I am quite excited to introduce you, today, to Ben and Cassidy Bolick. Cassidy has been a friend of mine for almost two and a half years. We met through her uncle, David, and became instant friends. To give you a feel for the nature of my friendship with Cassidy, I once said the following words to her: “Gimme a hug or I’ll slap your sunburn.”  (She laughed. Then hugged me.)

Ben and Cassidy started dating shortly after I met Cassidy.  The two of them were on the ballroom team at Utah State University, and they continued to dance together as their relationship grew.  Then about a year later, Ben proposed, and Cassidy said yes.

Getting to know these two, and being a part of their big day, has been nothing short of phenomenal.  Let’s first start with the fact that Cassidy is a Figge.  If you’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting any member of the Figge family, you know what I’m talking about.  The exuberant, yet nonchalant nature of their family creates this entertaining dynamic that you can’t help but get sucked into.  So spending an entire day with practically every member of the Figge clan was nothing short of fabulous.

The stress of the day began before I was even awake.  When Cassidy’s mother Wendy showed up at the cleaners to get the dress, which had gotten dirty during the Bridal shoot, she found out they hadn’t cleaned it because of a detail in the design they couldn’t handle.  After some stern talking to by Wendy (which I heard about later), they cleaned it.

Aside from the averted fiasco with the dress, there weren’t any other stressful moments, at least that I was aware of.  I think a major reason for that was Cassidy’s aunt (and David’s wife), Gretchen.  David and Gretchen plan weddings – it’s kind of their thing, and they’re good at it.  As a side note, Gretchen takes her job as a wedding planner so seriously that she has a hot pink tool belt specifically for the job, which she wore throughout the preparation.  I was quite amused.

All in all, the wedding went down without any serious problems.  The thing I enjoyed the most, by far, was the stress-free nature of both Ben and Cassidy.  Neither of them worried too much about the details, making my job as the photographer so much easier.  I count myself quite lucky to know both Ben and Cassidy, and I am so grateful that I was able to be a part of their special day.  Congratulations, you two!