Long Beach Museum of Art Wedding Photography | Whitney + Nate

I am so excited to finally be sharing Whitney and Nate's fabulous wedding which was held at the beautiful Long Beach Museum of Art! This wedding was extra special to me because just a few months earlier I got to photograph Whitney's sister's, Frances, wedding! Because of this, when I showed up to photograph Whitney's big day, I already knew her inner circle! It made photographing everything seem like a big huge family affair! LOVE!Though Whitney and Nate live in Chicago, Whitney grew up in Long Beach so the Long Beach Museum of Art was the perfect venue! And Whitney managed to utilize all the nooks and crannies of the venue-- from setting up croquet on the lawn, to the ceremony overlooking the water, to the dinner held in the historic building and dancing on the outside patio! There was so much fun happening that day and it allowed for everyone to see all the pretty sights the venue had to offer. Whitney is a huge fan of the color green so all the details reflected various shades of green. From adorable Twining Tea Tin escort cards to green bridesmaids dresses to her green bridal shoes! It was very pretty and a unique color palette for a fall wedding! But beyond the pretty setting and shades of emerald details, Whitney + Nate's wedding was so special because it was ALL about love. Serious love. Love of family. Love of friends. Giddy, joyous, snuggly newlywed love. I was so happy to document all the smiles, all the hugs, all the stolen glances and all the happy tears. That is why I love my job. And that is why I LOVE Whitney and Nate. Because they radiate love. :)Special thanks to Ami and Jenny for shooting with me this day... And now without further ado...the photos! Dun dun dun!

Could Whitney be ANY cuter or happier to get into her veil??? Seriously ADORABLE!

Frances fulled her Pippa duties as Maid Of Honor, Sister and BFF when she helped Whitney get into her dress!

Whitney, you are one gorgeous bride!!!!

The First Look. Seriously, I LOVE this! These two were sooooo happy to see each other. The First Look gave them extra time to soak each other in on the big day... and extra time for pics on a November day with an EARLY sunset. I call this WIN-WIN.

FIERCE! Whitney you look like Grace Kelly! So lovely!!!

I seriously LOVE how these two turned it out for my camera! HOT!

The ceremony took place at Sunset overlooking the water! Kinda like my own wedding! LOVE!

Photos of hands during a ceremony always make me smile!

After the ceremony, we were allowed inside the actual Museum Gallery for photos. Since it was dark, I worked out some funky, editorial, avante-garde photos using off camera flash! Gotta thank my homies Brian + Allie for teaching me how to rock this. LOVE!