I'm blogging my brother's wedding photos. CRAZY. I can't get over this.

It all started when I kept noticing the saaame girl in all of Michael's Facebook mobile uploads. Michael is an amazing friend, but he doesn't normally take a million pictures with the same friend...or put his arm around them in every shot. ;) Sure enough the next time Michael came home from PA he couldn't stop talking about this girl named Jocelyn.

I met Jocelyn for the first time last July and she just fit. I never thought any girl would be good enough for my incredible brother, but I accepted my defeat in Jocelyn. ;) She loves all of Mike's quirks and banters back and forth like a true Hartnett. And boy does Mike love this girl. I've never seen my brother smile so much in my life. And not just smile, but literally hop up and down! Kristen from I'm Kristen was the official photographer (thank you, bestie!) so that I could sit back and actually enjoy the wedding, but Mike and Joce did ask me to take a couple photos of them after the ceremony. It was my pleasure!

This next shot it a tribute to conceptual artist, John Baldessari. :)

Love this so much.

Mike gave Jocelyn West Side Story tickets the night he proposed to her. This next image reminds me of the scene where Maria and Tony have their mock-wedding.

Joce, I can't believe I finally have a sister now! And more than that, I love that you are her :) Mikey, I love you so much and I'm so happy you have found your soul mate. You guys are the best. See you soon!
Love, Lydia

I remember first meeting Ian and Trieste at a Starbucks in Virginia. It was one of those client meetings you leave thinking "I can't believe how awesome my job is." Trieste and Ian had emailed me a few weeks before the meeting with some engagement photos Ian's friend had taken. Note to future clients - I LOVE seeing photos of you two together. The majority of my clients book me over email so it helps me so much to be able to reference your faces every time I email you. Ian and Trieste were just as lovely in person as in their photos. Trieste smiled and laughed and immediately made me feel part of their wedding day. Ian was so easy to talk to and I loved hearing about how God brought them together from different sides of the US. Their wedding took place on a lovely but WINDY spring day in Maryland.

Maybe a lot of people have seen this before, but it was new to me! Instead of signing a guestbook the guests stamped their fingerprint on a tree and wrote their name beside it. I thought it was so clever!

Instead of one flower girl and one ring bearer, Trieste had about a dozen kids come down the aisle with flowers and flower petals. It was adorable. Just look at their faces!

You've probably noticed my new chandelier icon. It's a part of my new brand I'm working on this Summer. I felt funny adding it to the picture below though! So many chandeliers! Haha.

Yay for backlit first dances.

Aaand finally, I love sweet moments like this.