adrienne & ric are married!

adrienne & ric make an impression on you the minute you meet them- their love and passion for life and one another is inspiring and so obvious to those around them. they also happen to share a passion for photography, so maybe we’re a bit biased when it comes to how obviously awesome they are… ;) in case you need one more reason to fall for these two let me just give you a peek into their epic engagement story: a blind fold, a web of complex half-truths, a huge yellow hot air balloon and lightly-veiled near-hysteria. it’s a day they look back on with the greatest fondness but also with laughter at ric’s attempts to keep his plan on track as it slowly derailed. if you ever happen to see them around town, definitely stop them and ask for the story- be less creepy by first mentioning this blog post. anyway, no doubt you’re now convinced of their love and perfection as a couple; let us move on to their wedding day! they were married at neverland farms on a crisp fall day under a warm sun- simply lovely! matt spent most of his day laughing with ric and his hilarious older brothers who enjoyed alternating between giving sage advice and sidesplitting laughter:

meanwhile the girls were beautifully calm and serene as they sipped wine and chatted about their many good times with adrienne. they were so sweet to be around and the time slipped by quickly so that before we knew it, it was time for adrienne to meet up with her dad and jump onto the carriage that was to take them to the ceremony.

it was an emotional meeting, adrienne being his baby girl, but both of their excitement was evident through the tears:

the ceremony took place in a sweet garden near their reception site. the guests sipped on mulled wine and turned, smiling, as adrienne & her dad pulled up in the carriage and began to walk down the aisle toward ric:

as adrienne & ric are photographers, they knew ahead of time that they wanted to set aside a good amount of time for couple portraits around the grounds after the ceremony. we traipsed through fields and picked our way along narrow trails capturing the beauty of fall and love together. here are just a few of our faves:

the sun began to set and we headed back for the reception where guests were excited to find the celebration start with a unique twist: a love story. guests gathered around as adrienne & ric put all of the pieces of their relationship together for their closest friends and family. there were many exclamations and cheers and it was a really sweet way to bring everyone together before the dancing broke out:

i love this next set of images of adrienne’s parents breaking it down- they had as much fun celebrating as anyone else!

ric and his brothers surprised the ladies with some serenading:

adrienne & ric, thank you both so much for choosing us to capture this day. everything was as perfect as it could have been and, yet, still so relaxed and celebratory! we wish you the best!