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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We searched high and low for the perfect videographers for our wedding. To be totally honest, I was definitely the bride that searched long before I was engaged, but hey, no shame here! This is one of the most important wedding decisions we made by far. : ) Once we found Rick and Sarah with Pen Weddings, we knew it would be a relationship that lasted long past our actual wedding day. Their films inspired us and brought me to tears every time! I watched every single film, y’all! ALL of them! I would be crying in the other room and Kellan just knew I was watching the latest Pen Weddings film!
Our wedding came and went and Rick & Sarah exceeded every expectation we had! Our wedding film is something we will treasure forever and ever. The best part is that I know the love I have for it now will pale in comparison to the love I’ll have for it 10, 25, and 50 years from now! It will become more and more valuable to Kellan and me as the years pass, as our laugh lines get deeper, and our love grows stronger. We are forever grateful to Rick and Sarah for all of their thoughtfulness and getting to know us so well that our wedding film couldn’t possibly be more perfect!
We loved our wedding film so much that we immediately began our research into offer wedding films to our couples in addition to our photography! I can’t believe that since then we have filmed over 15 weddings! Rick and Sarah are our film mentors so we were thrilled when they announced their Wedding Film Retreats this year! We jumped on board for their retreat in Cle Elum, Washington, in the mountains outside of Seattle! It was three days packed full of knowledge, luxury dining and all the snow we could want! It was like Christmas morning for this Texas girl! Oh, and I paraded around in the snow in a wedding dress fulfilling my snowy bride dreams so I’d call the trip a win in my book! : D
When we arrived to this snowy wonderland, all of our winter dreams came true. Seriously, Houston had a weekend! You heard us right, one weekend of winter (winter being 32 degrees), January 4th through the 6th. So needless to say, this Washington snow helped make up for it! Also, the wedding film retreat swag bag, complete with a wedding hangover kit, helped with some needed R&R!
Kellan, being our lead videographer, enjoyed learning new tips and tricks of the pros, especially the ones learned with s’mores out by the campfire (hands on stuff, you know?)!
Our first night of mingling fireside with other couples going through such similar joys and even struggles filled our hearts knowing we aren’t alone in this entrepreneurial journey.
Meet Rick, goof ball extraordinaire! No wonder Kellan gets along with him so well! : ) They both filled the week with so much laughter!
I even flew a drone, with the help from drone extraordinaire Scott Strimple! Kellan doesn’t let me near our drone, for good reason, so this was a nice change, but I think I’ll leave the droning to you, babe!
A little snowy weather never stops the pros! : D
Lindsay with Gibson Events put together a gorgeous tablescape for us, along with the beautiful winter bouquet I held all afternoon!
I always dreamt about having a winter wedding so this trip definitely fulfilled some wishes for me! : ) I’m sure our future children will be very confused when they see photos of me in three different wedding dresses! Ha!
We met so many beautiful, new friends and loved spending more time with Rick & Sarah, the couple that documented us so well just two years ago! : )
Don’t you just want to live here!? : ) The Suncadia Resort was unreal!
Rick and Sarah, thanks for putting this all together! We love you guys! Can’t wait for the next one!
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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