Choosing joy daily in my life full of topknot buns, baby kisses, and flour on the floor. I wouldn’t have it any other way! Oh, and I photograph the SWEETEST people!
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Two years! Today marks two years into our marriage. I really can’t believe how fast it’s gone by, how much has happened, but mostly I can’t believe how amazingly beautiful it’s been! So, to celebrate, we are sharing our anniversary photos taken by our favorite, Alyssa, at Knapp’s Castle in Santa Barbara, California!
If you had asked me 8 years ago, I would have told you marriage wasn’t for me. Hard to believe given my career path, right? But truthfully, I just didn’t want to get married. My faith in marriage and in honesty was lacking, and how can you get married if you don’t trust someone? So, marriage was pretty much off the table. I also thought everyone was lying when they said they found “the one.” As a super insightful early twenty-something, clearly I knew a lot. ; ) Then I met Kellan, my game changer. : )
Kellan’s unconditional love proves me wrong every single day. At my best and my worst, he loves me no matter what and tells me I’m beautiful just the same. Not only working hard at his own job, he also devotes so much heart and soul into Cotton. He tirelessly walks our Elli dog late at night to make sure to keep me safe. Very thoughtfully, he puts water by my side of the bed every night before we go to sleep. His optimism shines bright when I’m down. In all things, he goes above and beyond to make my happiness his priority. He truly is the greatest gift God has ever given me!
I’m not writing this to boast or brag on our marriage in the least. Lately, we feel God calling us to use Cotton to share inspirational love stories, marriage advice, and tips to bring you closer as a couple. We know it won’t be all rainbows and butterflies. We know it will get hard. But by building a community of newlyweds, we can be there for each other, build other couples up, and lean on one another when difficult situations arise.
We want to instill excitement for all that marriage can be for our engaged couples! If you are newlyweds, we want to encourage you to celebrate your marriage and love each other even more deeply. Be the inspiration that the old me needed. You never know who your love can affect in a positive way. And any single ladies out there, find and hold on to your great love! He might not be exactly how you initially imagined but when his heart is there, you’ll know. Find the man that truly goes above and beyond and also, prepare yourself to do the same for him. It’s all worth it!
Most of you know, Alyssa and I are best friends from high school so it’s pretty much a dream come true that we work together as well. Our best friends always joke that Alyssa has magical fingers because she has a way of creating something beautiful out of everything, like this floral crown! Her talents always impress me!
This view, though! : )Mia, my little sister, and family live in Santa Barbara, which is really close to Knapp’s Castle, so we made sure to bring her with us to see and experience the beautiful sites with her!
As a little surprise for Kellan, I finally took the time to put together our wedding album and gave it to him during the shoot!I think he liked it! : )This is so our life, Kellan in all of his silly glory!
When Kellan proposed, he gave me a little white notebook. He wrote the sweetest proposal love letter to me in it that I will cherish forever. (You can read about our proposal here) We also wrote our vows in it for our wedding day. Now we use the notebook to write love letters to each other on all of our birthdays, anniversaries, Christmas, and whenever we feel like sharing something. First of all, it saves money on cards and, most importantly, helps keep all of our sweet notes organized so nothing gets lost. But above all else, we know this is something we are going to cherish and look back on 10, 20, 50 years down the road as an heirloom to our love story.
Alyssa, we will cherish these anniversary photos at Knapp’s Castle forever and ever. Thank you for this sweet gift! We can’t wait to photograph you and your love one day!
XO,
Michelle & Kellan
Choosing joy daily in my life full of topknot buns, baby kisses, and flour on the floor. I wouldn’t have it any other way! Oh, and I photograph the SWEETEST people!
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