~ Emily + Andrew ~

So, not only was I thrilled to be able to second shoot a wedding with Niki Graves, but I was ecstatic to find out that there were two in the same weekend. Emily and Andrew got married on Saturday, June, 11, 2011 at the Fulfer Barn in Brownfield, TX! OH MY it's absolutely STUNNING out there. I felt like we were in Austin when we pulled in. There are so many trees, that it honestly didn't feel like we were only 30 minutes outside of Lubbock.

Niki and I started the day with Emily and her attendees at her apartment complex in Lubbock. They had a makeup artist and hair stylists come in to do their makeup and hair, they watched The Wedding Planner and ate the most delicious cake balls to date! I still need to get that recipe from Emily's mom... After getting some shots of the pre-wedding/getting ready pictures, we headed to Brownfield. Emily and Andrew were very traditional and didn't see one another until the ceremony started. (So I got to experience first hand, both types of weddings: the "first look" and the traditional wedding experience). While Emily and her attendees were taking pictures, we made sure that Andrew was cooped up in the barn and vice versa when it was time for Andrew to take pictures with his groomsmen. The ceremony was breathtaking. We could hear the water from the waterfall, and there was a nice coolness to the location because of the HUGE trees... Even in the middle of June there are "cool" (weather related) places to have an outdoor wedding. Although Emily and Andrew were very traditional, they had some new things in their ceremony as well. Instead of doing the traditional unity candle or unity sand, Andrew and Emily had a unity cross!!!! How cool is that? There were two pieces to the cross, and when it was time, they took their two pieces and made them fit into one another as "one." After the ceremony there was lots of dancing and delicious cake to eat... Here's to yet another beautiful wedding.