Styled shoots really give me a chance to take a vibe and run.

Hayley Dolson reached out to me on Instagram to see if I wanted to be a part of a styled shoot she was doing this summer.

Outdoor ceremony. Late August. Nebraska.

There are couples who have a lot more guts than I do thinking they can pull off an outdoor wedding ceremony in Nebraska. I mean, in August, you can get anything from 100 degrees,

She had me at velvet pumpkins.

When a bride comes to me with details of her wedding keyed in like velvet pumpkins at each place setting for a place card, I know I’m dealing with the right bride.

In the middle of the winter months in Nebraska, I like to go through photos from the weddings of the past year and look at all the beautiful summer weddings.  The sunshine, the blue skies, the tan bodies…oh yes.