Samantha & Rich

Jan 31, 2008 Wedding, Make.up

samantha & rich had a most elegant, fun, love-filled & absolutely gorgeous winter wedding at the very end of December! you might remember Samantha from an earlier post because not only did i have the honor of documenting their special day, i also did her make-up look!! their ceremony took place at the great St. Sarkis Armenian Church where they were surrounded by sooo many loved ones! immediately following we took some very necessary group & newlywed shots

& then headed to the Ritz Carlton for some awesome dancing, dinner & grand celebration! Samantha & Rich are so very much in love --- these two cannot keep their eyes off of each other! it was so wonder-FULL to be around & experience, leaving everyone with a most unforgettable day & evening.

Samantha & Rich, you are such a warm & inviting people, and as a couple, simply incredible! i absolutely loved getting to know you better & of course, witnessing & documenting your enormous love towards each other

. i have also enjoyed meeting so many of your great friends & family! i hope you enjoy your sneak peek below -- i have been just dying to get this all together & share with you both! there are too many great moments captured so be sure to check out the slideshow at the end of the post to see lots more. i wish you both a beautiful marriage & a lifetime of happiness! & for now, here is your wedding day story...

their invitation was absolutely beautiful! it was created by her sister-in-law & also incredibly talented photographer (& super nice!) Heather Essian! (on top of being an awesome photographer, Heather also specializes in custom-designing letterpress invitations! if you are on the lookout for gorgeous invitations, feel free to contact her!!!) :

her dress was stunning:

i just loved her ring!

a present from Rich before the ceremony :

words cannot express how special their love is :

her flowers!

i love this moment... her father walked into the room & saw Samantha for the first time in her dress

all the children in their wedding were ABSOLUTELY adorable!!! here is one of the beautiful flower girls :

some fun details of their dresses :

Samantha looked absolutely radiant :

a heartfelt moment with her Mother :

the gorgeous bride!

i just love her eyes :

...& smile!

Samantha & her bridesmaids actually braved it outside in the bitter cold weather to get these shots! they are troopers & awesome sports... definitely worth it for the images below

love, love their expressions - priceless!

the groom...

... looked quite dashing himself!

too fun!

the groomsmen were a blast, as well!

this is what happened when I asked the flower girls & ring bearer's to make some silly faces :

& this super cutie, Jackson, had something very important to tell me!

waiting for the bride to arrive at the church

here she comes down the aisle!

& Rich was (of course!) beyond happy :

& a BIG congrats to the new mr. & mrs.!!!!

wahoooooooo! their way cool bridal party :

a little bit of time of just the two of them

-- this image is so dreamy to me :

what i love most about this image is that Rich was truly just closing his eyes & savoring the moment... can't you feel their love?! :

one of my top fav's from the day... after they were married, the snow started falling just as Sam had wished!

loooove the mood in this one :

aren't they the cutest?!

their cake was designed after their invitation! talk about neat!!

some fancy details :

in true Armenian fashion, they were introduced by dancing into the reception which then turned into this incredible dance floor surrounded by all those they love most -- one word : awesome!