Dustin + Katie

Romantic Kentucky Wedding

Traveling to the South for Love

This actually wasn’t a Destination Wedding for the Bride and Groom, but it WAS a Destination Wedding for RSP! We were so excited when we were asked to travel from Michigan to Smiths Grove, Kentucky to capture this romantic, elegant barn wedding done right!

Dustin is from Kentucky and Katie is from our home state, Michigan. It was important to them to have someone they knew and were comfortable with to capture their wedding, so that’s where we enter the picture! We couldn’t agree with that more, because let’s be honest, we hang out with our couples ALL day, before the guests show up, after half the gusts leave, even before the wedding helping to plan all the little details, and after the wedding until your collection arrives. So- you want to love your photographers!

I love these calm moments before friends and family fill up the wedding venue. All the decor, colors, attention to detail… it’s all untouched and the whole feel of the day can shine! The Scotts got married at Elkins Grove, Smiths Grove, Kentucky. When you think barn wedding you think burlap, mason jars, shabby chic. This was far from that. This was homey elegance, cozy romanticism, upscale vintage. It was classy but still fun. It was emotional, but the happy kind!

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The southern Wedding Ceremony was outside at sunset and the weather for a Fall Kentucky wedding was perfection. Friends and family gathered to watch this sweet couple tie the knot. The Reception followed inside. Even if you don’t take the time to read this, you can still “read” the beauty of the day in these images. They truly tell their love story just as the day was.

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We always love to make an extra shout out to the other vendors of the day who helped bring the wedding together and even help bring a little extra something to our images!

Hair and Makeup Artist: The House of Harper, Shelby Rae Lee
Bride’s Dress: The Brides Project, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Bride’s Bouquet & Head Table Centerpieces: Flowers Around the Corner, Tyler Janes
Caterer: The Linen Apron

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To see one of our latest Summer Weddings from our home town in Port Huron, Michigan take a peek at Eric and Samantha’s Romantic yet super fun Wedding!

Eric + Samantha

Blue Water Area Summer Romance

Elegant Wedding in Port Huron Michigan

The day started with me walking into the Bride’s room and me gracing her with a Twinkie as she got ready. And that’s pretty much how the mood of this whole wedding stayed, well into the night even after my husband came to pick me up with our little kiddos in the car, and they somehow made it onto the dance floor. These are my type of people, and we were so thrilled to capture their love and story right in our own town of Port Huron!

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As the girls spent hours getting ready the boys took their own sweet time “getting ready” too, just in a different way, that involved guns and that laid back approach leading up to walking down the aisle. Eventually they did make their way to The Double Tree to get their ties on.

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Beautiful emotions were high during the ceremony, which was held outside. Off in the distance Sarnia, Canada was our backdrop, just across the St. Clair River. Both the most important men in Samantha’s life, the one giving her away, and the one so excited to take her, were in tears. What more could a woman ask for?

Before the Wedding rings were slipped onto the soon to be Mr. and Mrs. Rouse, they were passed down a string across the very first row of people gathered to witness their wedding. Parents, Grand Parents, Brothers and Sisters put their love into the rings with blessings, prayers, and well wishes to the couple. The most influential people in their lives will forever be a part of their marriage now through these rings. What a beautiful moment to be a part of.

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Next we slipped away and caught some kisses underneath The Blue Water Bride connecting our home to Canada. Timing was perfect and we even caught one of the iconic freighters in some of our shots as it made its voyage out into Lake Huron.

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The Wedding reception, which was also held at The Double Tree in Port Huron was decorated with chic accents, with most of the vendors being local. The night brought more, big, beautiful tears, along with big laughs, drinking, and so much dancing, late into the night.

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We did sneak out just for a little moment to get those yummy golden hour shots I just MUST get for our couples! Thankfully my Mom’s hay field was looking gorgeous, and it was highlighted with one of the best sunsets that I have seen in a long time. These two were so go with the flow that when I shoved them in the hay field magic just happened. I can not express enough how amazing these 2 were. Beautiful, in love, fun, easy going. Honestly- Magic.

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To see more Chic, Elegant Wedding Vibes see Will and Savannah’s Royal Oak Wedding

To see another emotional and romantic wedding take a peek at Caleb and Rachel’s Wedding Album.