We first met Douglas and Erinkay at a Starbucks a long time ago when they wanted to meet us and talk about their wedding.  We clicked right from the start.  Erinkay and I (Grayson) actually went to the same high school together and talked about that for a bit.  I didn’t remember her (she was a couple years older than me), but luckily I had a yearbook in the car.  No, I don’t keep my yearbook with me at all times; I was in the process of moving and grabbed a couple last items from my “previous residence,” aka my parents house.  We thought that it would be funny to take a picture of Erinkay’s senior portrait on our phone and text it to her as a joke.  We thought it was hilarious, but didn’t hear back from her until the next day.  We were getting really nervous that she might have taken it the wrong way, but she loved it and we all got a good laugh.  I think that is what sealed the deal for us!

Douglas and Erinkay got married at the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, CA.  For you that haven’t seen this massive glass castle, its the one that almost makes you crash when you drive past it and the sun reflects right into your eyes.  The party was at the Grand Californian Hotel right outside of Disneyland; which allowed us to take some cool shots of the bridal party.  We did have a tough time getting past security though.  We thought it was pretty funny that the reason that Erinkay couldn’t get through was that she looked too much like a princess and would mess with Disneyland’s mojo.  We were told that they didn’t want little kids thinking she was one of the princesses and wanting to take pictures with her.  It guess it would take away from the Disneyland “magic!”  We finally got it sorted out and got some great shots.  It was pretty funny and i’m sure that it will be something that they won’t forget.

One of the things that we loved about this wedding was that everyone loved Douglas and Erinkay so much (we understand why) and they were not afraid to show it. The reception was full of “performances” and awesome speeches.  The sisters performed a song with cutouts of the couple, Erinkay’s dad and brother-in-laws sang a song to the tune of “my girl” with new lyrics, and the parents went all out when talking about the couple.  It was really cool to see! We had a great time and wish Douglas and Erinkay the best in their marriage!