Kacey Luvi Creative Productions

Matt and Steph have one amazing love story… and since Matt is my cousin, I have a very personal bias toward their experience as a couple. In short, they were each other’s very first relationship… Matt was Steph’s first boyfriend and Steph was Matt’s first girlfriend when they met in 2009. As the world would hear this, one would assume that this couple must be awkward, unattractive, socially inept and unable to find love until their mid 20’s. It was quite the opposite. They both made conscious decisions while growing up to remain pure, waiting.. and waiting.. and more waiting until God brought them the one they were to marry. This also concludes the following… in their relational purity, each of them had also chosen to be physically pure.. not just within their preparation for marriage, their entire lives. Again, as the world would hear this… WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD YOU DO THAT??? Were they a part of some weird religious cult? A solitary living program? Nope. They are both beautiful, well-rounded and perfectly socially adjusted individuals that have been raised to know God and know His promises. They have each taken their faith seriously and literally when it comes to singleness, purity and a marriage covenant. They understood at a very deep and mature level that when the most traditional wedding vows were created, they stated… and still do.. “You may NOW kiss your bride” This means one thing. NOW. Not before, as even that morning, they do not 100% belong to each other. But NOW… she is yours, all yours. Keep scrolling to see their first kiss. Not their first kiss as a couple, their first kisses EVER, and ONLY for each other. What a beautiful love story. You may recognize Jenn, Steph’s equally adorable twin sister! I photographed these exact moments in the exact location for her wedding about a year before! Steph with her mom and dad..Matt with his dad and brothers!I love this shot of Matt and his sisters, Abbi (left) and Kenna (right) …and all the groomsmen harassing Matt on the right!He sees her for the first time, with tears in his eyes.The KISS!!! (and the VERY happy reaction!)
Steph and the SECOND love of her life.. her twin sister, Jenn’s baby boy coming this winter!I love you both so much! Congratulations and many, many blessings to come!!!!