it's a love story {bridals&groomals}

Many brides don't want their future husbands to see their wedding dress before the wedding day. They are traditional, and that's fine. But that's not me. I had no qualms at all with Russ seeing my wedding dress, so we took pictures a few weeks before the wedding so that we would have pictures out at our reception. Here are a few of those pre-wedding day photos :)















i refused to have fake nails for my wedding day, so these are all mine! :) 










Come back next Wednesday to hear all about our reception! :)


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**All photos by Melanie Paxton

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Comments

  1. UnknownJune 25, 2014 at 4:00 PM

    Love the jumping picture at the end! All of them came out beautiful! You look amazing in your dress! =)

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    1. ashleynicoleJune 25, 2014 at 10:03 PM

      Thank you so much! And yeah, the jumping one is such a fun one! I love it too :)

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  2. LauraJune 26, 2014 at 1:34 AM

    Girl. Friend. You need to teach me your nail skillz! I can't believe those are real?? You are a nail wizard!

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    1. ashleynicoleJune 26, 2014 at 3:13 PM

      Haha just grow them out? Idk, I didn't do anything special. And then I just got them painted. Nbd ;) Thanks though! :)

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  3. Shannon @ Sweet Tea Sippin' on MayberryJune 26, 2014 at 5:26 AM

    These pictures are beautiful! It looks like y'all had a blast =)

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    1. ashleynicoleJune 26, 2014 at 3:14 PM

      Why thank you! And hmm. Not sure blast describes a photo session for us, but we sure did enjoy being together. I mean, what friends ask you to kiss? But a photographer sure will! Haha :)

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