Vitaliy and I have been excited for John and Erin’s wed­ding ever since their engage­ment ses­sion. We had such a great time with them that I knew their wed­ding day would be even more fun. How­ever, my own expec­ta­tions fell short to the sweet­ness of this day.

We walked into the home of Erin’s par­ents and made our way to the room where Erin was get­ting ready. I later found out that it was the same room she grew up in. The day was full of sto­ries like this of John and Erin all cul­mi­nat­ing in this moment, their wed­ding day. I came into the room to greet Erin who wore that unfor­get­table smile of hers. She looked even more beau­ti­ful than I remem­bered; she was noth­ing less than radi­ant. Before I could even fin­ish my hello in stepped her Maid of Honor and best friend Holly, who was actu­ally the rea­son Erin and John hired us in the first place. She grabbed the hand I extended for a hand­shake and pulled me towards her for the biggest and warmest hug of the day telling me how happy she was to finally meet us. I should have known that Erin and John’s friends would be as sweet and lov­ing as them.

And this was John and Erin’s wed­ding. A beau­ti­ful cer­e­mony and cel­e­bra­tion in the back­yard of the home Erin grew up in. Filled with old mem­o­ries and the begin­ning of new ones. Sur­rounded by their clos­est friends and fam­ily all rem­i­nisc­ing the lit­tle John and Erin they knew for years while cel­e­brat­ing the amaz­ing cou­ple they’ve become.

John and Erin, being out­siders look­ing in on your day, it was impos­si­ble not to see how loved the two of you are. Erin, to watch your dad play that song for the two of you is a mem­ory I’m thank­ful to have wit­nessed. And John, when you and your mom boo­gied on the dance floor I smiled as much on the inside as I did on the out­side. Your day was filled with so many mem­o­ries like this and we’re so happy to have cap­tured them all for you to have and remem­ber. We’re hon­ored to not only be your pho­tog­ra­phers but are equally hon­ored to be your friends. In all hon­esty, we’re excited to have been wel­comed so warmly into the John and Erin cir­cle — it’s the place to be! Love you guys! xoxo Can­dace & Vitaliy

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If I could go back and get mar­ried again, I’d ask Erin if I could bor­row her dress. It was every­thing any lit­tle girl could dream of for her wed­ding day.

John and Erin opted for a First Look which gave us plenty of time for pic­tures. I just LOVE John’s reac­tion here. This is pre­cisely why we rec­om­mend a First Look.

Vitaliy’s in love with this pic­ture — Erin’s beauty and the way John is look­ing at her. Priceless.

While tak­ing pic­tures, a neigh­bor was play­ing music loud enough for us to enjoy. Erin and John started danc­ing. I guess tech­ni­cally this could be con­sid­ered their frist dance.

Erin and John’s cer­e­mony brought tears to my eyes. I was caught up in the dreami­ness of them get­ting mar­ried under­neath this tree. And then when they read their vows to each other, I just couldn’t con­tain my emo­tions. Thank­fully, I could hide behind my camera.

One day he’ll grow up and kiss a bride like this and it will no longer seem so gross.

Such a fun reces­sional, but I would expect noth­ing less from these two. Every guest was given lyrics to The Bea­t­les song, When I’m Sixty Four. Every­one sang as John and Erin danced their way down the aisle as hus­band and wife.

Oh, these girls? Well, they’re just the beau­ti­ful, sweet and fun bridal party. But I’m sure you could see that from the photo. Ladies, thanks for work­ing the cam­era for us and for being so much fun in the process.

And here is the groom and the hand­some grooms­men. You see John’s brother to his right? The one with the incred­i­ble mous­tache. He was the inspi­ra­tion for Vitaliy to grow a moustache.

Here’s John look­ing oh so dapper.

That’s pre­cisely why he gets kisses like this.

Well it’s because of his good looks and because of the way he loves her like this.

And here’s where I’ll end. John and Erin, I hope the roots of your love grow as deep and wide and strong as the roots of that tree stand­ing behind you.

You can also view John & Erin’s wed­ding slideshow below. Enjoy!