family farm wedding — Beauty & Beard PhotographyBlog

This wedding day was absolutely amazing! Cold and windy, but amazing! It took place at their family farm in Waynesboro where we also happened to have photographed the engagement session which you can see here. Nick and Jessica are such a fun and down to earth couple that we feel like we could easily just hang out and kill time with for hours. There’s so much family that lives on the same road right next to the barn and getting to meet everyone on this day in the place that was full of generations worth of family memories was so special.

The wedding day started pretty similar to most where we meet up with the Bride and her bridesmaids while they’re doing hair and makeup and we start on details. We split up here since the girls were getting ready down the road from the venue but some of the details were at the barn. I drove to the barn while Morgan stayed with the girls and then met back up to have the girls pop open a bottle of Champagne and then showing our third shooter where she needed to go as well afterwards. While we were at the Barn, we photographed the guys and then I left to help cover the finishing touches of Jessica’s dress being buttoned. From there, everyone made their way to the barn to do the girls group photos while the guys were hidden away and before we knew it, it was time for guests to start showing up so the Bride snuck away to hide.

Now that it was time for the ceremony, the guys came out to lineup by the doors setup for the entrances to walking down the aisle. The sun was out in full force but so was the wind with a cold front so a lot of people bundled up with blankets which somehow managed to include our third shooter, Kelsey, who had made friends with some family and been invited to get warm with their blanket as well. As everyone made their way down the aisle, it was all smiles and the warmth of family bonds were shining bright. Once the doors opened, Jessica and her Dad made their way down the aisle to where she would be handed off to her now Husband. They shared vows and there were even some funny moments thrown in by the officiant who was Jessica’s Brother. The location was just gorgeous and we couldn’t imagine a better location for them to have said their I do’s. At the end of the Ceremony, they kissed and made their way back up the aisle as husband and wife and hid away just a little bit to the side before everyone that was staying for family photos went to a spot we had picked just behind the ceremony. We quickly went through all of the lists to get everyone inside but not before getting some great photos of the newlyweds together.

It was now time for the ceremony entrance of the newlyweds into the reception at the Barn. They walked in and went straight into their first dance followed by an emotional Father/Daughter dance and then Mother/Son dance that transitioned to Grandmother/Grandson dance half way through. After this, everyone enjoyed some delicious food and conversation. Before too long, a few tables got moved aside to make space for the dance floor so that it could open up and go into all of the other festivities like the anniversary dance and bouquet/garter toss. Just taking a step outside you could see the fire they had going and all of the children running around playing hide and seek. The night was such an intimate reception where everyone knew everyone and were just enjoying being themselves around each other. We did the sparkler exit and then went back into the reception for a while and our night actually came to an end with just having a fun conversation about the bachelor trip before saying goodbye. It was truly an honor to be a part of this wedding day and we cannot wait to see what the future holds for Nick & Jessica!