Big Stu and the Princess

Posted on November 26, 2011

Stuart and Rachel were married on the sought after 11-11-11 date this year. It was a perfect day for an outdoor ceremony. Overcast but sunny…I call that Heavan’s light diffuser. They were married at El Chorro in Paradise Valley. Everything about that place was amazing (and I hear that at brunch they have world class sticky buns!). The grounds were stunning, the coordinator and staff was accomidating and the day went off perfectly. My husband, who shot this one with me, said “I would totally marry you here again. ”

Stuart and Rachel were so wonderful to work with. These two are crazy in love and have such an amazing support of friends and family. Their entire wedding party had 22 people in it. That’s some serious love! Stuart’s longtime friends call him Big Stu. Something about Texas and his personality. I can’t remember the whole story, I was laughing so hard through the “roast” of a toast that’s all I can recall. I do remember Rachel’s Dad saying during his toast how badly he wanted a baby girl, how she was as beautiful as her Mother and how she was such a blessing to him…and how he made the whole room tear up. She is his princess. When Stuart took Rachel onto the floor for their first dance, you could see that he too felt that she was his princess. He swayed her and held her close like no one else was in the room with them.

Congratulations Rachel and Stuart on your perfact day and your future together. Thank you for letting us be a part of it all.

Venue: El Chorro Lodge

Hair: Tiffany Reisig

Make Up: Linda Wagner

Flowers: Fabulous Floral Design

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