Alison and David's Wedding-you had me at Binary Code...

Okay, I have to admit, I'm not quite privy to the patterns of binary code. But let me tell you, Alison and David have it all down! One of the many things they have in common is their love for computers (binary code, for those who don't know, is the series of 0s and 1s that computer programming is made of). They are also both in the US Navy. But, believe it or not, they are stationed on opposite sides of the country! I cannot even imagine being more than a couple of hours aways form my hubby, especially right after we got married! But they are makin' it work.

The very cute thing is, when they do get together, they are exceptionally adorable. It's not too often I see a couple who is downright bubbly to just be near one another. They're like little kids in a candy store, even when they can just hug each other.

SO many things I loved about this wedding:
Alison's bouquet-I've NEVER seen anything even close to it!

The red accents mixed into the wedding day-the Chinese color for good luck. :)

Alison's creative family playing the music, and recording video for the ceremony.

The weather was remarkable for December in WV-in the 70s! So we got to go outside without stress...

And the sunset that evening was soo beautiful!

The ceremony was at the same location as the reception-so nice for flow, and easy for travel. And on that note...

David and Alison wanted to do all of their photos before the ceremony. Yay! While I'm never pushy with this subject, it's so fantastic when a couple decides to share that "first sight" in a more private setting...only to be able to intimately document their facial expressions/reactions without being watched by all your guests. It's also fantastic to group all the "formal" shots into one session, so that when the ceremony is over, it truly is time to party!

I wanted to make both David's and Alison's families my own. Each member of their family (since they're combined now, right?) has the gift of making you feel like you're the most important person, ever. Meeting the family felt like I was home...

The way Alison's dad worked his own camera, I should have asked him to be my assistant. He is quite the kind and funny man, and gave me some good advice about having children:

"Every thing your children do, embrace it. If they are kind, embrace it. If they are sick, embrace it... They will grow up so fast, so embrace every part of their lives."

I can only hope to be as proud a mama as he is a papa, of his children and family. And he and his wife (and David's parents and family) have every right to be so proud. Thank you all for being an inspiration to be a good person.