This weekend I had the chance to photograph an old friends wedding.

I've never done any kind of photography before (other than my 2 classes at school) but I've been involved in lots of weddings and worked with a few photographers in the past. I'm not saying that made me confident or qualified AT ALL but I thought it would at least give me the ability to be generous to a family that has always been extremely generous towards my family and I.

This family has always been a huge part in my life and Reeds.

So when I heard the oldest was getting married in a small intimate ceremony I volunteered my limited talents to hopefully capture their exciting day with out having to empty their wallet.

Rhett (the groom) worked with me for my wedding this past August.

He helped me plan out the music for the ceremony and did an amazing job on our big day.

Rhetts dad is a Pastor and was the one to marry Reed and I.

I just wanted Rhett to have the perfect day, his family did so much for my day that taking pictures was the least I could do in return.

Rhett and Lindsey are so obviously in love.

While preparing for the wedding day I helped with a few of the decorations, and each time I talked to Lindsey she mentioned the bible verse 1 Corinthians 13: 4-8.

⁴Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. ⁵It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. ⁶Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. ⁷It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

⁸Love never fails.

After going over this verse many times and hearing Lindsey talk about it I thought the perfect "theme" for their wedding would be

Love Is.

So with out further adieu

Love Is...

Rhett & Lindsey

These are just a few of the pictures I took.

I am working on creating a link to share all of them.

Like I said, I am in no way a photographer, but I hope that my limited talent and knowledge was enough to helpt these beautiful memories last :)

Congratulations Mr. & Mrs. Frank Rhett Sanders III

Posting this later than normal. Sorry for those of you that have been checking all day for the post. I've been running errands all day and trying to be creative for sculpture.

I love being married.

I think that I finally feel like I'm married.

I know I've been married for about 7 months now so you would think that I would have "felt" married already. BUT, I didn't.

I just have been having a blast.

I love living with my best friend. Its totally awesome to know that I can see him whenever I want (kinda, outside of school and work).

It's like a never ending sleep over, constant fun where we make the rules.

I think the reason I didn't feel married until recently wasn't because the fun stopped but rather because I became appreciative and aware of what it means to be married.

Reed and I promised each other that when we got married we weren't going to board ourselves up in the house and never see our friends again.

We decided that we would continue to live the way we did before but add in the other person a little more. Sounds weird, but let me explain.

This is our schedule.

Mondays: I have 1 class and Reed has no classes. Once I get home from my class at about 10 am we usually spend the day going on errands or working on projects together.

Tuesdays: I have class ALL DAY. I usually go in about 10 and wont get home until 8pm. By the time I'm home Reed is at work so I make dinner and we eat when he gets home at 9pm.

Wednesdays: I have my one class again but Reed has a full day and goes straight to work. These are his "man nights", meaning him and some buddies from work go to Beefs after they get off.

Thursdays: We see each other off and on during the day between classes but Thursday nights are my "girls night out".

Friday: I stay at home with Tepe, work on projects and clean while Reed is at class. Usually we veg out on the sofa with the Tepster after dinner and just watch TV.

Saturday: We both work on projects together and usually have friends over for dinner.

Sunday: Church then Reed heads to work and comes home to dinner and more TV veg time.

I love our schedule.

I love coming home to him every night.

I love that we both feel like we can depend on each other to run errands together, or work on projects.

I love that I know I can go have girls night out and not have him being jealous.

I love that I have the ability to be OK with him not coming home right after work.

I love that neither of us feel the need to smother the other, but that we can still show affection and be confident in our love for each other.

Basically, I decided that I've felt married all along.

I just never called him my husband because he has always been and always will be my best friend first.

Sorry for the super ooie gooie-ness of this post.

But I love being married to Reed, and I hope the excitement never goes away.

Here Are some of my favorite pictures of us :)

I love our itsy bitsy teeny tiny family :)