This New Year’s Eve was a rockin’ one for sure! We had the honor of spending it in Hershey, PA (the sweetest place on earth) celebrating the AMAZING love of Jess and Matt!

It takes a pretty special couple for us to never even think twice about the fact that we would be working on New Year’s Eve! Over a year ago, we received a note from Jess’ sister Steph, whom we had the honor of photographing a few years ago and then again this past November for the AMAZING Life Escape!!!, and we could not have been more excited about the opportunity to be a part of her sister’s wedding! Steph and Nate are absolutely incredible and we just knew that Jess and Matt would be too!

And that they are! Seriously, Jess and Matt have this love that just pours out of them! Their love is contagious and fills any room that they enter!

It was such a gift for us to be a part of their wedding at the Hotel Hershey on New Year’s Eve! To be surrounded by so much love is the perfect way to kick off the new year!

Jess and Matt- you two warm our hearts! Thank you for sharing your love with us and giving us the opportunity to capture your AMAZING wedding celebration!!! We wish you many many many years of love and happiness together!

HUGE thank you to everyone who helped make Jess and Matt’s wedding celebration so special!

Wedding Planner: Simply Created Events | Stationery & All things paper!: Preston’s Stationery | Hair Stylist: Bella Moda Salon, Jeni Gebhart and Val Pajak | Makeup Artist: Makeup by Caitlyn Meyer | Florist: Jeffreys Flowers & Home Accents | Church: St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church | Officiant: Father Philip Burger | Reception: The Hotel Hershey
DJ: Event Pro DJ, Jason Wallace | Bride’s Jewelry: Thomas Knoell Designs | Groom & Groomsmen’s Attire: Jos. A. Bank | Bridesmaid’s Attire: Betsy Robinson Bridal Collection | Wedding Bands: Smyth Jewelers | Chocolate Menus: Naturally Gifted Photography: Liz and Ryan | Photobooth: Liz and Ryan

Ahh friends! You have no idea how excited we are to be sharing this beautifully special wedding with you! We have been quiet over here on the blog… but life has certainly not been quiet!!! (Instagram @AMZLifeTogether and @Liz_and_Ryan is your best bet to see what we have been up to most recently!) But in the meantime, we are super pumped to be back to blogging with Jessie and Michael’s 1920’s Art Deco Inspired Wedding!

This extra special wedding is actually my cousin’s wedding!!! Michael married his amazing wife back in October! We welcomed Jessie into the family with a super intimate and super special wedding at the Melange Bed & Breakfast in Hendersonville, NC!

The day was magical. The celebration was sweet. And it was exactly the way Jessie and Michael dreamed it to be! It was such an incredible honor to be there to celebrate and document their day! As I was going back through the images and reliving their day, I was reminded of how meaningful every single moment of the day was! Their smiles say it all! I am pretty sure I have never seen Michael’s smile so big… and for that, Jessie… thank you!!! ;)

As photographers and cousins… these photos will forever warm our hearts and have special meaning to us! Jessie and Michael, thank you for the opportunity to share in your love and document it in a way that will hopefully always remind you of how truly magical the love is that you share! Thank you for being such a beautiful example of love! Congratulations and here’s to living your incredibly AMAZING lives together!

Huge thanks to all of the AMAZING wedding professionals who came together to help make Jessie and Michael’s wedding so special!

Stationery & All things paper!: Shed Letterpress | Hair & Makeup Stylist: Casey McCuller, Dang Salon in Asheville | Florist: Choy’s Flowers | Venue: Melange Bed & Breakfast | Officiant: Chaplain Dennise | Ceremony Music: Frances Duff, Cellist | Band: Firecracker Jazz Band | Bride’s Attire: Maggi Bridal | Groom’s Attire: Express | Wedding Bands: Grimball’s Jewelers