Lynne+Justin Get Married at the Fair Barn

Have I mentioned just about every two minutes on this blog how tired we all are of winter? I think I have. But I think this wedding was our break. The beginning of Lynne and Justin’s day started overcast and dreary with a 50% chance of rain. But then they were married, the clouds parted, and HEY GUYS I THINK THAT IS THE SUN! (but it’s hard to tell since it’s so unfamiliar to all of us right now!)

And we couldn’t be happier that the sun came out for them and that the forecast was quite wrong. The first time we met them, we met the two of them and Lynne’s mom Donna. Moms tend not to like us at first because they’re worried that all of their kids’ pictures are going to be “too strange.” (Fact: we have won over every mother that has severely doubted us to date!) But Donna loved us and understood us right away, was probably more familiar with our body of work than we ourselves were, and became one of the most excited people ever to have us on board. Another side fact: we never let anybody book us at the consultation because we’d rather them go home and talk about us and make sure they’re on the same page (you never know). But Lynne forgot her scarf at our house so I called them to stop them hopefully before they got on the highway, but Justin said, “Keep it for her as I’m sure we’ll be seeing you again soon.” And we booked them. And I held Lynne’s scarf hostage for several months (it was really cute but I didn’t wear it even though I thought it would look good).

The next time we saw them, they were quite dapper and gorgeous looking and getting married! They had their cute little dog named Fuga who joined them in the hotel while they got ready, cool old timey oil lamps (and were kind enough to give us two to take home!), departed in Lynne’s Jeep at the end of the night because her parents had departed in their Jeep on their wedding day, but the coolest thing I thought about their wedding was them incorporating succulents that were taken straight from Lynne’s grandmother’s garden and were actually Hens & Chicks passed down from generations in her family (they let me take some of them home too!!). This wedding was an absolute blast with amazing people who have a very obvious and true love for each other… and I’m not just saying that because they gave us cool stuff.

Date: March 23, 2013

Ceremony and Reception Venue: The Fair Barn // Pinehurst, NC

First Dance Song: “Fools Rush In” by Rosemary Clooney

Lynne’s Occupation: Student

Justin’s Occupation: Deputy Sheriff

How You Met: We met at a Cowboy Action Shooting Competition. Justin’s dad round-aboutly set us up.

Interesting Bride Fact: Not so secretly loves anything James Bond or Star Wars

Interesting Groom Fact: Secretly LOVES musicals. The Sound of Music is his favorite. :)

Vendor Credits: Officiant – Pastor Jane Leechford | DJ – Five Star Entertainment | Florist: Maggie’s Farm | Cake – Sweet Fi’s | Caterer – B&B Catering | Hair & Makeup – Carla White

 

Morgan+Jim with Charlie and Big Snack in Regent Square and At Home

Morgan and Jim!! They are back on the blog after their 2011 wedding and after Morgan’s mom, Louise, has declared herself the leader of our unofficial fan club ever since. :)

Morgan and Jim are our buddies in the ‘Burgh and some of our favorite people. To celebrate their ‘Burghness, the original plan was to take their photos in Regent Square near where they used to live. However, February in Pittsburgh had other plans and decided to snow on us, but not that pretty, light fluffy snow… more the wet, slushy, everyone ends up looking like they just came out of the shower snow. So we got a little way through and then called it quits, only to resume this past weekend at their (freaking adorable!) house in Springdale. So if Jim looks like he shaved and got a hair cut in between location changes, he did.

Also enter Charlie and Big Snack. Big Snack’s real name is Murphy, but I refuse to call him that because Big Snack is too much of an awesome nickname to not use it. Both are gray, adorable kittehs. Charles is the one who clearly doesn’t mind modeling. Big Snack is the one who is terrified of the camera and, ahem, the larger kitty… hence the big snacking. Both joined their parents for their photoshoot in their house and made their lovely home even more cuddly and lovely, if possible, because it’s super cute already since Morgan actually does the projects she puts on Pinterest… unlike the rest of us. :(

Jenn+Brett At Home in Pittsburgh, PA

When I was in high school, Jenn was known very fondly as JennBrown. One word. No spaces. Sometimes it was shortened to JB, but there was never a Jenn without the Brown. It just didn’t happen. Until now! JennBrown was married and became a Brown no longer! What! Geoff was happy because he finally got his namesake back (although Jenn said that because Geoff was unable to attend this session that she’s still keeping the name and he can’t have it). And although I have now met and love Brett, I am still calling her JennBrown because that’s just how it is (although for the sake of the rest of the blog, I will call her Jenn… because it’s shorter to type and I’m lazy).

Jenn and Brett live in… well. I think it’s technically New Kensington, but it’s also technically like 8 other cities because they live on a weird Bermuda Triangle of land that all surrounding counties are trying to claim are theirs. But basically it’s a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania suburb. They live there with their adorable dog Harley Quinn, their black cat Pooka, their gray cat Klunk, and their orange cat Mr. Murray. They are all incredibly cute (although Mr. Murray seems to secretly be everyone’s favorite because he is so fluffy).

Jenn and Brett are currently trying to add a baby to their family and are going through the adoption process, so they were looking for pictures of them hanging out in/around their house doing the fun stuff that they like to do like puzzles, cooking, hanging out with their animals outside, and hanging out in the outrageously awesome comic book man cave (good pictures can help mothers giving their children up for adoption a better look at perspective parent candidates). I can’t think of a better, more loving couple than Jenn and Brett… or a happier, more lovely home (I almost took home all of their living room furniture but it wouldn’t fit on the plane).