I’m finally sitting down to blog the most beautiful day for Jordan and Jonathan…..Randi is on a vacation and hopefully having a wonderful time with her sweet family.  I came home to chaos with kids…not bad chaos just chaos of me needing to be in a what seemed like a million places at once.  Have you ever wished you could clone yourself, like just for a week.  I’m just crossing fingers that the two love birds are having such a wonderful time on their honeymoon that they haven’t even thought to look at our blog for a sneak peek.  And for those of you who have been waiting I promise it will be worth it.

Randi and I headed out early Saturday morning and our destination was McCall, Idaho…..need I say more, a beautiful lake, pine trees and fresh mountain air…the perfect setting.  We split up when we got there and I got to go with the boys and Randi went with the girls.  We were off to get the first pictures of the day…some of my favorite moments happen with these pictures.  The last time a bride and groom will be with their mom and dad as their little boy or girl….so tender and it always makes my heart melt.

My son who is away from home wrote these words to me today, “I’ve come to realize that a big part of this life is the relationships that you make with others.  It is those bonds that we form that really make us the happiest.” I saw first hand that this is something Jonathan already knows….this is his sister Josie and when she was married she asked Jonathan to be stand by her side as she was married and Jonathan asked her to do the same for him.  This family truly loves one another.  I loved this moment between  a brother and a sister as Jonathan helped Josie put on her finishing touches for her wedding ensemble….also notice her tie at her waist…I loved this!

We had just a moment together with Jonathan, the groomsmen and Josie before it was time to head over for the bride and groom’s first look.  I had fun with all of them…loved their attitudes in this one.

and one more.

I loved this shot Randi got when she was with the girls.

and then it was time for my favorite moment……..

This has to be one of the most tender moments between two people….I have to tell you Jonathan and Jordan are head-over-heels in love and it was so evident as they saw each other for the very first time on their wedding day…..they fell into each other’s arms in an embrace that went on forever….it was beautiful!!!

And then it was time to bring everyone together for some happy shots of all of them.  I loved this shot of the bridesmaids standing together trying to get a little peek at the bride and groom.

and I loved this one…so like a sister!!

and you have to meet Griffin…loved this one with his Uncle Jonathan holding him.

Isn’t this little guy the cutest ring bearer ever….and he loved having his picture taken!

One last moment with Jordan and her dad before he gave her away.

They had written their own vows and they were beautiful and from the heart.  I mostly shot the ceremony from Jonathan’s side and it was the sweetest thing ever…he just kept mouthing the words to Jordan over and over….”I love you”.  I’m telling you these two are head-over-heels in love.

A little glimpse of Jonathan’s vows.

Jordan’s little sister Lou was the maid-of-honor and gave one of the toasts….the love she has for her sister and her new brother is over-flowing and it was so sweet to listen to her words.

And as I’m sure you can tell from this picture…these two are golfers, in fact they met on the golf course…..the place their story began.  I sure do wish Randi and I could take credit for this picture, but we can’t.  This clever idea actually came from my dear hubby John.  Jordan and Jonathan we wish you all the happiness in the world.  Thank you again for letting us be a part of your day!!