Tommy & Elen

We got up before the sun for this one, and the Bluffs paid us back. The light rolled in soft and gold, and it honestly did not let up the whole morning.

Tommy and Elen were a little nervous when we started, which is the most normal thing in the world. Nobody feels natural in front of a camera in the first five minutes. So we took it slow and kept it easy, and before long they forgot I was even there.

Once they settled in, they just leaned into each other. There was so much laughing, the real kind you cannot fake, and it turned into some of the most natural photos I have shot in a while. I barely had to direct anything. I mostly just kept up with them.

These two actually met back when Tommy was working at a car dealership, which is a pretty great origin story if you ask me. And now the wedding is only a week and a half out. You can feel how ready they are for it.

Tommy and Elen, thank you for the early wake up call and all that golden light. See you both very soon for the big day.