I had the absolutely amazing honor of shooting Eric + Melissa’s wedding back in September (I know, I am so behind on blogging it’s awful!).  Their wedding was an intimate affair with just them, her parents, her brother and his girlfriend and myself and was held at Fieldcrest Montessori (what used to be the Hoover Farm) in North Canton literally down the street from me.

Melissa moved in across the street with her parents and brother when she was about 5 and she was 2 years younger than me.  We became fast friends and our soul purpose for existing was to spy on the neighbors and torment her younger brother.  We grew apart as we got older but recconnected via MySpace a few years ago.  She had moved to Texas and not too long after we started talking again she met this amazing guy.  I heard a lot about this guy and how perfect he was.  He completed her.  When you meet them, you know this isn’t just some corny line from a movie – it is so true.  They are a perfect match.

Their wedding day will probably go down on record as one of the most disasterous weddings I’ve ever attended.  NOTHING and I mean NOTHING went right.  They had came home from Houston to get married here only to find out that a hurricane hit home (Ike) and were nervous to get back.  THEN Ike hit HERE taking down power across most of the area.  She scheduled, unscheduled and rescheduled her wedding a couple times.  During our bridal shoot (where she wasn’t afraid to get a bit dirty!) Eric happened to pass us by in a part of the city he shouldn’t have been at.  The officiant was late.  The dinner was an absolute disaster.  Despite all of these mishaps, they had one of the most beautiful ceremonies ever and I even got a bit misty eyed when Melissa got over her giggle spell.  😉  Any moment that they were together, the world stopped and things were just perfect.  If they made it through that day, they will make it through life without any issues.

Thank you both for letting me be a part of your special day!

We HAD to get a shot by one of the uprooted trees down the street.

Eric wrote this on his hand so he wouldn’t forget.  PRICELESS!

The one thing I love about Melissa’s family is the endless laughs!