Love is patient and kind.

Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. 

It does not demand its own way. 

It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. 

It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. 

Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance ... Love will last forever!

-1 Corinthians 13:4–8a (NLT)

Some friends of mine finally made it down the aisle this weekend.  I couldn't be happier for them!  Individually they are two of the best people I've ever known.  Finding each other and coming together in marriage is a blessing they truly deserve.

M.E.

Weekend Reflections

I love this photo, and it happened by chance.  You see one part of the wedding party on the left and the other in the reflection of the window.  Perfect.

For other lovely weekend reflections, visit James.

M.E.

More Wedding Season

Now that the families have seen the photos, here are a few more shots of the fun had by all.

We had flower girls dancing!

 

Beautifully decorated and delicious cakes!

Both couples were actually in each others' wedding.  So I have lovely 

pictures of them in 2 kinds of formal wear.  Good planning! 

One of the weddings had perfect vanilla roses as part of the centerpieces.  I have yet to meet a rose I didn't want a macro photo of!  So here is yet another stunning bloom.

We had some father-daughter dancing.  Ohh...

And the occasional moment when things did not go as planned...here Music Man is trying to coax the ring on his finger!  I swear, every wedding has this moment, I think it's to make us laugh a little.

Photos with friends.

And coziness around the lodge fire.

Each wedding only had a small number of children present and they were

quite good.  However, one of the flower girls was quite ingenious, 

she "sold" her leftover flower petals to the guests and made $10!  Hilarious!!

Hope you enjoyed my memories and photos.

M.E.

Wedding Season

Autumn has become very trendy as a wedding season.  What's not to love?  It's not as hot, not as busy (for weddings), and comes with lovely color for outdoor events.

I was blessed enough to be invited to 2 exceptionally loving weddings in the past month.  I have loads of photos, so I will post a couple different days.

Today's themes are dresses and dancing!

This is StarryNews and her father in her made-to-order red gown.  Her sister helped with the design and the fabric was stunning.  Gold shoes under there too!

An evening shot of G and V in their dresses.  I am still working on manual settings for low light.  This is the only good shot I was able to get without using a tripod (which I didn't have with me).  I was very happy at how it turned out.  So lovely.

Both couples have been taking dancing lessons, so they have wonderful first dances.  Everyone was impressed and I'm pretty sure I have 40 pictures of that alone!  I'll just post a couple.

As you can see, both were outdoor/indoor venues.  Perfect!

One of my favorite parts of G and V's ceremony was the handfast.  What a wonderful historical piece to add to a modern wedding.  It was so touching.

More photos to come - once I share the rest with the newlyweds!

M.E.

Yum.

Work has been extremely hectic this week.  I would like to just sit at the 

table with these at the end of the day.  Feel free to join me!

M.E.

SOOC Sunday

Here is a friend of mine and her daughter having a quiet moment before a wedding reception.  I love how this shows a moment of peace among many chaotic moments.

For more straight out of the camera Sunday, visit Murrieta 365.

Happy Sunday!

M.E.