Hair and makeup was wrapping up in the hotel room and I was getting started with paper details in the Hotel Vandivort ballroom. I pulled had just pulled everything out of my styling bag when the hotel staff said they needed the hotel room.

That would normally count as perfect timing, but we had planned to shoot Madalyn and Conner in the Hotel V robes as part of the inspiration story. So I booked it downstairs...

After a little mishap with her dress, Cassandra and James found themselves in a Ritz hotel room. He sang her a song while someone sewed her wedding dress. He order room service for her and the friends who had followed them to the room.

And when all was sewed and they were ready to head downstairs for couple photos, I asked them to enjoy a moment on the balcony. A moment to themselves to just be married and soak up their wedding day...

When you walk in the main doors at Populous, there's this gorgeous shiplap-like wall that feels ultra modern and completely chic. It was a great spot for me to photograph the ring because...