Bay St. Louis, Mississippi Wedding || Katie + Joe

I’m not sure what my favorite part of Katie and Joe’s wedding was…it might have been being able to capture Katie getting ready in her grandparent’s house with so many years of history and memories, it might have been watching Joe’s groomsmen lean over to see Joe’s reaction as his beautiful bride walked down the aisle, it might have been the warm and romantic ambiance of their candlelit reception?! How do I choose between all of this?! Needless to say, narrowing this wedding down to 100 images to share was HARD. (Supposedly you should never share more than that many in a blog…but I broke that rule today. ha!) I also shared a lot of black and white images, probably more than I usually do, because their wedding just spoke that sort of vibe to me. Their day was very elegant, and romantic, but this couple also has the best personalities ever and did ya know that emotion shows up best in black and white photos?? Kinda fun huh? So anyways, you’ll see lots of black and white images, lots of personality and emotion. Seriously be sure to slow your scroll to see the photo of Joe’s groomsmen leaning over to see his reaction. (And I’ll be 100% honest here and tell you that my insanely cute and talented husband Ricky took those photos!). Also, make sure you check out the image of Katie walking down the aisle that was taken by my trusty second shooter, Annie Hsu. All around it was an incredible day and I’m so honored that Katie and Joe trusted me and my team to capture all of it!

Bride Prep: Private residence

Groom Prep: The Pearl Hotel

Ceremony Venue: Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church

Reception Venue: Bay St. Louis Community Hall

Wedding Planning: Kerri Pellegrin, The Wedding Collection

Florist: Beth Cranford Floral Designs

Hair and Makeup: Glam on Location

Catering: Taste! Catering

Band: Papa C and the Slammin’ Horns

Live Painter: Caroline Henley Fine Art & Event Painter