I am head-over-heels in love with my friends. They love me enough to not only encourage me in this really amazing adventure but also allow me to witness portions of their lives that few get to see. I find that I become so overwhelmed with emotion at times because I truly believe I have the most amazing friends in the world.

Take Amy & Phil for example. They were married Saturday on an unusually gorgeous Minneapolis day. Amy was so stunning; Phil was so handsome. Their vows held laughter and tears and spoke volumes into the lives of this couple who couldn’t be more perfect for each other. What a life these two have ahead of them.

Caroline Yang was their (incredible!) wedding photographer but they were gracious enough to ask me to photograph the before and after.

There is quite the story behind these shoes and they sort-of took on a life of their own at the wedding but as the pictures can testify; they were worth every penny.

Her dress was breathtaking.

Without these two, I think Amy and Phil would have gone to City Hall. (Pretty sure Amy still would have worn her Louboutins.)

Very rarely do you see a family with such kindness and laughter with each other. I just loved his entire family.

Amy’s mom and dad are the sweetest (and he was rocking a pink shirt at the Groom’s Dinner – love him!).

i’m yours,

melissa

Love. If there is one thing a wedding is supposed to do, it is to celebrate the tiny four letter word that means everything. These two…they LOVE each other. I don’t think a single person could refute that.

There was a moment just before the ceremony where I found myself alone with Whitney and as she sighed and looked down at her bouquet of gorgeous pink peonies, I asked her how she was feeling. “Ready, so ready.” Her big blue eyes held so much emotion it nearly brought me to my knees. Big love.

Congrats to my new friends and their made-for-each-other love.