Weddings can make any girl feel like royalty, especially when you have a fairy-tale wedding like Rachel and Pat! The bride's sparkly, tulle ballgown by Lazaro was nothing short of magical. Plus the amazing jeweled hairpiece, her gorgeous lavender and peach bouquet, a sharp-looking groom (in a tailed tux!), and we've got a wedding worthy of a princess and her prince charming. And how appropriate that they'll be visiting the brand new Disney resort in Hawaii for their honeymoon!

Rachel and Pat's reception was nothing short of fabulous either. It was probably the first time we've ever seen people plank at a wedding....on top of each other. With the bride on top. And somehow, the bouquet and garter were caught by a daughter and father pair for some priceless (and jaw-dropping) moments! It was definitely a magical and memorable day, and we're so honored to have been there to share it with them! Rachel and Pat, you both looked like you were worth a million dollars, and we hope you felt that way as well (smile). Cheers!

This was our second time in Detroit this summer. When we were here back in May, we met Jennifer and Paul for the first time and immediately fell in love with them during their engagement session in Ann Arbor. "Cute" is hardly a good enough word to describe how much they make us smile. Seeing them all giddy, happy, and with butterflies in their stomach on their wedding day--we could barely stand it.

One of our favorite moments when the bride and groom are getting ready is the gift exchange. Well, in this case, it wasn't so much of an exchange as it was the groom surprising his bride with an awesome gift. But it's these little things, like a simple hand-written card and an iPad, that can start the day with a few happy tears and excitement to see each other for the first time on their wedding day. Well, in this case, it was Jennifer seeing her groom blindfolded in the hotel lobby (so they could take the limo together to the park for their First Look). After exchanging their vows at their waterfront ceremony at the Rattlesnake Club, they lit their unity candle and finally became one. Well, in this case, it was Paul lighting the candle himself (smile).

So maybe there were a couple of things that were a little different than what we expected. But in the end, Jennifer and Paul couldn't be happier to call each other "husband" and "wife". And all we could say was--cute!

You can also check out Jennifer + Paul's same day edit video produced by our friends from Epic Motion.


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This wedding was epic. Not just because it was in beautiful Barbados. Or that Julia and Brian are both fabulous. But as you will soon see....even with just a handful of guests, they knew how to make a memorable party. Well, if they remembered anything at the end of the night at all, that is!

It was a gorgeous, sunny day with blue skies as the bride and groom prepared for their special day at Silver Point Hotel in Barbados. As the girls got done up in their charming, yellow dresses, the guys decided to put on their football jerseys and throw the groom in the ocean. And thus began the first of many surprises of the day. Their ocean-side ceremony was pleasantly interrupted by some unexpectedly high tides slipping through their ceremony tent, surprising quite a few guests with wet feet. And even though the entire program lasted nothing but 8 minutes, surprisingly, all the bridesmaids (and the bride) were in tears by the end of it. Even more surprising was how emotional both Julia and Brian got when they danced with their parents! As the night progressed, shirts came off, beer was spilled, and by the end of the evening, a dozen of them ended up in the swimming pool. Surprise. And then....they brought out the beer funnel. As well as the father of the bride (who seriously rocked this wedding). What happened next was nothing but epic.