Darren + Mary

A few weeks ago I drove from Kansas to Lexington, Kentucky to shoot the beautiful wedding of Darren and Mary. When I was in Lexington going to school for my undergrad I worked with Darren, and I was so excited when they asked me to be a part of their big day. The wedding took place on a beautiful summer afternoon, and was probably the most laid back wedding I have shot yet. It was so very obvious that these two are completely in love with each other and it was such a joy to be there to capture it. So, without further ado, meet Mr. and Mrs. Henderson!

 

Congratulations once again to Darren and Mary!

Ben + Molly

This post is long overdue, but things kept coming up that prevented me from being able to edit all of the pictures. It was torture because I was so excited about them! But I finally had a chance the past two days to sit down and get through it all, so without further ado, meet the wonderful Ben and Molly!

Ben has been a good friend of mine since high school, and so I was incredibly excited when he asked me to shoot his wedding. It was such a perfect day for their wedding; we had wonderful weather, and I don’t think things could have gone more smoothly.

We started off the day with just the girls at Molly’s apartment. The atmosphere that morning was so incredibly laid-back and relaxed, it was such a good start to the day.

Could her eyes be any more stunning!

Her dress was gorgeous as well. It was so simple and elegant.

Her shoes were also absolutely amazing. If you haven’t heard of Toms before they are definitely worth checking out. Basically for every pair of shoes that is purchased they donate a pair to someone in need. The fact that she had these shoes on her wedding day shows a quick glimpse to where Molly’s heart is; I just love it.

You can order shoes that are just a plain canvas so that they can be painted any way you want. Molly had one of her good friends paint her shoes just for the wedding day, which I thought was such a sweet idea!

Molly’s bouquet had her grandfather’s rosary wrapped around it, I loved that little touch.

The wedding (and most of our pictures that day) was at the chapel of St. Thomas University, the school that Molly and Ben attended. It is such a beautiful campus, and we didn’t have to go far from the chapel for some really beautiful colors and light.

The inside of the chapel was just as beautiful as the outside, and there was a perfect balcony for me to get some shots of the entire scene.

This bridal party included some of the funniest people I have ever known. They always kept me on my toes and kept me laughing. I loved these shots of the bride and groom with their siblings. We of course had some more formal ones, but these ones just give a window into how they interact constantly.

After getting some group shots right on campus we headed to a little park that overlooked part of the city and took some more pictures there.

And now for some of my favorite pictures of the day. The reception was held at a beautiful country club, so Molly, Ben and I wandered on the golf course for a little bit before the reception started. I absolutely loved working with these two. You could tell immediately how much they adore each other. I don’t think any of us stopped smiling the entire time.

The reception was beautiful. Fresh flowers from the farmers market that morning were on every table, as well as beautiful jars of various candies.

I loved the idea the couple had that replaced the traditional clanging on glasses to get the newlyweds to kiss. If guests wanted a kiss, they had to go put a donation in a jar that was in front of the bride and groom. The donations were going to a charity that was through the school that both Molly and Ben will be at this fall. It was just another example of how incredibly giving and kind-hearted these two are.

It was so very clear that people were having a blast at the reception. The dance floor was absolutely packed for most of the night. There was even still a large crowd dancing when I left after midnight.

So once again, congratulations to you Ben and Molly!

Trey and Deeanna

I had the privilege of shooting Jay and Deeanna’s wedding a few weeks ago. We couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful day, and everything went so smoothly it was just wonderful! Congratulations you two!

We started off the day at Deeanna’s house with hair and makeup for her. The natural light in there was a dream, and with Ana Crane-Simpson doing the hair and makeup it was such a great start to the day.

After finishing up Deeanna’s hair and makeup we had a slight break before group shots at the hotel, so I managed to get some detail shots of her beautiful dress, jewelry, and shoes.

This was such a cute little memory from the day for me, a text from Trey while getting ready. It is a little hard to see here, but it says “still wanna do this? :)” Such a perfect example of how fun these two are.

Then it was time for the guys to get their pictures taken. My partner for the day, Susannah, shot most of them while I was with Deeanna while she got dressed.

And then came the girls. It was a bit tricky because Trey and Deeanna didn’t want to do an early reveal, so it took some coordinating to make sure they didn’t accidentally run into each other.

After wrapping things up at the hotel we headed to the beautiful Estes Chapel to get ready for the ceremony and do some pictures there.

Trey’s gift to Deeanna was so beautiful, and the card that was with it was so touching.

Because the chapel was so beautiful and so full of natural light we stayed inside to get some quick group shots.

We then headed across the street to get some pictures with the beautiful greens all around. The light couldn’t have been more perfect there.

Trey was waiting in the background, and for the first couple of shots I didn’t notice that he was in the frame. But it ended up being a fun little addition to the image in my opinion.

Jessica + Jake

Well I finally got through quite a few wedding pictures. I still have the families, and reception/ceremony, and the bride with each bridesmaid, but I am getting there. Here are some of my favorites so far:

238/365 – Jessica and Jake’s Wedding!

I am back! Thanks to my incredible boyfriend I have CS5 once again, which means I can finally edit the pictures that have been piling up. So, get ready for lots of blog posts over a shot period of time.

On Saturday I shot my first ever wedding! It was for a friend, which was so wonderful, and I couldn’t have asked for a more perfect person to shoot my first wedding for. It was such a fun wedding; a nice simple ceremony, beautiful decorations, and such an excellent reception. And we couldn’t have had much better weather. Overall it was a great day, and for being my first wedding I am very happy with most of the pictures!

I am just putting up these two because I still have TONS of editing to do on the rest, and I would like to get those done before posting the rest. But, these are easily two of my favorites.

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I have to say, Jessica is absolutely stunning. She made it difficult to take a bad picture of her that is for sure.

They had decided to do the “early reveal” which was such a great idea. It allowed for such better pictures in my mind. And, they have this awesome barn right behind her parent’s house, which was perfect.