Moment.us Photography

I've been thinking lately about the multitude of ways we feel and experience joy at weddings. Sometimes it's unexpected, sometimes it's a little bit predictable, and sometimes it brings on outright guffaws of laughter that trigger ripples of joy through an entire crowd. Conveniently, I was ruminating on all of this while culling weddings, so I got to dig into my thoughts. Here's a collection of joy from Emily & Cameron's day - ours (hello, boutonnieres and... muppets as "Easter eggs"?!), theirs, and their people's.

Venue: Forest & Stream Club
Flowers: Saisons
Video: Films by Jeremy

Groomsmen can make or break a wedding day for us. We meet them first, so they set the tone for the rest of the day, and we rely on them for their energy, kindness, and humour as a wedding day progresses.

By the time their ties are tied, Kris and I already have a pretty good read of the room: we know who to watch out for (it happens🤷‍♀️), who to count on if we need help, and who to watch during speeches when we want to see some tears - and sometimes we place bets on who's going to be the biggest spectacle on the dance floor at the end of the night. 😉

Alfonso's guys helped us start our day with laughter and we knew we were onto a good thing with this crew.

I try to include a human element in detail shots any time I can - but when I can't, a seemingly-agog groom muppet makes for an entertaining substitution!

Someone: Jump like a broken starfish in a tornado!

Soph: I got this.

And so, "Sophie Takes Flight: A Visual Ode to Splashes" was born.
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Time with the Coughlins has always held a special place on my calendar. Time with their extended crew will now *also* hold a special place on my calendar because these are some of the best kind of people - and don't even get me started on their rock star Nanny... ❤ I spent a wonderful couple of hours with this gang knocking out a pile of portraits and then quietly documenting not-so-quiet life around the pool on a sweltering summer afternoon, and I can't imagine a better place to have spent my time.