{mio, michigan // october 2019}
I’ve known Tia + Patrick for a while. They were both just 2 grades below me in school. I was excited when Tia reached out to me to photograph their wedding. Come to find out that it was on my birthday! Fast forward a couple months to their big day, I drove up from downstate as I had a wedding the day before. Luckily Mio is my hometown and my grandparents still live there so I had somewhere to finish getting ready before heading out for the day.
I pull up to the hair salon and the girls are raring and ready to go! It was a bit chilly out so we tried to not spend a lot of time outside. After a couple photos with the girls, we headed to the venue. The ceremony was small but very personal. The giant fall tree as their backdrop was gorgeous. Then they became husband and wife.
The reception was when the crazy fun started to happen. Scott, the best man, and Patrick used to wrestle in school so obviously you can’t not have fake wrestling at your wedding. I felt like almost anytime I turned around, someone was fake kicking or punching someone else. But that’s what boys do. And that’s what makes the best memories.