I am SO EXCITED to finally be posting these images!!!  I definitely plan to post more about the actual wedding day ... but for now I want to share some pictures from our bridal session done by my friend and amazing photographer Shannon Kelley.

As you can imagine, when it comes to weddings, I've seen everything!  When it came to planning our own, Nick and I were 100% committed to making our day personal which resulted in a lot of non-traditional decisions.

The first of many non-traditional elements: we knew we wanted to see each other before the ceremony.  Doing a "first look" has become a trend in wedding culture these days that I really appreciate.  We took this concept a step further and chose to see each other two weeks before the wedding for our bridal session.  Its not often that the groom is included in the bridal session but we loved this decision because we just didn't have the time on the wedding day to do portraits like these. 



Nick was very specific about how he wanted to look ... and I loved having his input.  After lots of searching, we ended up finding his suit at Dillards ... it's a linen, three piece, with pin stripes.  My mom actually made the bow tie ... which I think gave it the perfect touch of personality.  I loved the color.  I think Nick looked so charming and dapper.  What a lucky girl I am!