Cassie explained to us during their engagement session that Pat proposed inside the first house they’d share together, on the day they bought it. Months later, on their wedding day, Pat was at his thoughtful and romantic best again. Along with (but certainly more important than!) the dress and veil, the flowers, and the beautiful reception, he made Cassie’s and his wedding day as near as possible to the one of her dreams. From his teary smile as he watched her walk down the aisle to the way he danced with her through the reception, it made Leandra and I sure that both of them left the wedding feeling that they danced as long as they wanted, smiled as much and as wide as they had it in themselves to do so, and kissed exactly as many times as they wanted. It was a full day–full of every thing a wedding day should be.

We had so much fun with Cassie’s long veil in spite of the wind–it added another beautiful dimension to the photographs.

I kneeled in the center aisle for the first five minutes of the ceremony and watched Pat’s expressions shift between teary-and-in-love, awestruck-and-in-love, and excited-and-in-love.

Cassie wore a beautiful fur jacket for pictures outdoors. Even if you don’t take pictures outdoors for your winter wedding, a jacket, bolero, or shawl–something to cover your shoulders–is always so welcome for the space between the limo and church or for any chills through the day. And it’s a perfect place to add color, personality, or “something old” to your wedding day attire.

They had their reception at the Northbank Center in downtown Flint, and Rob from Encore Events dialed up the ambiance with his beautiful lighting design.

After dinner, we stepped outside for some moody night-time pictures…

The groomsmen cheering Pat along:

Cassie’s brothers were dance-aholics, and good at it, too!

Thank you, Cassie and Pat, for giving us the honor of photographing your wedding day! We wouldn’t have wanted to end our fall weddings any other way.