Is there really a better place for two Michigan alums to get married than the University of Michigan? I think not!! Joy & Tyler tied the knot recently and I was so excited to be there to document it all!
At their Chicago engagement session, Joy & I discovered just how much we have in common (we both went to Michigan at the same time, we were both political science majors, we both lived in Oxford freshman year, we both have Bichon Friese dogs, etc) and I was so excited to be able to hang out with these two again. Joy & Tyler met one night when her Maid of Honor dragged her to a house party at Michigan. Joy spotted a cute guy there and they eventually started talking. That guy was Tyler. The house that they met at was called the barn (because it looks like an old barn), and after hanging out there many weekend nights, the two of them started dating. Dating led to a move to Chicago and an engagement and now a wedding back at the place where they first met!! And you better believe we swung by the “barn” for a photo of them in front of the place that started it all!!
Joy and her bridesmaids got ready the morning of her wedding in a suite at the Michigan League. Her mom helped her into her stunning, fitted dress and placed her veil in her hair. Joy’s dress was simple and sophisticated and her overlay and her veil had all of the lace that took her look to the next level! And let me tell you, I was obsessed with her veil (just wait until you see it)!! After a sweet first look with her dad, we headed over to the steps of one of my favorite buildings on campus, Angell Hall, for her first look with Tyler!! The smile he had on his face when he turned around and say Joy for the first time was the best!!
The bridal party met us for pictures in the Law Quad (super fitting too because Joy is a lawyer) and then it was time for these two to say I do. Joy walked down the aisle to Tyler on her dad’s arm while a string quartet played. After being pronounced husband and wife, the party got started in the Michigan League! One of my favorite parts of the night was Joy’s first dance with her dad! They started off sharing a normal slow dance and then halfway through the music cut out & they did a great job of looking around the room acting confused. Everyone thought there was a technical issue. Then all of a sudden, it started up again with a fast song & her and her dad got down. It was super cute to see him doing a fun dance with her!
Joy’s Dad and Maid of Honor gave sweet speeches and Tyler’s brother gave a thoughtful one as well, gifting the couple a bottle of water, a bottle of alcohol and a bottle of Dom Perignon. He perfectly related each one to a time in their marriage when they should drink it and had the whole crowd laughing. After dinner, the dance floor was packed all night long and Joy & Tyler’s friends and family had a blast! The energy on it was contagious, especially when Beyonce’s Countdown came on and Joy and her friends all started cheering!
Joy & Tyler, thank you for trusting me to capture your special day. I have loved getting to know you both over the last year & I wish you both nothing but love and happiness! GO BLUE!! Much love, Jen. xx
