Marissa + Tim | Married! | Molly Breton & Co.

I met this sweet little family back in May for their engagement/family session and we clicked right away! When their wedding day finally approached I couldn’t believe it was finally here, we’d been in contact for so long that it made me sad to think it was going to start slowing down! We arrived at her parents home on Long Lake not far from the venue where I started taking her detail & getting ready photos. Everyone was so patient and appreciative of the little moments that came during this time and when I asked Marissa when she wanted to leave to head to the ceremony she replied with “Well, shouldn’t I be late so that everyone is there?”, which I responded to with “Whatever you want to do, it’s your wedding!”.

Their venue was a gorgeous spot on Long Lake with cabins, an open field, a fire pit, and a beach area for swimming! Marissa was escorted to the wedding in her Dad’s Chevelle and arrived fashionably late as planned. The ceremony was short and sweet and the portrait hour was so much fun hanging out with all of their loved ones! The Best Man had us all in tears laughing and crying and the cupcakes were towers of deliciousness. Tim made the centerpieces which they gave them all away during a game and since he’s a carpenter they cut their cake with a saw, naturally! Oh, and the one shot one of the groomsmen really wanted was a bunch of them on the dock… which proceeded to sink!

And did I mention that Tim + Marissa have been together for 15 years?! What a milestone! I can only hope that everyone finds a love like these two have. My biggest surprise was a few months back though when I first spoke with Marissa on the phone about being her wedding photographer. Towards the end I asked her if she had any questions, which her response was “Could you come back the next morning and take photos of us jumping in the water? Is that too much to ask?” Um! NO!! I was THRILLED that they wanted to do a Trash the Dress session the morning after! So that’s what we did! I arrived around 10 a.m. the morning after their wedding in some yoga pants and a t-shirt – hey, I wasn’t getting nice clothes wet! – and walked up to Tim + Marissa being completely ready and everyone hanging out and eating breakfast. We took some portraits again before jumping into the water where they set up a little porch area where they wanted photos – it was so cute!! Shortly after her parents took me out on their boat so that I could get the shot from the water looking AT the dock where they were jumping in! I was so nervous, yes – they could have jumped in multiple times, but that’s not the point! I was determined to get that EXACT moment to truly capture the experience of it all and I was ecstatic when I nailed it the first shot!! After getting out of the water Tim joked about taking a “mermaid effect” photo with his hair (because it’s so long) and I highly encouraged that we do it!!

I could talk forever about this wedding – clearly, but I’ll let you scroll to see for yourself 🙂

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