I’ve been adding photos to my inspiration file like crazy for the last nine-plus months since Mr. R proposed. I tend to choose photos that:

• evoke a certain emotion
• showcase wedding details (all hail the shoe shot!)
• capture unscripted moments
• demonstrate the beauty of posed shots
• display a fantastic use of light, aperture, and other aesthetic techniques
• communicate love in all its wonderful expressions

From here on out, I’m going to feature my weekly additions — and some of my favorites from the file — on Sundays.

Let’s start with Mary & Matt, photographed by Anne Ruthmann…

Next up, a few from our wedding photographer, the fabulous Jessica Hill…

Melanie & Jefferey, from a photographer I just discovered this week, Amelia Lyon…

Kate & Keith, photographed by Kelly Moore…

And last but not least, Ashley & Kyle, photographed by Jonathan Canlas…

Okay, just one more — one of my favorite photos in the file, also from Anne Ruthmann…