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Kitty + Mitch

Kitty and Mitch kissing on their wedding day

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Kitty's wedding flat lay with white heels, pearls, a wood ring box, dried flowers and teal arched invitations

Her engagement ring and wedding band sit in a walnut ring box beside a dried strawflower on the wedding morning

Kitty's lace wedding gown hangs next to a vintage brown fur stole in the Lincoln Event Space in Ottawa, Kansas

Smiling in the mirror, the bride gets her curls pinned up as her stylist works behind her at the Lincoln

The bride sits with her bridesmaids in matching teal satin robes, everyone laughing on a white sofa

Detail of Mitch's navy suit, sage green tie, wood watch and dried flower pocket boutonniere

The lace mermaid gown with its long scalloped train hangs on a mirror in the Lincoln Event Space bridal suite

In the bridal suite mirror, the bride's mom fastens the lace back of her gown before the ceremony

Standing in the marble lobby, the bride waits for her first look as her long lace train spreads behind her

Mitch wipes tears from his eyes with his glasses in hand as Kitty holds him during their first look

The wedding party poses between the stone columns of the Lincoln Event Space, the historic Ottawa post office

Kitty stands with her bridesmaids in sage green gowns and dark fur stoles on the white marble lobby floor

His lips to her forehead, the groom holds the bride between two stone columns, her dried flower bouquet at her side

Mitch and his groomsmen in navy suits and sage ties line up in the marble lobby of the old post office

On the stone steps of the Lincoln Event Space, the couple kisses as her lace train spills down the stairs

Wrapped in a brown fur stole, Kitty smiles as Mitch holds her close outside the historic building in Ottawa

Rows of gold chairs line a herringbone wood aisle decorated with pampas grass and teal vases

A sage green cake with gold leaf sits among teal cupcakes on a dessert table draped in teal gauze

Arms out in white heart shaped sunglasses, the bride poses with her lace train fanned around her

In the garden outside, Kitty flips her long lace train in the wind as Mitch watches and laughs

Mitch dips Kitty into a kiss on the lawn between evergreen shrubs, her bouquet on the grass beside her train

The couple smiles with their flower girl in a decorated white wagon in front of their ceremony backdrop

White ceramic M and K vases filled with dried eucalyptus and pampas rest on teal fabric

An audio guest book with a vintage rotary phone in cream on a table draped in teal gauze

The columned stone front of the Lincoln Event Space in Ottawa, Kansas glows at dusk as guests arrive

The flower girl in a white lace dress rides down the aisle in a wagon draped with teal fabric

Watching his bride walk down the aisle, the groom smiles in his navy suit and dried flower pocket square

Kitty's mom walks her down the aisle past gold chairs and pampas grass at the Lincoln Event Space

The groom grins as his bride reads her vows, his groomsmen standing beside him in navy suits

Their officiant holds the vows as Kitty slides the ring onto Mitch's finger in front of white drapes

Laughing on a dark street in Ottawa, the bride wears heart sunglasses and holds her bouquet beside the groom

Wide view of the ceremony at the Lincoln Event Space with guests in gold chairs and a white draped backdrop

He lifts her off her feet, her lace train swinging out on a dark downtown Ottawa street at night

First kiss as a married couple in front of the white drapes as the wedding party cheers

Sitting on the curb outside, the couple shares a kiss with her bouquet in her lap

Hand in hand, the newlyweds walk back up the aisle past smiling guests on the herringbone floor

The bride dances with her mom in her beaded mauve gown on the busy reception dance floor

The groom in sunglasses and the bride throw their arms out on the dance floor with her mom beside them

Sweetheart table backdrop with teal gauze, pampas grass and green arch panels lettered M and K

Friends and family dance with Kitty and her mom on the herringbone floor at the Lincoln Event Space

Table number card with dried flowers, a tall sage taper candle and teal gauze on a white round table

Round reception tables with gold chairs and teal runners fill the bright white ballroom at the Lincoln

A guest in a red dress throws her arm up and sings on the packed dance floor at the Lincoln in Ottawa

Their first dance as newlyweds on the marble floor of the old post office lobby in Ottawa, Kansas

Arms up in celebration, the newlyweds make their grand entrance into the reception

The newlyweds laugh at their sweetheart table surrounded by pampas grass and teal draped fabric

A groomsman in a navy suit gives a toast with a microphone in the marble lobby of the reception

A bridesmaid in sage green gives her toast with a microphone near the tall white doors

Kitty and Mitch smile from their sweetheart table as a bridesmaid in sage green gives a toast at the Lincoln

After her toast, the groom hugs the bridesmaid, her dark fur stole draped over her shoulder

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I’m Erin. Every post in this journal is a real wedding I photographed, shared with the couple’s okay. Read more here.

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