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A college love story for the ages. Russ and Sarah met in a class at James Madison University. Class after class they kept choosing the same seats…next to each other. They chatted back and forth and eventually…Sarah slid into his DMs to ask about a paper. And things took off pretty quickly from there. Russ […]

It was 2020 and Thomas and Laura were getting married in just a few months. And then…well, you know the rest of the story. They postponed their big day, and instead, opted for a backyard ceremony. Laura’s uncle officiated, their family gathered, and they were married! The day was not what they planned, but still […]

  Cole and Brooke have a whirlwind of a love story! They’ve lived their entire relationship while in school at the Naval Academy during a global pandemic…so to say that their day at Shadow Creek felt like it was a long time coming, was an understatement! They’re so clearly made for each other! After graduating […]

I can’t quite explain with words how special Dan and Elana’s wedding day at Sundara was or what it meant to us. But, of course, I will try :] Dan and Elana had had hard circumstance after circumstance thrown their way in the couple weeks before their wedding day. And still, they showed up with […]