I had the pleasure of photographing a couple of badass friends and their badass weddings over the past year and while skimming through everyone's Valentine's Day posts I realized that some of their awesome faces (and their attendees' faces) needed to be shared. #thisislove

I've been so lucky to stumble across these great peoples' paths and being near them gives me hope and excitement for the future despite everything I listen to and read in the news. When I'm down (which is often lately) I flip through these pictures from the past 12 months and realize we've got it so good to be blessed with each others' company.

Noah, Kim, Stevie, Kati, Nick, Allie, thank you so much for letting me be a part of your oh-so-kick-butt-day!

See Stephen Colbert's commencement speech here.