This wedding was special to me...I am friends with the groom's mom and think the world of her. Add to that, her son has served two deployments in Iraq with the USMC. I've seen Marlaine's face *GLOW* with an indescribable happiness and relief when Justin comes home from deployment. She is equally proud of her daughter Grace, and the three of them make such a tight family unit. When I heard Justin had proposed to Rachel, it was just a natural fit for them all. Rachel and her family have been there through the deployments and welcome homes. Truly awesome to see how well two families can blend together. Rachel's mom, Jill, could just NOT look at her without crying. So instead, she looked away and tried to hold it together. Justin felt a huge sense of relief, I think, seeing his mom enter the church's front door. Just look at that smile! The two new Mom-in-Laws together. Justin could not wait to hug his bride just after getting married. He stopped and squeezed her so tight that I could feel it 10 feet away. CLASSIC...a wedding with some good tin cans behind a rockin' car....yeah!!! The wildfires in Los Angeles made for some stunning red sunset clouds and smoke. Marlaine and Justin sharing their dance together...words can't suffice. And, in what was the hardest shot to take that night...Grace and her big brother share a hug. This was a moment so full of pure emotion and love that I almost felt like leaving it without a photo. However, it was just too powerful to miss. Single guys...you should have been at this wedding. Just *look* at all the women!!!