I feel like I’m on a roll lately of every session feeling like a new favorite… but Dustin and Maddie (and Finn) have got me REALLY feeling it with their backyard + dockside session.

The best engagement sessions are always the ones that start off with honeymoon chats, no?!

This is going to be the blog that convinces you to host a simple and sweet backyard wedding, I just know it.
(It’s also going to make you want to hire all the all-star vendors that contributed. I know this too, for I know them to be the best.)

When you get to photograph a couple so dang cute, that even strangers on the street stop to tell them how sweet they are together.

Can I tell you what’s inspiring?

(Sure, Hutton House might seem like the obvious pick, although that’s not what I’m thinking here.)

If I had a family this cute and land this grand at home, I’d want to book an early morning session in the yard too.

It was the kind of thing you always hope to hear when you’re talking with a couple before their wedding…

You want to scroll through this session. I promise.

Pinterest, you can retire. Now that we have Parker’s fun first birthday party set-up on the blog, I just think there’s nothing to top it.

If I say GOLDEN, what do you think of first—golden retrievers or golden hour?
Guess it doesn’t matter which one your brain wants you to pick, because I’ve got both in this blog.

This might just be the session that convinces you of the importance of bringing your dog to your session.

A wedding unlike any other.
(Truth.)

Let’s dig right into the highlights, featuring a few of the many things I absolutely adored about Ace and Courtney’s wedding.