Yacht Club Wedding // Michigan Wedding Photographer

September 7, 2016

This is the couple that was rocking my worldddddddd a few weeks back, when they tied the knot (literally) at a gorgeous Yacht Club wedding on Devil’s Lake, in Manitou Beach,Â Michigan.

tears. tears. tears.

laughter.

a magical first look that had me, sobbing.

the first little LuElla I met, other than mine – and they way she and the 2Â other flower girls OWNED their sprinkle tossing down the isle.

a surprise daddy daughter dance to the legendary “Sweet Child of Mine” by yours truly, Guns N Roses. Yes, that.

that, was.epic.

tears. tears. tears.

I’m not kidding when I say my camera was leaking as I was trying to hide how much I felt the love between this family – and the ones they married into.

Ryan and Chelsea had an undeniably deep connection, that I’d imagine nearly 5Â years of dating long distanceÂ would form.

A small town girl from the mitten, and a boy who grew up upstate New York,Â Ryan and Chelsea met through Chelsea’s cousin,Â all while still being in different states.

What started off as a spark through text, turned into late night phone calls, which led to a first official “Sykpe date”, which turned into Chelsea getting on a plane to meet the man that she would someday call “husband.”

I knew at their wedding, that their story was like none other – and that still remains true.

As miles still separate these two for now, Chelsea will soon finish her career at the U of M children’s hospital, where daily, her contagious smile and ginormous heart, areÂ making aÂ difference in the life of fighting little victors. And for now, Ryan will continue his service for his community as an officer in Virginia, and have the moments of their wedding day to hold onto, until his wife, once and for all…

buys a one way ticket out to be with her husband.

I hope you enjoy their love story, and much as I did.

blessings, dayna mae