As she walked up behind him and tapped his shoulder, I watched them closely. First looks give me, the bystander a look into their relationship. She caught his eye as he turned and the look of unspeakable joy crossed his face. The clung to one another basking in the fact that the day had finally arrived: the day they would be husband and wife. As they melted into the moment, they eased into their roles not only as bride and groom, but as partners together, ready to take on the world. This first look? It changed everything.

They grew up in the same town and their paths may have crossed a time or two but the world kept spinning without them knowing about the other. They chased their dreams, apart from one another, just waiting for their future love to walk into their lives.

He was in residency, she was in real estate. They were in a long distance relationship that got serious fast. Matt and Suzanne said “I love you” on Valentine’s Day, introduced one another to the family a few weeks later and everyone knew there was something different. Matt said it as this: “There was a void in my life that I didn’t know was so big, so deep until you filled it. It was almost like a rebirth because I can’t imagine my life without you in it. Suzanne, you’ve filled me with a genuine unspeakable joy that I don’t want to go a day without.”

Second Shooter: Erin McLean //Ceremony Location: The University Club of Milwaukee // Reception Location: Bacchus // Wedding Coordinator:  Lindsay Flash Events // Clergy: Hal Dessel // DJ + Videographer: Josh at Sound By Design // Makeup Artist: Diana Yusufov //Florist: Esther Fleming // Baker: The Cake Lady // Dress: Zita Bridal

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