Saturday, May 25, 2013

A Majestic Oaks Wedding l Nicole & Aaron

  
    It was sunny, cold and very, very windy as I pulled up to the church.  The wind was not about to take away the joy of this day.  Aaron and Nicole fit together seamlessly.  They have weathered a lot of storms together, becoming all the better and even stronger in their love for it.  It is beautiful to see, really, the maturity of a couple, and the amazing perspective they have on life. 

Nicole’s incredibly Dad, Brian, has been battling cancer for a while now.  Last winter, he was given just months to live.  This is a horrible reality is so many ways- but the way this family has stood together, loved one another and smiled brilliantly in the face of such circumstances is nothing short of beautiful.  Nicole and Aaron’s wedding day was originally planned for September- but Nicole wanted her wonderful, charismatic, articulate, fun and loving Dad to walk her down that aisle and give her away.  She wanted to have that special Father/Daughter dance at the reception. 

In many ways, I braced myself for a day full of happy and sad tears.  There were a few sad ones- but there were many, many more joy-filled smiles, happy laughs and thankful hearts.  Weddings can be stressful.  There are hours poured into the planning, investments made and emotions are high.  But for Nicole and Aaron- many of those little things didn’t matter.  What mattered is that they were getting married, what mattered is they had found one another, what mattered is that Nicole’s Dad was there to celebrate in the greatness of the moment.   And really, isn’t that what should always matter?

So here is a look into their day- one I won’t soon forget and I know they will treasure forever. 





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