Julia & Damian— Auburn Courthouse elopement.

Julia’s father poured some bubbly champagne into the newlywed’s glasses. “I haven’t had as much time as I was expecting to prepare this speech..” her dad began, as everyone stopped eating to listen. “But I have had the pleasure of watching you grow up for a lifetime” Julia already knew that she was probably going to cry, so she quickly grabbed the box of tissues. “And to make this short… Julia, you are my best friend” Julia immediately started gushing with tears. Her father continued to talk about Damian’s family, and how they did such a great job in raising him. “This is what weddings are truly about. They’re about two families becoming one.”

That right there really punched me in the feels. Weddings really aren’t about the dresses, the flowers, or the pretty pictures. They are simply about joining together two families— three actually. Because marriage is about the beginning of your own family.

That is what weddings truly are about.

Julia’s wedding was stripped down to the core of the most important things. Her details resembled the line in her family getting married. She stayed true to herself by having simple flowers that resembled her personality and not her class. She wore boots that she knew she would be excited to wear all the time.

But most importantly, Julia and Damian brought both their families together and became one. And that’s how it should be.

I am so excited for these two, and I can not wait to see what’s next for them!