We actually photographed two beautiful weddings last weekend. Vern and Clare tied the knot on Sunday!

I about died of photographer happiness when Clare arrived in rollers. How adorably bridal is that?!

They had a beautiful wedding in Clare’s high school English teacher’s backyard. The weather was beautiful, and the kids’ table was adorable!

Vern’s mom playing with the kids later in the day:

Clare and Vern’s day was proof that you don’t have to break the bank to have a beautiful and meaningful wedding. They had a few beautiful touches that carried the day–like the string quartet:

Clare and her sister made their bouquets and the centerpieces. Totally worth the late night before the wedding, I think!

Clare looked beautiful in her mother’s dress. The room and dress begged for a little vintage post-processing:

I love this moment that Nic caught. Vern’s mom pinning on his boutonnière:

How adorable is this moment between sisters during the ceremony?

The rings:

A hug between Clare and her aunt:

The first dance:

As always, the father-daughter dance was so moving!

I adore Nic for capturing this shot:

Clare and Vern, thanks again for allowing us to capture your wedding day. You are a beautiful couple inside and out, and we loved getting to see that shine (and seeing all of your family and friends talk about it) at the wedding! We hope you had a wonderful drive back to California!

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Two behind the scenes shots (and if you look carefully at the ring picture, there’s a third)! Here’s Nic shooting the first dance:

Nic shot this one into a decorative ornament in the garden. It’s so fun!

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It’s here–the last of Bernadette’s sneak peeks! :D

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All three Bernadettes crying. ;)

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I love how excited Bernadette was as they were pronounced husband and wife (and Haydn’s expression is pretty adorable, too)!

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Haydn’s twin brother sang during the ceremony:

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And I love this shot of Bernadette’s bridesmaids–they were all so happy for her!

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Their first dance:

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The hall looked beautiful. I love little clusters of candles!

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And there was lots of good dancing!

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Thanks again, Bernadette and Haydn, for letting us so completely into your day! We love you guys and can’t wait for you to see the rest of the pictures! (I could have made this post much longer, but decided to preserve SOME of the surprise!) :D

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Bernadette and Haydn saw each other before the ceremony so that we could spend more time on pictures. Here’s the “first look”:

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The first hug (I love it when a candid moment looks too perfect not to be posed!):

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This bridal party shot was Bernadette’s fantastic idea…although I think as we struggled to get people arranged around the waterfall she might have regretted it (or would have liked to at least be able to blame it on me). ;)

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Hottest bridal party ever? I think so!

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I love panoramic bridal party shots…

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The boys did some sweet jumps for me. (And no one ended up in the hospital. Or fell down a hill. Well, except for me, but that was a totally different hill, and I can’t sue myself.)

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A candid shot from the formals that I adore. (Kendra, you are so cute!)

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Bernadette was such a radiant bride. I love how happy she looks here!

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Nic always nails the architecture shots!

Bernadette totally rocking her America’s Top Model moment!

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Okay…here’s the deal. The lighting during the portrait session kinda sucked unless we ran for shade. BUT, there is always a silver lining, and the silver lining this time was gorgeous Golden Hour light during the reception. Knowing how important the photos were to Bernadette and Haydn, we pulled them away for my favorite shots of the night.

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Bernadette’s reception hair accessory was so pretty!

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My shot:

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Nic’s version:

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The last shot before we run out of light is always the most dramatic!

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Thanks again, Bernadette and Haydn, for running into the sunset with us! ;)

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