I have known Catie for a while. We actually "met" randomly on Twitter through mutual friends, and we conversed from afar for quite a while. When Ryan proposed, I was so excited for her! I had put a promotion out on my business page right around the time of their proposal, letting everyone know that I would in fact be venturing into wedding photography this year. I didn't have anyone particular in mind when I wrote that little blurb. Catie was the first bride-to-be to contact me.
 

And I am so thankful that she did.
 

You see couples who are just good together, ones that just click, and they don't need to flaunt it for everyone to know or see it. That is Catie and Ryan. They are just good together.
 

Their wedding was sweet and simple and very well put together. The colors--navy and orange--were perfect for a fall day, and even though there is still a lot of green left here in Kansas, they all complimented each other perfect. And Catie's dress. And flowers. And ring. Gahhhhhh, beautiful!
 

We shot at Ward Meade Park in Topeka, Kansas prior to their ceremony with family and their bridal party. I am always so in love with the raised flower beds, and they were perfect as our backdrop for group shots. The overgrowth of greenery felt very "homey" to me, and that fits Catie and Ryan very well.
 

The ceremony was held in the small chapel right in the park. It held about 50ish people, and it felt like the perfect amount. Not too long and not too short. I kept watching Ryan and the way he kept looking at Catie. It cemented it for me that these two are so good together.
 

We drove to NOTO after the ceremony, and if you know me, you know I love NOTO for shoots. The grunge, the dirtiness, the DUMPSTERS. This was an inside joke and totally worth the awkward looks and comments we got from the neighbors. Like, who the heck takes their wedding photo in an alleyway? Um, we do. And I love it.
 

The reception was at Sacred Heart Church. Such great fun. So much dancing. So much LOVE for this couple. I hope that Catie and Ryan have a long, happy, not-full-of-drama life and that they can let things rolls off their backs as well as they did on their big day.