos. So we all jumped out and started munching on some appetizers of chicken skewers with peanut sauce, smoked salmon bruschetta, and other yummy treats.
Some we did regular: Smiling politely
But the rest we just had fun with...
Three very important men in my life: my brother, my dad, and Mr. Espresso. While in between houses, Mr. E actually lived with my dad and brother for a while, which has made them all very close.
And with my Step Dad.
With my Papa and Grandma Chicken. Growing up, one grandma had chickens and one had cows, so I named them accordingly. I later learned to stop calling my other grandma, "Grandma Cow" however :), but I have never stopped calling this one Grandma Chicken. 
Me and my mama. Mr. Espresso and I each took individual photos with our parents as well. I'll just show you a couple
Me and my cute ol dad
I think this is the only serious family photo we have, but I totally love it. Mr. Espresso looks so much like both of his parents
And then we come to some sibling pics...
This last is one of my favorites from the entire day. Having this picture with both of our brothers and sisters means so much to us, especially since my brother is now living in Montana. This is the first and only we have like this.
