We've been working half days while we are here, taking turns at the computer.
But we've run out of the dark confines of our hotel for hours each day, exploring the wonders that make a Finnish spring.
sauna. cabin in the woods. cider. river. sunshine. roadtrip.
It's been magical.
And tomorrow-Helena and Stephen say "I DO" and we have front row seats to experience the magic.
I
can't
wait.
It's always an honor to be at the wedding of a close friend and this lovely ceremony was no exception.
Caleb's family adopted me into the sibling line-up over a decade ago, when I was still a snotty-nosed teenager. Hehe. The Thomasons are amazing and I've been grateful for their love and cheerleading over the years.
They are family indeed.
And, Funny story-I first heard about Joni through my friend Megan. Megan and I were traveling the world together a few years back and she kept telling me random stories about this wonderful friend of hers. Said wonderful friend, for example, had written her a series of notes for her time abroad.
Well, hello Joni-nice to meet you.
But it wasn't until I found out that we have even more mutual friends-randomly, a couple of girls who live in Brantford-that I wrote this Joni and told her we were destined to be friends.
That was about a year before she and Caleb even got together-and that epic event of course sealed the deal.
Joni and Caleb have both held out to marry the partner of their dreams and they are going to be a {gorgeous, Joni, ahem} power team.
Being a part of this special day was incredibly meaningful on so many levels.
And we're grateful we get to call them family and friends for the rest of our lives.
Lucky us.
Congrats, guys.
Being married is The Best and we couldn't be happier for the two of you!
And without further ado-just a few snaps of your Wedding day.
...first look!
happy faces.
.portrait time.
.at the church.
...and a few more snaps from our shoot at the end of the day. We were so happy we got some extra time with these two while we were all in the same town.
We ended at the beach where they'd started dating exactly one year before. It just doesn't get any better than that.
S.e.r.i.o.u.s.l.y.
This Joni is a stunner. We had soooo many more photos we wanted to sneak peak, but knew so much gorgeousness in one place would cause your computers to break.
And they lived happily ever after.....
xo.