the journal

Tears. Happy tears. Sad tears. On your wedding day, you typically have tears of joy. During times like these, so many bride and grooms are shedding tears over not having their loved ones due to COVID. But sometimes, they can’t be there because they’re watching over your special day from Heaven. Your wedding day is […]

It’s not always blood that makes a family. It’s love. Determination. Togetherness, and among so much more. This was the case for Cheyenne on her wedding day. Although her father isn’t her biological father, you would have never known on her wedding day from the love he showed her, the tears he shed when he […]

Planning a wedding is stressful. Planning a wedding during a pandemic is even more stressful. However, Seath and Karla made it sound so effortless for their destination wedding in Cancun. All inclusive. Beautiful spot on the beach. Sounds picture perfect. During their engagement session that we doubled as a Christmas session for them in Cave […]

They say rain on a wedding day is a good omen for a long lasting marriage. It was a cloudy day at the Van Loan wedding but right before the ceremony it started pouring down. Many people had umbrellas but I saw an older lady, who happened to be Chelsea’s grandmother, didn’t even have a […]

As so many of us know, the first year of marriage can be so blissful or it can be filled with challenges. Sometime it’s both. You have so many obstacles to overcome, so many decisions to make as you’re no longer an individual, you’re one with your partner. You share everything (most of the time). […]

Every girl dreams of wearing the perfect dress, having her hair and makeup done, and her nails ready to go for the big day she’s proposed to. We want to look our best and have this magical proposal. We’ve literally dreamt of it our entire lives. However, sometimes it just doesn’t happen that way, and […]