It was a good day in October when Shayla and Matt married each other — both in terms of the weather and because it’s clear that these two are just meant to be together.

The sun was shining brightly, but all morning I saw the other vendors (myself included) looking at the dark clouds in the distance and mention hopefully, “I hope the rain holds off.” Now, I’m no stranger to rainy day weddings, but this was my first opportunity to shoot at Villa Di Felicita in Tyler, Texas and I was just itching to use the beyond beautiful venue that Shayla and Matt had chosen to its full potential. As the mother’s were walking down the aisle I felt two teeny tiny drops of rain and braced myself for more to follow but none came. Shayla got to have the outdoor ceremony she wanted and we were able to use the beautiful outdoors for bride-groom portraits afterwards — wins all around!

I’m going to go ahead and say that overall these are among my favorite sets of wedding images from 2013. Enjoy.

JustLOOKatthoseflowerpetals!

Matt and Shayla, y’all truly were some of the nicest people to work with. In my book, that’s among the top compliments I can give. Thank you for that. Thank you for entrusting your carefully planned, long-awaited, breathtakingly gorgeous wedding day with us. We are just so honored to have been a part of it and wish you two so much sweetness in your years of marriage ahead.