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We’ve got my FAVORITE part of Jeff and Shannon’s Virginia wedding at Lynden Farm to share with you today! After the afternoon reception ended and these two said goodbye to their guests, my Jeff, Jason and I headed back out into the gorgeous Virginia countryside and completely soaked ourselves in the beauty of the trees! 12 people love this 16 people love this Simply divine. 12 people love this It doesn’t get any better than this. I might as well hang up my camera because I feel like I’ve shot to my heart’s content. But I won’t – I just…

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Welcome back everybody to Part Two of Jeff and Shannon’s fall wedding at the idyllic Lynden Farm in Virginia. This day was so charming and lovely, and a HUGE thank you goes out to our good friend, Jason Aten, for helping my Jeff photograph the day. You’re awesome Jason! We’d also like to give a shout out to the amazing folks at Lynden Farm that kept everything running so smoothly and put freshly baked cookies into our getting ready room – they were simply incredible and we ate all of them. Shannon’s new last name is now Fox, so she designed…

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We had just walked through the cold and the wind back to the getting ready house from the remains of the afternoon reception. Still feeling the warmth of 200 goodbye hugs from wedding guests, Shannon brushed the imaginary wrinkles out of her wedding dress and took a glance into the mirror to fix her untouched hair and flawless makeup. As I threw some pins into my well-worn updo, I helped her slip on the sweater she had picked out for sunset photos. I could hear the day mulling through her head as she worked each button through her fingers, and…

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My best friend got married on Saturday. Nearly every weekend I get to meet a new group of friends that get to say that same exact thing. My best friend is getting married today. And it was so good to feel what that’s truly like. To wear a bridesmaid dress with seven other girls that love you and know you. To watch my friend slip on her wedding dress and look more beautiful than any of us could ever have imagined. To see the pure joy in her eyes as she fixes her veil and dabs on her lipstick. To…

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