For All of Time {Portland Wedding Photographer}

I am forewarning you....I, for one, am going to get a bit sentimental in this blog post. But I promise, I won't make it a habit. Now listen here, its not that there isn't enough to say about Blake and Brandalyn's wedding, its just that there were too many things that were incredibly special to me to not put it into words.

Their day was beautiful....an oddly but perfectly overcast day in August for an afternoon wedding out in a field. And not just any field, but the same field where her grandparents lived long ago. The land that they worked for a living, now groomed to perfection for this day. The truck that her grandfather bought new in the early 50's still sits, worn with both time and love. A place too special to pass up for the wedding of a granddaughter.

I am not sure what struck me the most about this wedding, but I know for certain that there is an undeniable love not only between these two, but for these two as well. There were four loving bridesmaids that didn't leave Brandalyn's side. Groomsmen that you could tell whom stood not only for Blake, but for Brandalyn as well. Both sides of their families and lifelong friends putting their all into making their day as special as it was. Undeniable love.

It was an amazing day, one that makes me stop to think about what was important in this life. And these guys got it right. Pairing the history of their family's past with the new life that they'll share together made for an amazing day that will not be soon forgotten.

Chatting with joyful godparents who knew that instead of losing a goddaughter, they were gaining a godson. Watching the bride's grandparents outlast anyone else on the dancefloor during the anniversary dance, married far longer than our minds could fathom. And watching as not only Brandalyn's dad held onto her for a bit longer before handing her to Blake, but Blake's mom hugging him in a tear-filled joy as their children were joined together.

It was an honor to photograph the the first day of a long life and love.