I love this little moment for what it is, a tender expression of love. But I think I love it more because it's also an expression of relief, and it shows that even on your wedding day - maybe especially on your stressful, busy, super-emotional wedding day - you quite literally begin your life together by leaning on each other. Erin and Dustin had a gorgeous destination wedding to a resort in Jamaica. However, it was one of those resorts that require that you have their house photographer at your wedding. If your style is on the "untacky" side, these photos might not cut it for you. While their photographer was very very nice and never once got mad at me for doing my own thing, he also made Erin & Dustin do cheeseball things like this: and this: Erin & Dustin were good sports and joked around and laughed through the whole

It's right after the ceremony. Your very closest friends, immediate family members, a big Hawaiian officiant, and Ciras Photography surround you. The photographers are snapping away, everyone's hugging everyone, the Hawaiian officiant is talking with your mom about his wife. And all you see is each other. That's why I love this photo. On a wedding day, even in the midst of chaos, (even if it is just mild chaos, because Nick and Nicole's wedding only had 22 attendees) you can block everyone else out. We have lots of fabulous photos from this wedding (which you can see here and here) but this one holds a special place in my heart because it's a real moment, unscripted, unplanned, and completely adorable.