Jess and Matt

Jess and Matt are high school sweethearts (like Leandra and me!) and waited a long time for this day. And it was a beautiful day...



What a beautiful dress!


Praying with the bridesmaids and groomsmen before the ceremony. It was neat to find out that these times happened almost perfectly simultaneously.




Good lookin' guys! Loved the brown... although Leandra and I share a strong bias to browns (and greens)-- just like Matt and Jess.




This one cracks us up every time. What a good older brother and best man: givin' lil' bro's shoes a shine before his big day! Matt's face cracks me up because he nails the pretentious look, and Mark nails the "yes sir, whatever you like sir, have a good day, sir" look.


We asked the girls to link arms and walk towards us, and being kind people as they are, they did just that.


...and they just kept on walking.




This one might be a favorite. Jess looked stunning!


Like I said:


...and Matt agrees.






This is the first ceremony we've shot when the couple washed each others' feet. It was a powerful reflection of their vows.








Love this one.






Jess and Matt made time between the ceremony and reception to stop at Goshen College. We gave them some space to catch up and be with just each other in the midst of the busy day. We can't recommend making time like this during the wedding day enough.


We met back up with the wedding party and walked though downtown Goshen to the reception!




During the prayer...








This is great. One of our favorite reception shots ever.


Off to the honeymoon! Which, at the time this was taken, the destination was still a secret to Jess! I think Matt's still singing along...


Jess and Matt were a lot of fun to be around. We loved watching them interact with each other during the day. It was clear that they loved and served each other selflessly. And, obviously, they also knew how to have a great time.