They held hands, they shared tissues, they exchanged vows. And not just any vows - the kind of vows they wrote on their own. The kind of vows that made their hands shake and tears flow.

Those two giggling lovebirds - Amber with her perfect dimples, and Zach with that adoring smile - their wedding day rolled around it was a day full of fun and surprises, love and memories, and just endless good times.

Being in love with someone looks different for every couple. For Sarah and Austin... it looks like pure joy, and their wedding day from the very start to the very end was full of nothing short of the most infectious joy you can find!

In a beautiful church in Kansas, these two tied that all important knot

It'd be easy (not really) to showcase my favorite wedding day portraits only, just those shots I love SO much of my brides + grooms.....but it's not just those portraits that tell these stories - it's everything, it's all the things in between. It's every moment. 2017 best of weddings is here!

Someone said that Hayley gave JJ his smile back, though it must also be said that there is quite a smile across Hayley's face, all because of JJ.

McKenzie and Nick spent their whole wedding day dodging raindrops and running for cover as storms moved in and out over and over in the skies above...And yet, despite all that, never once...not even for a little bit, did their smiles or joy fade!

In a huge sea of rice excitedly being tossed their way, Amanda + Ryan came out of those church doors two people who had just become something so much more, something that binds them as one

The second those sheer white curtains were pulled back....and Christa emerged on the arm of her sweet Dad...Jeff's entire head just dropped. A mixture of gigantic grins, giggles, the feeling of his breath being knocked right out of him, and maybe a few tears welling up in his eyes....it all happened so fast.

There came a moment during Arielle and Jerad's outdoor wedding ceremony when it seemed to shift into a magical silence. It was during their vows. That moment wasn't your typical silence of respect from the guests, no, it was more than that. 

Outside, farm animals such as peacocks and guinea-fowls serenaded the spaces while the warm April sun beamed and the cool April breeze blew. Inside, upstairs in that rustic old barn, Megan and Shawn were simply a short hallway apart.

One of my favorite questions to ask the newly engaged couple is, are you guys planning to do a First Look?? Unsure on what that means, or if you want to do one? Read on friends!

Their first date was April 7, 1979. They were in high school together, and quickly after that first date they became infamous high school sweethearts. 

Days before their wedding day, snow fell all around, piled up and melted little, - giving Katelyn + Andrew a picturesque snow-covered NYE wedding.

Sometimes in life, a passing is all it takes. A fleeting moment, a smile, a hello, that's it. 
And for Rachel+Bryce, that couldn't be more true. 

These guys had an ideal little outdoor ceremony at Weston Red Barn Farm, with a small group of their closest friends and family. They stood there together, prayed together, made promises together - all as the sun went down and the sky turned purple.

I've never seen a bride smile and laugh so happily so much during her wedding ceremony, but I should've known - if anyone did, it would've been Katie.

Lori and Rick's wedding day had finally arrived - June 27th, 2015. The day was a gorgeous gift of perfect blue skies and mild temperatures.