Dedication personified-the wedding of Courtney and Stephen

What do you get when you combine hand-written vows, a bunch of supportive friends, a be-you-tee-ful couple, lots of emotion, freezing cold temperatures and apendicitis?? You get Stephen and Courtney's wedding, of course!

My goodness, what a bunch of memorable events surrounded Stephen and Courtney's wedding. Family came in from all over-from the armed forces, even. :) And on such a cold day, everyone still felt the warm fuzzies. The day was fun and romantic, and personalized in every thinkable way. I knew Courtney and Stephen were ready to do every imaginable thing needed to get married, but when I'd heard Stephen was in the hospital, the day before the rehearsal, having an emergency appendectomy, I really discovered how committed they were to each other, and to enjoying their perfect day.

Highlights from Courtney and Stephen's wedding:

When they trusted me enough to run outside in super-duper cold temperatures, to get some pretty amazing wedding images. We got some of my favorites from the day during that quick excursion...

The "Rules" of conduct, posted in the guys'getting ready room. To be honest, they could have been there before the guys even showed up. But I loved them, nonetheless...

During the personalized vows, Stephen mentioned that he knew Courtney was made for him, because of the way her head fit perfectly in the curve of his shoulder. :)

The connection you could see, even from the back of the sanctuary, during their wedding prayer...

Despite the stitches, Stephen spontaneously dipping Courtney, and rolling around on the floor during dance time at the reception. He said he refused to look back on their wedding with regrets...and he came out virtually unscathed!...

The enthusiasm with which the wedding party went out of their way to ham for the camera-ha! And on that note-how very important it was to catch that bouquet! Wow! The battle for the Boq!...

And just the silliness, sappiness and happiness that was the experience. To me, it was the perfect blend!