Sarah and Jason!! ::: LA wedding photography

it's time for the largest post i've ever made. this wedding was epic, amazing, touching, and beautiful... and I can honestly say I will never forget it. Sarah and Jason are two incredible people, and their wedding celebrated of the beginning of their life together perfectly.
They were married at William Carey International University, and I loved all the details that they thought of, ie: this amazing sign that Sarah's dad MADE!

she, is stunningly gorgeous.

and Jason? hilarious,

and equally as handsome and sharp. he looked GOOD!

i've never had someone come up with this idea. girls, you revolutionized my idea of a bridesmaid's photo. seriously

i have ALSO never had this many people in a bridal party! ever!! this was such a fun group. you guys were awesome.

Sarah's family------------

and Jason's-----------------

Now. One minor setback: it started to completely rain ten minutes before the ceremony was supposed to begin. let me tell you--------- I was floored at the way everyone pitched in to help this wedding happen. 300 guests moved the entire wedding inside, and then moved it outside again when the skies cleared up.

the rain seemed to somehow add a richness to the day. the ceremony was so special and full of meaning.

i love this moment,

shining and beautiful

isn't this one fun?

ha, the adorable ring bearer.

and here they go :)i think sparkler getaways are the best. The Best.

wow.

wow wow and wow.
thank you, sarah and jason, for everything.

wow!
love to you,
shannon

the nest

ro and i like birds,
and sometimes we like to pretend we ARE birds,
by creating a nest in the living room with blankets.
and then we like to watch You've Got Mail.
myyyyyyyy my my i love meg ryan's hair.
and then we like to take polaroids of ourself
to remember the good times,
because its not every day you get to sleep in a nest.
you know?

standing on a church roof. eeps

One of the things that we did on our weekend breaks in Malawi was walk to this local church to climb on the roof and hang out. It blew my mind what was legal in Malawi that would never, ever be allowed here.

on our way up, Danika and I pretended to be giraffes.

Here's Luke and Danika, our LEADERS!

and then to continue with the Danika theme, here's Danika and I on top of the church, praying silently that we wouldn't fall off while taking this photo.

i was way too scared to go all the way to the other side (walking on that metal thing), so I stayed on the side of safety instead of death, pretending that 'I'm getting some photos of you guys! sorry, but i can't come over there right now.'

yes, i'm semi-afraid of heights,
Shannon