Dana and Erica were married this past Saturday at CD&ME. I’d been looking forward to this wedding all year because I knew that–just like with their engagement session–nothing about this wedding would be average. Dana and Eric are country folk at heart. They love horses, big sky, and each other. And when it came to their wedding day, they (with the help of their fabulous families) knew how to interpret their love in the most creative ways possible. Think horses. Think a couch made of hay. Think a whole hog barbecue. (I’ll spare you those photos.) There were SO many amazing details at this wedding; it was a blast to shoot.
This isn’t my first time working with this family, though. In 2010, I shot Dana’s sister’s wedding. And then 2 months ago, I shot Amy and Brian’s wedding. (Brian is Dana’s co-worker.) On Friday, I shot family portraits for Dana’s aunt and family. And, while I was at the wedding on Saturday, Leah reminded me that I’d be seeing her next month at Stacen and Joe’s wedding. (Stacen works with Leah.) Got all that?
They are a wonderful group to be around, and I’m lucky to have them as clients. I am so happy with these photos, and I hope Dana and Eric love them, too. They leave for St. Lucia in the morning, so I promised to get them a peek before they head to the beach. Enjoy, guys!
This wasn’t staged, believe it or not. But I love that Dana had her sister, Leah, and her mom helping her get ready.
Dana and Eric did a first look at the barn where they keep their horse, Wes. I couldn’t possibly love this more.
Romeo looked very handsome in his tie!
Wes is the best photo prop EVER (except when he kept trying to eat the bouquet)!
This was Dana’s idea. AMAZING.
Dana and Eric with their four-legged family.
Lots of details!
These two are big beer fans!
Love the girls’ boots!
Ceremony time!
Dana’s cousin, Jane, sang a BEAUTIFUL rendition of Hallelujah. Everyone had tears in their eyes. I love how the light hits Jane and the happy couple in this photo.
Married!
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These are amazing, Danielle! The 6th image in, with them by the horse, I love!
Tried to leave a comment when we were in st. lucia, but looks like it didn’t work…
Either way, words cannot describe how much we love these pictures, brings a huge smile to our faces every time we look at them, they are amazing and you are honestly such an amazing photographer, you capture things perfectly. We are so excited to see the rest, thank you from the bottom of our hearts for being a part of the best day of our lives. thank you thank you thank you!!
(Romeo says thank you too for always catching his good side
ha)
Stellar pictures that truly captured the events and ‘feel’ of the entire occasion. Love, love, love the sequence with the horse, felt magical. Danielle, your work is extraordinary, you re-enacted Dana & Eric’s special day perfectly. Thank you so much
[...] night before Dana and Eric’s wedding, I drove out to the ‘burbs to shoot family photos with Dana’s aunt and family. [...]
danielle…
thanks for everything! these pictures are so beautiful! i cannot be any happier! Every time i look at these pictures a smile appears on my face(: THANKS SOO MUCCH! love always jane<3