On August 8, 2015 my beautiful cousin Karissa married the man of her dreams, John Hagan.

From the way that Karissa talked about John I knew he was something special, I’ll never forget two years ago when Kay and I were sitting in the recliner in my Grandma’s living room and she whispered in my ear, “I have a boyfriend, and he plays the banjo.” But it wasn’t until the moment I saw the two of them together the following summer that I knew just how special what they have is.

Karissa and John adore each other to the core, and I think that’s part of what makes their copious amounts of PDA acceptable. I was more than thrilled when Kay asked me to photograph their wedding reception, I even snuck in some ceremony shots for fun! Being a part of their magical wedding day was a great way to get my wedding photography started.