I can totally identify with Hilary… balancing graduating from college, planning a wedding, and starting a whole new life all at the same time.  It’s a lot of firsts!  I met Hilary and Joey last fall learning their love story during our engagement session…  Hilary a young undergrad met Joey, a grad student at Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville.  After dating for 4 years, they finally found themselves in Hilary’s home town of Harrison, OH on their wedding day.  Everything turned out beautifully, and as the day unfolded, it was hard to not get emotional.  Hilary had a special candle light ceremony planned that included her father walking her down the aisle and both her father and grandfather performing the marriage ceremony.  Joey was pretty easy going through the whole event and only had one request for me…  The reception was held at Higher Ground Conference and Retreat Center, home of the UC Bearcats summer training turf field, and Joey wanted to make sure we got some images of the guys on the field… No problem!  At the end of the evening, Hilary and Joey’s guests lit giant sparklers to send them off into the night to begin the rest of their lives…

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