I have had the pleasure of knowing Kristy since I was 12 years old and she’s always been one of my closest friends.  We’ve been through a lot together and it’s hard to believe just how far we have came from our days in school together with nothing better to do than wonder where we should set off our fireworks (we both had a serious love for things that go BOOM and my Dad fed that love!).  So when I had the rare opportunity to either be IN the wedding or shoot the wedding (or both!) it took me a long time to decide what to do.  I eventually decided that she had plenty of people that would love to be at her side the day of the wedding and that I would rather be able to be at her side in a professional capacity.  In the end, I’m glad it worked out the way it did because things got pretty hectic the day of the wedding.

Vendors:

Bridesmaids Dresses: David’s Bridal
Bride’s Dress:  David’s Bridal
Florist:  Bride’s Aunt
Bra Straps:  Strappity-Do-Da
Reception Hall (all-inclusive):  Windsor Hall in Canton, OH

Without going into too much detail, the week of the wedding was quite crazy.  Kristy ended up having emergency surgery two days before the wedding.  She got out the day of the wedding but was on strict orders to stay off her feet.  So the ceremony was moved to the reception hall and everything was changed up so that Kristy would be as safe and as comfortable as possible.  She ended up being on her feet a bit more than she thought she would be able to so luckily she was able to still walk down the aisle but it was definately a wedding where you had to be prepared for anything.  She was still a beautiful bride and you wouldn’t know what all she went through to get there from the pictures.  She’s a tough cookie!  Ryan is also a heck of a guy and the love he had shining in his eyes for her dang near made me sob like a baby when I was trying to take the pictures of the ceremony.  Love you guys!

 

The new family.

 

 

 

 

As a wedding gift, Kristy hired this artist to come and paint a picture for Ryan & herself during the wedding.  It was really awesome to watch and such a unique idea!

 

 

A rare picture of me on the job… my husband took this.  This is why he’s not my second shooter 😉