Barb and Jake

One of the trends that I'm seeing more often is for people to have their bridal party pictures taken before the ceremony. This is a great idea! It allows for the time after the ceremony to be dedicated to friends and family and not your photographer.

This new tradition has created "the moment" where a bride and groom see each other for the first time on their wedding day. Most couples like to take a few minutes to just talk quietly and be with each other until the craziness that is their wedding day really begins.

Barb really wanted to capture the moment when Jake saw her for the first time so I just kind of hid out of the way and captured his reaction as it unfolded. These first pictures are from their "moment", and the last few are some of my favorites from their wedding day.