Boise, Idaho. In about the tenth email she sent me before we even signed a contract, Alyssa started referring to herself as “the persistent bride from Idaho.” I replied with a bunch of “:)”s, and thought to myself, “holy crap, she is persistent.” Turns out the same could be said for the entire wedding party. I watched in awe as every last one of them, completely and irrefutably sober, filled the dance floor, getting jiggy with Jay-Z song after Jay-Z song. I’ve never seen anything like it.

Thank god for your persistence, Alyssa and Randall. Your portraits are some of my personal faves. I’m so glad I got to shoot with you and your crew.

I went cr@zy on this one. The @ symbol means I did so on the internet. Heidy and Andrew had a two-day wedding and it was beautiful, so there are a ton of photos. They started with a dinner in the evening on the lawn of the 100-year-old family farm. Besides the other cool stuff, mashed potatoes were served in wine glasses. Heidy’s idea. They planned on a sunset ceremony but ran a little late, so guests busted out their party favor match boxes and lit their party favor candles and I busted out some strobes. The ceremony was Buddhist and administered by a friend of theirs. It was touching. After the ceremony: cupcakes and candy apples. The next day Heidy and Andrew hosted a reception at the Linen Building in Downtown Boise. I love loft spaces for receptions. Andrew sang to Heidy before their dance. If I were on The Arsenio Hall Show, I would describe Andrew’s performance as off the hook. Only the guys attempted to hide their tears. Everything was so wonderfully planned and Heidy and Andrew so delightful, I felt blessed to be there. Brandon shot with me and some of his off the hook shots are shown here.