Saturday June 16, 2012.
That's the day I almost threw up and had a panic attack all before I was even out of bed.

It was the day of my first scheduled wedding, and I was so far beyond nervous I was contemplating inventing a new word for what I was feeling. (((I ended up with like 17 vowels and a single consonant. It clearly wasn't my day for word inventions, not with all the panic and mind fluster I had going on.)))

Thank God Heather was spending the day with me, holding a camera herself.
If it wasn't for our chatter in the car....I may have never calmed down! LOL

But, once at the Church.....
Once our day officially started.....
I wasn't nervous anymore.
Behind my lens I am confident and I am happy.
 I smiled ALL day.

The couple was beyond adorable, and so fun to work for!
The Bride spoke little to no English....so the Groom had to do some interpreting. But, even with the language barrier, it was plain for Heather and I to see that they were mucho...MUCHO in love. :0)

The bride was GORGEOUS, and I swear when she laughed it was the prettiest thing ever. :0)
She was absolutely stunning!

And can we just talk about her shoes for ONE second....
((Come on, if you know me you know I have to....LOL))

I mean seriously.....Look at this!

They were so cute, and once we all got to the arboretum...they really loosened up!

:::Photo by Second Shooter-- HEATHER PURCELL ((Coming soon to "The Ardent Lens Photography")):::

They were so cute, and it was a boat load of fun!

They are so obviously and blatantly in love, it was hard NOT to smile when you were near them.
They really were the perfect subjects for a day like this, they weren't acting....
You could tell it really was the happiest day of their lives.

It was SO fun, and not at all scary like I thought it would be when i first woke up :0)


I mean.....who could have any sort of anxiety when they spend their day watching and photographing moments like this?!?!

((Tom & Natali Schimpf  06.16.012))

PS-Heather:::

You did an AMAZING job and we were a much better Team than I even thought we could be! You need to get yourself back behind a lens, you look BEAUTIFUL and HAPPY there.

THANK YOU! :0)