“Put your arms here… Look into each other’s eyes… Show how much you love her…”

These are the things I usually say when photographing a newly married couple. It can be surprisingly hard to get the happy bride and groom to loosen up for the camera and just enjoy the moment, because sometimes the joy of that moment is lost to the discomfort of being photographed.

This was never the case with Leah and Corey.

I had so much fun watching the pure love they share through the lens, and I never once had to direct them on showing affection. There was so much love and laughter that afternoon, and both their energy and chemistry were so easy to capture. What a shining testament to true love!

Corey and Leah had decided to elope, taking only the fewest of friends as witnesses. As an eloper myself, I couldn’t have been more happy for them. They decided to forgo the stress of a wedding day in exchange of the commitment of a lifetime.

But what I love most about these guys is that they didn’t let eloping stop them from getting some fun and fabulous wedding photos. When they came back to Nashville, they called me up saying they wanted to get back into their wedding garb and commemorate their love and newly-joined personalities in a way that sometimes only photos can capture.

Here are just a few shots that we snagged that day. Thanks for the laughs, guys!