in which jilli + jake get married in a joyful hour of golden light and beaming smiles.

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Jilli and I grew up running in almost-but-not-quite overlapping circles of friends, church, and homeschooling. We've also been instagram buddies for the past year or two. Occasionally she'd exclaim in the comments of wedding photos I'd post that she really wanted me to take photos of her wedding someday (which made me really hyper, because her smile is killer and she's gorgeous!). When I got her email two month ago saying that she and fiance decided to get married within a month and a half to save money and keep the celebration intimate, I was so excited! I shot for an hour and a half for them and it was almost like an entire wedding day squahsed into that short time. The same amounts of joy, happy tears, and excitement were so concentrated and evident that I couldn't help having one of the most fun wedding photographer experiences! Enjoy the whirlwind of happiness with me in this post. <3