Love Under the Moon: Portrait Party

The hour or two leading up to our ceremony are very fuzzy to me. I don't remember much except going where the photographers told us to go, sometimes smiling, sometimes exchanging kisses with Mr. Coyote, sometimes posing with family and friends. It was an absolute blur.

I know portraits can be boring if you don't know the people in the photos so I'm going to try and breeze through these as quickly as possible. We started by taking some photos just outside our venue.

I super love this photo and the way the guys are posed in the background, but you can tell it happened just after the first look because my eyes are still watery!

Eventually we moved to the side of the building for a few more shots. Mr. Coyote helped by carrying some of the bouquets and acting goofy. He kept me laughing (instead of crying!) and I was finally starting to relax. 

The posse:

The next two photos are some of my faves. I was so worried about having an uneven bridal party, but I think it worked out well! Our photographers really knew how to line everyone up so it didn't look weird.

After a while the heat started to get to us (it was a super hot day) so we moved inside the venue. The main room where the ceremony and reception took place were on the first floor, but the second floor consisted of a few smaller rooms, one of which was perfect for a few more portraits.

After the wedding party portraits were out of the way it was time for some solo shots with me and my soon-to-be husband!

*All photos are by the fabulous Upstate Photographers unless otherwise noted.*

Miss a recap?

• I babble about being married and share our wedding video.
• We finish up some last-minute wedding tasks and pre-wedding jitters set in the day before the wedding.
• We practice getting married and then head to our rehearsal dinner where I shed my first tears of the weekend. We later wind down with our families back at the hotel.
• My bridesmaids get pretty and I get a special message from Mr. Coyote.
• I try to cope when things don’t go quite as planned, but thankfully I quickly bounce back and then it was time to become a bride. Meanwhile, Mr. Coyote was calm as a cucumber as he got ready with the dads and groomsmen.
• I finish getting ready and see an unexpected guest on my way to our first look.
• It was finally time to cross the street and meet my groom!