Brittany and Freddy's autumn equestrian wedding
Brittany and Freddy are married thanks to wedding photography. It's not often that a wedding photographer gets to write something so enormously flattering about their own industry in a blog post, although in this case it was not my photography that brought them together, it was Brittany's.
Yes, Brittany is a wedding photographer, which is also enormously flattering since she picked Samantha Christensen Photography, even booking us just slightly before she was officially engaged and flying us out from New York to Nebraska to cover the wedding.
But, back to when Brittany met Freddy. They knew each other slightly for about eight years but did not actually talk until Brittany went to Freddy's town of Sioux City, Iowa to sign a wedding photographer contract. They got to meet in a smaller group and it immediately felt right. A little over a year later Freddy proposed at the water's edge in front of Sioux Falls.
They planned a wedding that was both modern and rustic and included Brittany's beloved horse Chance. Brittany and Chance have known each other since one was a colt and one was a tot. After the ceremony, Brittany, Freddy and Chance took a stroll through the grass fields of Nebraska, and I fainted from joy at the opportunity to photograph a bride on horseback.
Brittany's creativity was also a big part of this wedding since she designed her own bouquets and table decor, carefully nurturing dozens of succulents that became the centerpieces. She and her family also put together some 200 succulent wedding favors, one of which is living in New York in a pot on my coffee table.
Quiet Freddy brought the emotion, welling up with tears at the sight of his bride more than once. Not all of Freddy's biological family chose to show up for his wedding day but his stepfamily and found family did, which also brought tears. It's obvious that Brittany and Freddy are both well loved by friends and family.
![Bride in morning sunlight by Hudson Valley wedding photographer](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/53207181/Brittany_and_Freddy-176-6dc61504.jpg)
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![Bride and groom surrounded by trees and grass by Hudson Valley photographer](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/65023081/Brittany_and_Freddy-341-01b38d09.jpg)
![Bride and bridesmaids laughing by Hudson Valley wedding photographer](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/44403081/Brittany_and_Freddy-500-cc361d8c.jpg)
![Groom and groomsmen by Hudson Valley wedding photographer](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/18503081/Brittany_and_Freddy-569-db3bd0a3.jpg)
![Bride with bridesmaids during autumn wedding by Hudson Valley Photographer](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/80603081/Brittany_and_Freddy-508-8330c863.jpg)
![Rustic window pane wedding sign with groom holding wedding ring](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/67207181/Brittany_and_Freddy-640-bfe4a2bb.jpg)
![Groom slides ring onto bride's finger at Kingdom Hall wedding](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/04307181/Brittany_and_Freddy-777-348ffa6a.jpg)
![Bride and groom walk back down the aisle as man and wife by Hudson Valley photographer](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/69307181/Brittany_and_Freddy-819-9bde87bd.jpg)
![Groom cries as he is being hugged by his family by Hudson Valley photographer](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/30407181/Brittany_and_Freddy-838-18c96e10.jpg)
![Bridesmaid looks at groom's new ring by Hudson Valley wedding photographer](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/80507181/Brittany_and_Freddy-863-844f702d.jpg)
![Flower girl looks up at bride by Hudson Valley photographer](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/51507181/Brittany_and_Freddy-867-0ea85da8.jpg)
![A kitten runs into the bride and groom portrait session](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/62603081/Brittany_and_Freddy-887-aa7c9dbf.jpg)
![The bride's horse](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/33603081/Brittany_and_Freddy-886-5bac5609.jpg)
![Bride and groom with horse by Hudson Valley photographer](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/20123081/Brittany_and_Freddy-891-459cc514.jpg)
![Bride and groom with horse closeup by Hudson Valley photographer](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/90123081/Brittany_and_Freddy-908-e8bf50c9.jpg)
![Bride and groom with horse by Hudson Valley wedding photographer](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/48237181/Brittany_and_Freddy-912-a5fffe1a.jpg)
![Bride on horseback by Hudson Valley wedding photographer](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/67237181/Brittany_and_Freddy-928-e56624e2.jpg)
![Bride and groom walking with horse by Hudson Valley wedding photographer](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/11533081/Brittany_and_Freddy-918-28e628ba.jpg)
![Bride and groom portrait closeup by Hudson Valley photographer](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/81533081/Brittany_and_Freddy-1082-5e742974.jpg)
![Groom kisses bride's hand as she sits on horseback by Hudson Valley photographer](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/10047181/Brittany_and_Freddy-973-eec84f41.jpg)
![Bride and groom standing in a field of grass by Hudson Valley photographer](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/15447181/Brittany_and_Freddy-1074-57aa37d1.jpg)
![Bride and groom walking through a field by Hudson Valley photographer](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/02543081/Brittany_and_Freddy-1103-41e00814.jpg)
![Groom at the Brickway Brewery in Omaha, Nebraska](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/94357181/Brittany_and_Freddy-1131-0d77ebb9.jpg)
![Bride and groom sitting in the window of a brewery by Hudson Valley photographer](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/65357181/Brittany_and_Freddy-1137-86eae04a.jpg)
![Wedding table setting of succulents with purple and green accents by Hudson Valley photographer](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/65457181/Brittany_and_Freddy-1184-08be6f65.jpg)
![Wedding decoration of terrarium with succulents by Hudson Valley wedding photographer](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/36457181/Brittany_and_Freddy-1201-e41534ec.jpg)
![Naked wedding cake with succulents and cactus flowers by Hudson Valley wedding photographer](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/68457181/Brittany_and_Freddy-1197-80e5d7e2.jpg)
![Closeup of naked wedding cake with succulents and cactus flowers by Hudson Valley photographer](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/39457181/Brittany_and_Freddy-1232-ae09316a.jpg)
![Young girls stare into mirrored wall at wedding reception by Hudson Valley photographer](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/92957181/Brittany_and_Freddy-1235-5ac3b411.jpg)
![Candid wedding guest by Hudson Valley photographer](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/63957181/Brittany_and_Freddy-1290-a6d02298.jpg)
![First dance of bride and groom by Hudson Valley photographer](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/61557181/Brittany_and_Freddy-1293-15ca5915.jpg)
![Bride and her father swing dance at wedding reception by Hudson Valley photographer](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/66957181/Brittany_and_Freddy-1317-2d8965d0.jpg)
![Groom and stepmother at wedding parent dance](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/37957181/Brittany_and_Freddy-1321-750cd298.jpg)
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![Bride and groom cut naked wedding cake with succulents and cactus flowers](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/34367181/Brittany_and_Freddy-1394-25ea2ab2.jpg)