Favorite ring shots from 2016

It's Monday and I can't think of anything better to do on a Monday than to sit and swoon at some delicious bling! I'm rounding up all of my absolute favorite ring shots from 2016!

Taking ring shots is absolutely one of my all time favorite things about being a photographer for a few reasons. I love the creativity that goes into it. Styling the rings, stacking them, the creamy, dreamy bokeh that comes with shooting with a macro lens, the shimmery sparkly diamonds compared with the beautifully blurred out backgrounds...I could go on and on. 

My absolute favorite thing about rings though is 100% what they represent. The commitment between man and wife. That external symbol that tells the world that you have committed your life to be one with another. No beginning and no end to that commitment. I love it all. 

Enjoy drooling over these beauties. Each photo links to the original post where it came from! 

Janine + Sean // Harry Potter themed wedding at The Tides

Harry Potter themed wedding at The Tides New Jersey

Such a fun blog post to share with you today friends!! Even though I'm not a *huge* Harry Potter fan like some people I know (looking at you Amy and Cassi!) this Harry Potter themed wedding at The Tides in Northern New Jersey was so fun!! Janine and Sean are true Harry Potter fans and I loved how they incorporated that throughout their entire wedding day! 

Their entire wedding party had wands...and we aren't talking just regular wands...they were all special and unique and some were even custom made. They had Harry Potter socks and Janine's bouquet was made from the pages of the Harry Potter books. The tables at the reception were separated into the four different houses and they had so many other fun details that simply made the day totally "them"! They are also both huge NJ Devils fans, and they even had the NJ Devil himself show up at the reception!! It was so much fun! The Tides is a gorgeous wedding venue and everything about this day in late October was perfect. Enjoy some of my favorites from below and check out Laura's blog post (I second shot this wedding with her) to see the full day!