micah+matt

HOLLAND, mi. Micah and I have been friends since I was about two and we have so many memories/embarrassing moments together. We used to have princess sleepovers at her house where we would watch "adult films" like Operation Dumbo Drop (classy, I know..) and dance around in dress up clothes pretending we were the most beautiful girls. Micah is one of the loudest, sassiest girls I know and I love everything about her. She finally met her match when Matt came into her life. Matt is a marine so they have had to practice patience and a lot of long distance communication. Matt finally proposed last year and they set a date. Because of military timing, they had to get married before the first of the year so they decided on a New Years Eve wedding. When Micah asked me to photograph her wedding I was thrilled! But I had to immediately turn her down (only half way) because I knew that I would be bawling way too hard to keep it together. However, I did tell her that I would be more than honored to bring along my camera and shoot candidly throughout the day. So here they are, you'll notice there are no ceremony shots (I told you I'd be too busy crying!).

Did I forget to mention that Matt is like 7 feet tall!? Micah wore these fantastic shoes under her dress, tres chic!


A family friend made these little crocheted fingerless gloves for her to wear!


Father of the bride :)

I am so proud of this shot, look familiar? It's going in my top ten.

Micah you were such a beautiful bride!


Matt wore his uniform and he looked GOOOODDD!


Okay this little girl was just precious eating her cupcakes. For those of you who have eaten a cake by Kim Perez, you have enjoyed a piece of heaven.

Seeing your childhood best friend marry the man of her dreams is the best way to spend New Year's Eve :)
Micah and Matt, thank you for letting me be a part of your big day :)