I met Mariah Ellenwood last summer, shortly after arriving in Ohio at a headshot swap. She and I have shot together more than once since then, and every time is so much fun.

This June, I drove out to Coshocton (which is about an hour and a half East of Columbus, and it is a BEAUTIFUL drive out there and back) to second shoot a wedding with her, walked into the room in the church where everyone was getting ready, and stopped dead in my tracks. That days bride, she was a dread ringer for my girl Erin, back in Portland. DEAD RINGER.

The entire day was filled with love, laughter, and GORGEOUS light.

The kicker? She recognized me too. Surreal doesn’t even begin to cover it.  The entire day was filled with love, laughter, and GORGEOUS light.

Also, the only wedding I’ve ever shot at which the parents of the bride went out and bought everyone Arby’s for lunch, and at which we were running so far ahead of schedule that we ended up having a 45 minute Arby’s picnic at the park in between photos. Pretty kick ass, and will be hard to beat.

Until Erin get’s married, of course.