Vale Royal Barn Wedding | Fenton, Michigan

This September wedding at Vale Royal Barn was full of sunlight and flowers! There was the beautiful historic barn, a charming farmhouse, and a picture perfect ceremony on a dock over the water. I loved Natalie and Will's joyful energy, and I'm absolutely obsessed with the way their pictures turned out. Scroll to see their colorful wedding day gallery!

Natalie and Will decided not to have a first look, which meant we had an opportunity to get creative with the pictures we took before the ceremony! From the moment they toured Vale Royal Barn, they had a vision for this photo of Will straightening his tie in the big mirror in the inn's living room, while Natalie watched from the stairs. They figured out ahead of time that with the angles, Will wouldn't be able to see Natalie. I'm very happy that I was able to bring their vision to life! And of course, had to get a candid snap of everyone watching from the other side of the room!

After we had successfully executed that photo, we banished Will outside before he could see Natalie, and Natalie put on her shoes and veil for the finishing touches.

Pro Tip! To usher in the party portion of the night, Natalie and Will asked me to do a photo of all of the guests out on the dance floor - which is a great way to "trick" everyone into getting onto the dance floor, and then the DJ starts playing music while everyone is still standing! The strategy worked like a charm, and Natalie and Will's dance floor was packed all evening. I had so much fun capturing all the dance moves!

I couldn't have been happier with this sweet couple, this lovely venue, and this stunning wedding day. From the weather to the backdrops to the people, everything was as lovely and picture perfect as it could possibly be. I truly feel lucky and deeply grateful to be able to document such precious moments!