A Moment of Joy Sacramento Wedding Photography, Elk Grove Wedding Photographer: October 2014

Here is the beautiful wedding of Chelsea and Ben at the gorgeous Arden Hills.

Here is their story in Chelsea's own words...

Chelsea first saw Ben on the playground in, when they were 9 years old. Chelsea remembers he was surrounded by a group of little girls and he had no idea that she had instantly decided she was going to marry him in that very moment even though he had no idea who she was. Chelsea went home that day in August of 2003 and told her grandma that day that she was going to marry Ben Mammet. Chelsea spent the remainder of elementary school walking her dog around the block by Ben's house, two streets over from hers, and doodling Chelsea Mammet on all her school folders.

Chelsea remembers there was a pencil that Ben let he borrow and she used it until the 5th grade! She would also bribe friends to ask who Ben liked or if he liked her, not much information came back. Through middle school, this same routine continued, but Chelsea began to take a look at the young man he was becoming. She saw that he was compassionate with his siblings, how soft spoken he was and he had a heart for the Lord, which was very important to Chelsea.

In high school Ben and Chelsea had their first class together. She decided to try to make Ben jealous by sitting in his desk talking very loudly about other boys that where trying to date her. He made a negative comment about the boys that she had mentioned, Chelsea then walked around for a month telling everyone that Ben talked to her!

The summer following 9th grade, she had just about resolved to giving up her SEVEN year dream of marrying Ben Mammet!!! Then one day they both happened to meet at Jamba Juice with a mutual friend, they were now 15. Ben and Chelsea were left alone awkwardly at the table in Jamba Juice and their very first conversation began with a winning phrase from Chelsea "Sooooo, you have braces huh?" The conversation didn't end until 5 hours later. But before it ended Ben invited Chelsea to his 16th birthday party to following weekend. They spend the rest of the summer together.

The first day back to school, August 16 (also their wedding date), Ben walked Chelsea home from school and asked her to be his girlfriend. She said, "Yea." Ben was so excited she said yes he ran home in the wrong direction and Chelsea called everyone she knew to share the news!

Their first kiss was shared two months later on the roof of Ben's house looking at the stars. It was Chelsea's first kiss EVER and she became dizzy and almost slipped off the roof! Ben gave Chelsea a promise ring a year the next year on August 16 when they were 17, promising to marry her one day.

On June 22, 2013, Ben proposed to Chelsea by the Sacramento River an hour before the River Cats game ended and fireworks went off as the watched. The engagement ring that Ben proposed with has a story behind it. Chelsea's real dad, who passed away when Chelsea was a toddler had given her mother a promise ring before they were married. Chelsea's mother gave it to Chelsea as a purity ring. Ben added a diamond in it as an engagement ring, and had a band designed as a wedding band to match it by the same jeweler who had designed the original ring with her father.

Here are Chelsea's wedding day story in pictures...

I just love the engraving on their wedding ring!
BEST FRIENDS!!!

Here are the pictures of Chelsea getting dressed and ready...

I just love these photos of Chelsea and her mom!!! Just so sweet!

I LOVE these next series of photographs...Chelsea wanted to do some reveals to special family separately. I thought it was a great way to they close to her a special moment individually. If you are a bride thinking about doing this, remember to leave time in your before wedding timeline.

Here is Chelsea with he mom, just before Chelsea's grandma gets her first look...

Grandmas first look...

Chelsea's younger sisters first look...

Chelsea's Daddy Tim's turn...these are my favorite of my reveals...

A few of Chelsea alone...

I included this cousin picture. Here cousin just recently got married and they did a similar picture at her wedding...I am also Facebook friends with Chelsea so I know that these pretty girls have many pictures together when they were younger, that they have been recreating lately...they have all been pretty cute, and clever!!!

Chelsea and her bridesmaids...

Here is Chelsea opening her gift from Ben just a few minutes before walking down the aisle...

I just LOVE LOVE LOVE this picture! I think it just might be my favorite bridesmaid picture EVER!!!

Lets switch over to the boys on the other side of Arden Hills (photographed by Dina)
Here is Ben opening his gift from Chelsea...
just love the sweet look on his face when he is looking at it...

Here are all the boys...(photographed by Dina)

Love it when families pray for the marriage before the ceremony begins...

Chelsea getting ready to walk down the aisle...Eleven years in the waiting...

Here we go!!!

Love that he was turned around until she got to the aisle...

I don't know why... but I love this photo...

I do know why I LOVE this one...I love that she looked over at her momma! It almost made me cry, just right now!!!

I also LOVE these next two give-away-pictures!!!

Awe! Just LOVE this one!

Time for Ben's personal vows to Chelsea...

Chelsea's personal vows to Ben...

Making it official with the rings...

Loved this special moment in the ceremony dedicated to Chelsea's dad who past away when Chelsea was just about 2 years old and her mother was pregnant with her sister...it was very moving, personal and very honoring of a man who was unable to be there for this beautiful day with his beautiful daughter!

I love that we were able to capture Chelsea AND her mother watching the balloons float away. :)

The kiss!!!

Dreams come true!!! Love this wedding story!!!

Love the parents hugging...just beautiful...

Wedding party...

Love this....especially now that I know the story behind it...just romantic!!!

Cute cute cute!!!

These are my next to my favorite picture...

But these next two, are my absolute favorites! We don't get brides who will actually lay down in her rose petals! We just grabbed a table cloth...and there you go...beautiful!!!