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NATALIE LOPEZ
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Back in March, my brother Gabe reached out to me and said "Hey sis! Guess what?! I'm proposing to Julie in 2.5 weeks!" and asked me to photograph the surprise engagement. The rest of our conversation went mostly like this...
...with of course Gabe giving me the details of when and where he wanted to propose to Julie. Him and I met up at Riley Trails a week before he was to propose to do a walk through and find the spot where he would be asking Julie to spend the rest of her life with him.
He was all smiles that day on the trails. Come to think of it, I don't think my brother has stopped smiling since he met Julie.
The same goes for Julie. The two of them together radiate what God's love is about.
Their wedding day was stunning and could not have been more perfect. It was beautiful to see our families blend together to celebrate these soulmates come together as one.
One of the things that stands out to me the most since Gabe met Julie, aside from his happiness of course, is the way he looks at Julie.
The way they both look at each other is so very endearing. You can just tell that God put them together.
Their wedding day was stunning and simply perfect. Julie cried tears of joy, Gabe cried, family and friends were crying, then I started crying. It was beautiful!
I am so thankful that God has blessed my brother and Julie, and I am so happy to welcome her to our family.
To Julie and Gabe, may you be blessed with many years of Christ-centered love, and may your lifetime together be filled with an abundance of joy and happiness. I love you both so very much!
To view Julie & Gabe's entire wedding album, go here.
To purchase prints from Julie & Gabe's wedding, go here.
Let me just start by saying I love the Matousek family. I plan on crashing their family reunions in the future because they are just good people that know how to love and have a good time.
I had the privilege of meeting Chelsea and Calvin at Saxony and John's wedding in August of 2019 (Chelsea is Saxony's sister).
The bond that the Matousek sisters (now King/Beal/Bosworth sisters) have is just beautiful. I can't get enough of the love they have for each other.
When meeting Chelsea at Saxony's wedding a few years ago, I remember thinking "this girl cracks me up!"
Her personality is contagious; she's either smiling, laughing or goofing around to make others laugh, and you just get a sense of absolute happiness when you are around Chelsea.
I had the honor of photographing Chelsea and Calvin's wedding on July 31, 2021. The summer day was slightly humid and hot in the morning but cooled off a bit to be a comfortable, perfect gorgeous summer day.
Chelsea resembled Cinderella with her blond locks elegantly pulled up and her powder blue sparkly dress glistened when the sunlight reflected off of it.
Calvin was dapper wearing his sharp, navy blue tux and was all smiles all day.
Chelsea's family are so welcoming and hospitable, and Calvin's mom and brother flew in from the south and it was a pleasure to get to know them throughout the day.
There are so many highlights from this day, but a personal favorite was the boat ride with the wedding party on Gun Lake. Little do they know (until now), I am terrified of water and boats (absolutely terrified), but I couldn't let them know that and there was no way I would stay ashore.
I took a shot of whiskey and got on the boat.
I knew I would miss out on some amazing shots if I didn't go and I'm so happy I went for the ride because some of these shots are some of my personal favorite.
We nearly sank the boat (when the front of the boat started to go down and the water started to come up, my initial thought was "No!! My camera gear!" - as any photographer would think - which quickly changed to "OMG, this is it!" to "Not on Chelsea and Calvin's wedding day!!").
Thankfully we survived and we had a gorgeous cruise along the lake, thanks to Captain John.
The day was filled with smiles, laughter and a few tears of joy. Chelsea and Calvin could not have asked for a better day to become Mr. and Mrs. King.
To the King's, thank you so much for choosing me to be a part of your day, to celebrate two beautiful people coming together as man and wife, and for allowing me to capture your day. May you be blessed with many years of happiness, laughter and love.
Cheers!
To view the King's entire wedding album, go here.
To purchase prints from the King wedding, go here.
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