A Whispering Tree Ranch Wedding by Phoenix Wedding Photographers Ryan & Denise

Becca’s life was pretty full. As an Arizona Cardinals cheerleader, she filled her days with games, friends, her faith and interviews for Sports Illustrated. But it always felt like there was one thing missing – true love. Her mom encouraged her to give “Christian Mingle” a try. “Expand your horizons,” she said, “I’m sure the right guy is out there, it’s just a matter of finding him.” When a cute boy from the great white north happened to catch her eye on the site, she kind of figured that Canada wasn’t exactly what her mom had in mind.  But he did ride dirt bikes. Having grown up with two brothers, she was all about the dirt bikes. So she sent him a message, assuming nothing much would come of it.

Trevor almost didn’t answer Becca’s message. His account had expired and he wasn’t sure he wanted to renew the membership. And besides, what could possibly happen with a girl who lived all the way down in Arizona? He decided to give it a try. (I’m sure the fact that she was incredibly beautiful and into dirt bikes helped to persuade him a little. Ha ha!) Before he knew it, Trevor found himself in his dad’s car on his way to the airport to go meet her in person. He was about to take the biggest chance of his life – far bigger than any crazy stunt he’d ever attempted on the dirt bike course. When they were almost there he turned to his dad and said, “Turn around, this is crazy.” His Dad told him to give it a chance, “If you get there and it doesn’t work out, you haven’t really lost anything. You can just come back early. But if it does, you’ll never regret it.” And so he did. And just over a year later, they were saying their “I do’s!”

Becca and Trevor laughed and cried their way through an emotional ceremony at the Whispering Tree Ranch in Laveen, Arizona. As we listened to their family and friends talk about them and watched the way these two love each other, we had no choice but to fall in love with this adorable pair! It was truly a joy to capture their day.

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Becca special ordered Trevor’s ring which was made out of DIRT BIKE TIRES! How cool is that?

Most adorable bridal party ever!

Becca was pretty much jumping up and down with excitement as her girls helped her into her gorgeous gown.

Trevor and his guys were doing what guys do on the other side of the property – hanging out and having some beer ;-)

Love this casual portrait of the guys. Such a fun group!

They wanted to spend a little time together before the ceremony, but didn’t want to see each other so this black tie came in handy ;-) How cute is Becca’s expression?

SO adorable!

Each of them wrote a letter to the other’s parents. There were some tears for sure and lots of hugs.

The lovely ladies.

And the handsome men.

After we took some formal shots of the guys, we wanted to take some silly ones too. Ha ha!

Time to make things official!

Becca’s  brother married them and it was one of the sweetest ceremonies EVER! I don’t know if we’ve ever captured a ceremony with such an equal mix of laughter AND tears.

LOVE!

As they walked back to sign their marriage license, they stopped for a sweet embrace. LOVE both of these next two candid moments

These two look perfect together!

How amazing is the back of Becca’s dress?

Since much of their relationship has been long distance, we thought these props were pretty appropriate. So glad they’ll be spending the rest of their days in the same country :-)

Did I mention how much we LOVED Whispering Tree Ranch? As the sun started to set, the amazing details of this gorgeous property just got better and better!

The slices of wood with the “T+R” on them came all the way from the forest of Canada to grace their reception tables.

First dance! There were so many sweet shots it was hard to narrow them down for the blog post!

While their guests dined, we stole the newlyweds out for a few more portraits.

The best man and maid of honor speeches were extra special too. Trevor’s closest friend was recently in a very serious dirt bike accident. Due to his recovery, he wasn’t able to make the trip from Canada to be at the wedding so they plugged an iPhone into the DJ booth and he gave his best man speech through Facetime! It’s pretty amazing that technology made it possible for him to be a part of it all the way from Canada. And it was our first digital bridal party shot ;-)

Don’t miss more highlights from Becca and Trevor’s Whispering Tree Ranch wedding in the slideshow below:

Becca and Trevor put many of the elements of their day together themselves with the help of their family and friends, but there are a few wonderful vendors who also deserve a shout of for helping to make their wedding so special:

Venue: Whispering Tree Ranch
Bride’s Make Up: Nikki Scott
Bride’s Hair: Cheryl Wright
Gown: Shaffer’s Bridal