This must be the summer of small intimate weddings. Missy and Al took their vows outside a little chapel with just their closest family members in attendance.

It seems to me, this is the way to get married. The location was beautiful, as was the weather. As we all prepared for the ceremony, the young boys were playing in the water (which drew some warnings from the adults from time to time). The older kids sitting around a park bench joking around, while the adults hustled around making the last minute adjustments. The beautiful bride and handsome groom strolled up to the chapel, helping Missy’s grandmother through the gravel before walking down the aisle, together, holding hands. Missy and Al exchanged rings and promises and then gave their children each a small gift before stealing that first married kiss. Weddings are about solidifying the relationship between two people and bringing two families together. Right from the start I could tell these two families weren’t being brought together, they were already one family.

Thank you both for making me a part of your important day. Congratulations Missy and Al and the whole family on this now official union. We at Picture This wish you all happy lives together.