Konner & Kirstin’s Shirley Acres Celestial Wedding

Konner & Kirstin had an out-of-this-world wedding at Shirley Acres filled with stars, galactic hues and lightsabers.

As a life-long scifi and Star Wars nerd, I was so excited to take photos with everyone and their lightsabers.

The day started out beautifully. The sun was shining, despite the Weather Channel’s prediction of an overcast or rainy day. Kirstin was getting ready in the bridal suite. Her man-of-honor was in charge of hair and makeup, and unbeknownst to him, the veil too. I started the day off snapping shots of details and both Kirstin and Konner getting ready. Since the guys always get ready faster than the ladies, I took Konner and his Grooms Men outside for a few photos of them posed and goofing off.

Once Kirstin was ready, we arranged her father for a first look. We positioned him in the bridal suite with his face to the wall as Kirstin entered. The joyful tears immediately started flowing. After her father’s first look, we positioned Konner in a similar place for the couple to have a first touch. Kirstin didn’t want to see Konner at all before the ceremony, so we had Konner face the wall, and Kirstin closed her eyes as she was escorted to her Husband-to-be. They were placed back to back and were able to hold hands and have a quiet moment together before the ceremony started.

The ceremony was beautiful. The sun was starting to set just behind the alter as the ceremony started. A special place was saved up front for family members who were no longer with us. Just before Kirstin and her father walked down the aisle, her enthusiastic flower-man covered the path with petals.

The sun had nearly fully set by the time the ceremony was over. We had just enough time to capture a few quick sunset photos with the wedding party and Konner & Kirstin before switching to night/lightsaber photos. This was the moment I had been anticipating. We had so much fun positioning and playing with slow exposure, that time just flew by. Soon it was time for Konner & Kirstin to make their grand entrance.

Throughout the night, there were games, dancing and lots of support and advice.

Congratulations to the happy couple!!