Your wedding day is just the beginning of your married life and we love when couples take time to capture their relationship through the years. If you do an anniversary session each year or every 5 years, it's so fun to capture those memories of your life together like Ryan + Chelsey did. :) This sweet couple hired Zipporah Photography to capture their first anniversary and we just love Chelsey's Temperley London gown and the giant flower wreath created by SOUL flowers. Hopefully this will inspire some of you to capture each year (or at least a few special years!) on film...

Ryan + Chelsey read letters that they wrote to each other during the session! So sweet. :)

Some words of wisdom from the couple :) Be kind to each other. The longer you're with someone and the closer you get, the easier it is to let your guard down or lash out with the idea that "they'll love me anyway". But words are powerful and once you say something, you can't take it back. So speak to each other with love, think about what you say before you say it. You'll build better communication and a deeper trust with each other. You love your spouse probably more than anyone else, we don't want to hurt them but often they take the brunt of it. Being aware of that will help long term and make your day to day life more positive and full of love.

Congrats you two cuties! Wishing you many more years of happiness!

Thinking of doing an anniversary session with your love? Check out our Anniversary Gallery for more inspiration :)

photography: Zipporah Photography // venue: Houston Station Nashville, Tennessee // florals: SOUL flowers // prop styling: 12th Table // dress: Temperley London from Dress Theory // hair + makeup: Powder room