As Rachel slid on the dress she would soon marry in, her mother glanced her way. As their eyes met, smiles came across their faces and any­one could see they were mother and daugh­ter. They stood com­mu­ni­cat­ing with unspo­ken word what every­one else in the room could feel. Today was the day!

Today was the day that Rachel would marry Nick, her high school sweet­heart. As the wed­ding began, Rachel stood in the back of the church with her clos­est friends by her side. Han­nah, her maid of honor and best friend, fluffed her dressed for the last time. She took Rachel’s arm in hers, and as the church doors opened, led her best friend down the aisle towards Nick who stood strong and hand­some with a smile on his face.

Rachel’s father passed away when she was younger, so Han­nah took the hon­ors of giv­ing Rachel over to Nick. He gen­tly took Rachel’s hand and the two stepped for­ward to com­mit their lives to one another. They promised, said I do, and kissed their first kiss as hus­band and wife. The crowd cheered with excite­ment. Today was the day!

Rachel and Nick, Vitaliy and I are so thank­ful to have been a part of your wed­ding day. It was spe­cial and unique just like the love that you two share. We can’t wait to see what your future holds as hus­band and wife. And we pray your mar­riage be filled with tons of love and laugh­ter! xoxo – V & C

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Rachel got ready at her mother’s home which was where our day began.

I love the two dress images above, but this one below just makes me smile.

As I men­tioned above, Rachel’s father passed away when she was younger. We know first hand what it feels like to have par­ents miss­ing from the wed­ding day so when I walked by this pic­ture I had to include it. Though he wasn’t present phys­i­cally, he was still part of the day.

Here is Nick look­ing debonair as he takes a first glance at his bride.

I love this shot Vitaliy got as Nick takes Rachel’s arm and they step for­ward to make their wed­ding vows.

Through­out the cer­e­mony Nick and Rachel stole glances at each other. The soft­ness in Rachel’s expres­sion here is stunning.

Say­ing their vows. Promis­ing for life.

This is my favorite shot of the day. As I’ve told him a mil­lion times, I am Vitaliy’s biggest fan. This image is flawless.

Vitaliy’s view on the left. My view on the right.

The first dance. Prob­a­bly my sec­ond favorite image from the day.

Rachel and Nick are big fans of In-N-Out so they wanted to include it in their wed­ding day.

I’ll end with this one because they just look so happy.

 

To view more pic­tures from Nick and Rachel’s wed­ding, enjoy the slideshow below.