Stephanie & Mafona Sneak Peek! | Riverside Receptions | Geneva, IL Wedding Photographer

Stephanie & Mafona were my last August wedding, on yet another beautiful day this Summer. Now, stay with me, because I am going to get a little deep in this post. I can't help myself, because when I think about how different their backgrounds are, yet how similar these two are and how fate brought them together... I think, how wonderful. And I get a little happy inside. Weddings are full of traditions -- weddings themselves are a "tradition" -- perhaps unnecessary, for the most part, symbolic or even just for fun rituals done throughout the day. Yet -- they all serve a purpose -- to help celebrate two lives coming together, two families joining together and MOST importantly (in my mind) to share their joy. Weddings aren't necessary. Parties aren't necessary. Traditions aren't necessary. Sure. Yet, isn't sharing your joy with other humans one of the greatest things life has to offer? Maybe that's why people aren't stopping this whole wedding thing anytime soon (not just to keep me employed, heh heh). Because we get to spend an entire day being HAPPY - with someone, for someone. How can we say this is not necessary? And yes, of course, it's FUN!!!!!!! <3