All in the Family {Pendleton Wedding Photographer}

It must have been pushing 85 degrees on the day of the wedding. That didn't stop me, however, from getting goosebumps as I watched her make her way down the aisle. They were the good kind of goosebumps, you see, like when you hear someone proudly sing our national anthem, or when your favorite team scores the winning goal to take the game. Or when a gorgeous bride is lovingly escorted to her waiting husband.

Rewind to a few weeks prior to her wedding. Upon meeting for the first time, I asked her, "Will you have lots of family there?" "ONLY family!" she gushed, with a huge smile on her face. I had the pleasure of meeting a few of these family members before her wedding, and so I knew her reasoning behind this.

Or so I thought.

It wasn't until I arrived back in Pendleton did I realize just what that had meant. The backyard that I had seen weeks before was even more perfect...carefully tended by her grandparents for this day. The details were so well planned, and carried out by siblings, parents and grandparents. Throughout the day, the home bursted at the seams with family that arrived by the carload, each of them excited to be there and ready to take part in this next chapter in their lives.

As I watched her walk down the aisle, I knew just then, why they had chosen to spend the day with those that they cared about the most. Being the photographer, I not only get to see them, but I get to see everyone in attendance as well. And I can tell ya, there is nothing that can compare to a family like this one. Amazing.

We stepped back in time for their reception at the Slickfork Saloon, one of the neatest and oldest places in town. They danced the night away with their entire family, and I got to watch once again, as they enjoyed the company of those who cared about them the most.