This was the wedding of circumstance. From the very beginning, it was irony after irony, but ultimately, it ended up being one of the most beautiful micro-weddings I have ever had the privilege of being a part of!

When I first got the inquiry, the bride had simply signed it, “Molly.” I responded and we chatted and clicked right away. Then about three emails later, after confirming this was a great fit for her wedding photography, we realized we used to work together in college! She knew me by my maiden name so it didn’t click until later and I didn’t see her last name until after the contracts were signed. Small world right? But I was so excited to be a part of her big day even more now that I knew we had a history (we had visited a couple bars and shared some really funny times back in the day)!

Now to their story: Once upon a time, a man proposed to his girlfriend on Christmas Eve and she said yes…then ended up in the ER with meningitis within 24 hours. Once recovered from that, they surged forward with planning. Then COVID became a thing. A BIG thing. And it displaced their wedding not once but twice. Finally, they settled on the idea of a microwedding at her parent’s beautiful lake house in Union Michigan. While it wasn’t what they planned originally, it ended up absolutely perfect. The day could not have bee more gorgeous with blue skies and fluffy white clouds to accompany a crisp quiet lake. The couple were filled with joy and happy tears during the ceremony, accompanied by thirty of their closest relatives and friends while other watched via livestream on social media. After the “I do's” we took a lap around the lake with the wedding party as neighbors shouted and waved and cheered as we floated by.

The details of this wedding absolutely won the year for me. It was so simply, organic, fresh and just absolutely perfect. If I could go back and have Molly and her mom re-do my own wedding decor, I absolutely would.

Now…onto documenting baby Cable in 2021! Congrats you guys :) <3