{sweet.wishes}

i think I felt my heart skip a beat

i'm standing here

and i can hardly breath,

you got me, yeah, you got me

Joe and Becca, I can't thank you enough for picking me to be a part of your incredible celebration! It was a beautiful show of love and care towards each other. The day was a gorgeous October day, sunny and seasonably warm. The church had the most spectacular pond and field that played a perfect backdrop for your first glimpse of each other.

Joe's nerves were forgotten the second he laid eyes on Becca. She in her gorgeous ivory beaded dress and fabulous shoes. Becca had a mother-of-pearl broach passed down through generations in her hair and gorgeous flowers to finish it off. Joe looked sharp in a black tux with an ivory under vest. He sure cleans up well!

The wedding was a mix of both Joe and Becca. Lovely music, warm sunny sanctuary, and Joe's childhood pastor to incorporate both families' backgrounds. As I looked around the room, the pride, joy, and love for Joe and Becca shown on the face of everyone.

After these two were hitched, we headed down to the Mississippi river in Sauk Rapids. This new park to commemorate an old bridge linking each bank of the Mighty Mississippi lent us a perfect view and a load of laughs. It is not hard to see why these two have so many great friends!

Joe and Becca, it doesn't take long to see how perfect you are for each other. It's amazing to see how two people fit together like puzzle pieces. The last year of working with you has been awesome. You have given me encouragement, trust, confidence, and friendship. Congratulations Joe and Becca!!

{cowboy.love}

I have to say, Sarah and Luke, you are both beautiful people! Thank you for including my in your wedding day! It was a little windy, but we worked it! :) Congratulations! Here's a preview of your day! More to come...

{true.love}

Sunday the sun peaked through the blinds and I woke to a beautiful day for an engagement session for my former roomie, Amy and her Irish fiance Ross. Get to know these two for even just one minute and you will know they were made for each other. Amy and Ross picked me up and we took the short trip to Lake Maria State Park......to the exact spot where Ross proposed. *sigh* even after so many years of doing this, it still makes my heart skip a beat! I suppose that's the romantic in me coming out.


We found our way to the dock and with such a beautiful day, we couldn't help but take our shoes off and stick our feet in the water... Ross is a very brave man, trying to accidentally drop Amy in the lake before the wedding even happens..


After a peaceful reconcile, Amy and Ross basked in the glory of this beautiful place and came to the agreement that nobody would go into the water today.


I have known Amy for so many years. We have laughed together, cried together, sang together, prayed together, and everything in between. She has never looked so beautiful and happy.
Ross, we haven't had the chance to get to know each other very well, but I your family has been around through thick and thin in my life. I know that you are a Godly man and I am so thankful that you here.

Congratulations Ross and Amy! I can't hardly wait for your wedding! I wish you the best and I thank God for putting both of you in my life separately and together!

View more of Ross and Amy's pictures here! the password is johnson