Mesa Wedding Photographer: Nathan + Michelle

A week ago Saturday, Emily and I had the pleasure of shooting a wedding for Nathan and Michelle, which ended up being one of our most elegant weddings of the year . If I could sum up this wedding in one word it would be 'perfect'. From the simple elegance of the decorations, a stunning bride wearing a dress that could have been designed just for her, a gorgeous array of color as the sun set while casting reds and oranges over the Superstition Mountains, to a laid back and easy going bride and groom who didn't care about the details, just each other. This was a perfect wedding from start to finish.

Nathan and Michelle are from Wisconsin and have the accents to prove it :) They remind me of so many of my friends from the North East, with their generally calm demeanor and dry yet sarcastic senses of humor :) We had a great time hanging out with them and their fairly small gathering of wedding guests, as most everyone was flying in from out of state. Michelle told me that she didn't care about the details at all and was happy to have planned her wedding from another state as she didn't have to decide on every little detail. And as it happened, Tracy, their coordinator who put the whole party together, made sure that everything looked gorgeous!

The Superstition Mountain Golf Club and Resort is a most beautiful place to get married in the valley... the building has so much character that you wouldn't need a whole lot of decorations to make your wedding day look stunning!

So here are a few of our favorites from their wedding day. Enjoy and let us know what you think :)

Check out the view :)

Nathan trying to keep the nerves calm while waiting before he saw Michelle :)

They wanted to do a first look before the ceremony to spend some time alone before the craziness of the day started. You would never know it just by talking to him, but Nathan is a big softy when it comes to Michelle :) He's a typical guy, but he couldn't hold back tears seeing Michelle for the first time on their wedding day...

Here are my favorites of their ceremony out on the upper green.

A VERY happy bride!

There were more than a few tears shared by family during the ceremony.

Cute :)

This is probably my favorite picture that really captures Nathan and Michelle :)

Photographing the photographer :)

Congratulations to Nathan and Michelle! We had a great time capturing your wedding day and even more so, capturing gorgeous images of your relationship that we know will be cherished for the rest of your lives. :)