You probably remember Lisa and Mike's engagement session that took place in Lisa's family's amazing nursery, yes? Well, these two were just as much fun at their wedding, if not more so since they had their family and friends to cheer them on. I don't normally think of weddings as events where people cheer, but I swear, everyone who attended their wedding was full of so much love and happiness for these two to tie the knot, that I got the sense they've been rooting for them all along throughout their relationship. I'm a firm believer that we are shaped by the people we surround ourselves with and the community we choose to be a part of, and probably the best thing about witnessing Lisa and Mike's wedding was getting a glimpse into their community. Their friends and family are clearly fun and goofy as well as full of respect for Lisa and Mike as individuals, and what couple could ask for a better foundation to draw support from as they enter their marriage?
Congratulations, Lisa and Mike!
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Before each engagement session, we go through a planning process with our couples to make sure we're going to come away with images that reflect them. There is a lot of back and forth between us to get the locations, outfits, all those details just right. Adm and I pride ourselves on how well we plan so that we can do a good job responding to all the little things that can go wrong on engagement shoots and even wedding days.
You may remember these two from their super fun 
When Jacky and Aaron, who live in Kansas, started making their wedding plans, they knew they wanted to honeymoon in Big Sur. Fast forward a few internet searches later, and they ran across 
I didn't know what to expect when Lisa told me she wanted to do their engagement session at a flower nursery. And when I pulled up, and at first glance all I saw were the outsides of greenhouses and a parking lot, I was even more skeptical. I later learned that this nursery (roughly 170 acres) has been in Lisa's family for 100 years, and so it's an incredibly meaningful place for her. And visually, it turns out that rows and rows of hydrangeas and piles of pots and pallets are some of my new favorite things to photograph! I literally could have photographed these two here all day long. Plus, Lisa and Mike were so natural and fun to be around, they made my job a breeze. Their wedding is coming up in April, and we can't wait to be a part of it!
When I was younger, my everyday outfit consisted of leggings and matching tops from Lands End (thanks, Mom!). There may or may not have been a pair of lavender corduroy shortalls involved that I may or may not have picked out myself. As the youngest of three girls on my mom's side, my oldest cousin, Tammany, was always appalled by my fashion choices. She used to ask her mom (my aunt), "Is Alison ALWAYS going to wear leggings and big t-shirts?!"
