Stephanie and Ryan had a day of absolute perfection at Crooked Creek Ranch in Leelanau County. We’ve had so much rain this fall, I was worried we were going to get hit again, but instead we got gorgeous fluffy clouds, a rainbow, and a harvest moon to die for! These two wonderful people had an ease about them and a quick smile for all, that reminded me of long-time friends.
That sneaky moon took forever to rise. The cloud bank that rolled through, hung on the horizon and delayed the rise by almost an hour. As our contracted time was over well before that moon came up, we stopped up the road to grab a photo of just the moon, with all intentions of creating something unique in post production. These creative pieces are always my favorite. I get to manipulate elements of reality into a version that I see in my head. I love exaggerating the size of the moon – big and dreamy.
I love it when they cry!! Tears of love and joy are one of my favorite things at weddings. Dad went first at the sight of his beautiful daughter, April went next at the sight of her dad’s emotion, then Daniel at the sight of his amazing bride, then April again, then dad again, and mom, and sister. Then, just after you thought everybody was all emotioned out, dad surprised April with a slideshow and there again came the waterworks. For an emotional family like this, I hope that each one of these happy tears gives them 1 year of happy marriage. Seriously, if that was the way it worked, they will be happily ever aftering well beyond this lifetime and the next!