Mr. and Mrs. Clark

I spent my birthday with Noah's family, moving the couple into their first home. It wasn't what I would have planned for my day but it went well. We also moved Ty upstairs into Makenna's previous space and set up a guest bed in time for Makenna to spend one last night at home with us. It was a long, bittersweet day.

And we prayed; oh how we prayed about the weather. All week, we saw only heavy rain in the forecast for both their move and the wedding this weekend. Miraculously, we were able to achieve both goals dry. It was a whirlwind weekend but it was good. 

Waiting to start and he was so good about keeping his back to her. It wasn't until I raised my camera, he knew just how close they were to the moment he had been anticipating. The photographer may have cried briefly here. 

Noah's first look. He worked so hard to keep himself together. 

If you know Makenna, you know she loves bees. This one visited her bouquet just before the ceremony. The pearls belonged to Noah's grandma who passed away two weeks ago. The family asked Makenna to incorporate them into her wedding. Adding them to the bouquet was perfect. 

Greg walked her down the aisle and gave Captain Monahan the rings. 

The bench left residue on the seat of his pants. He cracks me up.

 

This was Greg's idea. He and I have the same photo from our wedding.

Check out the fancy shoes. The ground was absolutely saturated from all the rain so this was a perfect choice but it still made me smile.

Mr. and Mrs. Clark have paved their own way. The private ceremony was exactly what they wanted. They are grateful they allowed only parents as guests. The intimacy was endearing and we are proud of them for sticking to their plan, despite push back from well meaning family and friends who wanted a role in supporting them. This will carry them far, we believe. Congratulations Makenna (who was Kenna in the ceremony because Captain Monohan only knows her through Noah who never calls her by her full name) and Noah. We love you.