It is said that love begins at home. So then, why wouldn’t you start the beginning of your life as husband and wife at home? You couldn’t find a more sentimental wedding venue than that. For Nathan and Racheal, saying their vows in front of family and friends in Nathan’s family home was an easy decision. It was simply perfect.
When I arrived, family and friends had already started to gather enjoying each other’s company as Racheal prepared herself with her friends behind closed doors. Nathan kept his nerves in check after he was greeted with a surprise visit from his closest friends who had previously said they weren’t able to come. How fantastic is that? Candles were burning in every corner imaginable, while the fireplace was adorned with white roses. Outside the sun shone in through the window bathing the guests with a warm feeling of the love shared by all. Outside the last of winter’s snow lay awaiting the couple to come out and enjoy their first crisp breath of fresh air as husband and wife.
I found it super cute that they were so much in love and so very excited that while both their fathers signed as their witness to this life together they were already giggling and kissing each other and had forgotten everyone in the room. So their love most definitely began at home.
As a photographer, I’m so lucky to be able to tell couple’s stories of love and the beginning of their life together in photographs. Just think about where you are the most happiest. Where you are the most comfortable. Where you share your love unconditionally. Where you make the most of your memories. If you think about your memories over your lifetime, I’m certain you would say that most of them were at home. That is why love begins at home. It is also where they will share these memories as a family in the future. It’s an extension of their history.
…and on a side note…check out that cake. A day before when I met with the couple to chat before their big day, the groom’s father was putting the cake together. I only wished I’d brought my camera that day to capture him icing it with a drywall knife and measuring the layers with his tape measure. You see dad is a contractor. But I think he’s got a calling don’t you?!
