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Becker's Bridal
A moody overcast wedding day never looked so good as it did on Taryn + Zak’s day. Yes, we got caught in the middle of a field during an intense downpour, but name us two people who you’d rather go running through the rain with - we’ll wait.
In all seriousness though we went into this day knowing we’d most likely get pretty emotionally wrecked, and starting with Taryn’s video message to her soon-to-be husband got the tears flowing early. Every moment and detail perfectly reflected a piece of these two and their story together. The intentionality, the focus, and the celebration that characterized this day from beginning to end was 100% Taryn and Zak and we could not have asked for a more amazing day for these two. Don’t mind us, we’ll just be crying and swooning over these two for the rest of the year!
Nothing gets us right in the feels like a good, classic high school sweethearts-turned-husband-and-wife story - and that our friends, is the story of Graycen + Tom. These two grew up just down the street from one another, went to school together, and Tom even says he knew Graycen was the one when they were only in second grade. Crying already!
These two have seen each other through a lot. Long-distance, career and education changes, national basketball championships - they’ve always been there for one another. A testament of what true and honest commitment and love are. Getting to be a part of their day was an honor that we cannot express how thankful we are for it. Celebrating these two—their long journey to their wedding day and the many adventures yet ahead—simply getting to pay witness to a great love story, hands down, was one of our top moments this summer.
We love these two so much, and we cannot imagine a more perfect wedding for two more deserving people in the world. Here’s to the Hamiltons!
Cinematography & Photography: Shadow Shine Pictures
Floral Design: Christine Harned (Lasting Memories)
Rentals: Events By iCandy
Wedding Dress: Becker's Bridal
Menswear: Mens Warehouse & Kohls
Hair & Makeup: Hair Technique
Officiant: Ethan Ezikian
Reception DJ: Darren VanMeekeran
Wedding Cake: Nothing Bundt Cake
Caterer: West Michigan Caterer
Venue: New Vintage Place
Taryn + Zak’s story is one of friendship and grace, years of falling deeper, more madly in love with each other, and--above all--a story written by their Creator. Since middle school, they have been the truest of friends, there for each other through the ups and downs, there to celebrate the other in all their victories and to be a safe place during the storms of adolescence and adulthood. It doesn’t take being around them for long to see just how wonderfully and beautifully paired they are for each other.
From their killer shoe game, their contagious laughter, to their desire to always care for the other, this wedding day could not have better reflected who these two are, both as individuals, but also as a couple. All we can say is thank you, Taryn and Zak, for being such wonderful models of what a truly Christ-like love and devotion look like. You’ll always be our GOAT.
Cinematography & Photography: Shadow Shine Pictures
Wedding Event Coordination: Val Probst
Floral Design & Decor: iCandy
Wedding Dress: Becker's Bridal
Menswear: The New Yorker
Hair & Makeup: Linsey Sinnema & Whitney Kadau
Officiant: Brandon Williams
Reception DJ: Ask Me Entertainment - Andrew Rounds
Wedding Cake and Reception Dessert: Robbie Gill