Jon and Sara got married over 5 years ago but their wedding photos looked quite different than these images. About a year after their wedding they decided to get healthy, they collectively lost over 110 lbs together through diet and exercise. We were connected with them (and all of our other amazing friends) after I joined CrossFit Fort Atkinson. Seeing them work out, lift heavy things, and fly through workouts left me in disbelief that they ever felt unfit. They have actively taken measures to take back their health and in doing so, they have inspired so many people. That would be cool enough but there’s even more behind this photo.

Sara absolutely loves her wedding dress (like more than any woman I have ever met), however, they never loved their wedding photos. They had a gorgeous wedding and wonderful memories from that day but the photos don’t reflect how perfect it was. After a not-so-great experience with their wedding photographer, they never ended up printing any of their images. Sara has been known to wear her dress around the house just because and she absolutely loves it, however it was too big on her since she had lost so much weight. Last year, my girlfriends had the idea to sneakily get Sara’s dress altered to fit her new body (without her knowing) and surprise her with a wedding dress that now fit! It seriously makes me cry when I think of how thoughtful our friends are. It was such an honor to “redo” some of their wedding photos and give them some images that they are proud of! I think capturing different life stages is so important and the last few years we have known them have held exciting things! They have adopted their sweet pup Mefi, bought a beautiful new home, and have continued on their fitness journey. These two are such an inspiration of love, marriage, and healthy living. I am so thankful our friends thought it was important to celebrate all of the great things they have going on because seriously, I love these photos!

 Special thanks to Crimson Salon and Spa for providing Sara with beautiful hair and make up for this shoot! Even more thanks to our amazing group of girlfriends who made all of this possible and who thought this special day up! 

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