In late September, we had the honor of photographing Chrissa and Josh's wedding. Chrissa first contacted me in 2009. We chatted on the phone and I felt like we were instant friends. She was living in California, planning a Bismarck, ND wedding with her handsome Marine Corps fiance Josh. We were looking forward to their wonderful fall 2010 wedding! Then, something happened that changed the wedding plans :: Josh got deployed for a year.  
 
So they decided to pushed the wedding back to 2011. I'm sure moving the wedding was a difficult choice for Chrissa and Josh. But, the upside was that we had an absolutely beautiful day, weather-wise. And, because most people knew the story of these two love-birds, the wedding was such a festive celebration of love and happiness.  
 
On the tables at the reception, Josh and Chrissa printed out quotes from letters and text messages they exchanged during their courtship :) One table's message read "The love of my life, the man that would do anything for me and puts me before himself, the man that makes me laugh, gives me goosebumps and shows me love every single day. I am SO lucky!" -- Letter to Josh from Chrissa, the day Josh left for deployment 
 
I must give a big thanks to Chrissa and Josh for inviting us to capture their wedding. It was well worth the wait :)

Did I mention Chrissa is absolutely gorgeous? Well, she is!