The Greatest . . . Love

Closing in on getting these finished up. A beautiful wedding - a beautiful bride! Two hearts for God!

They Said, "I Do!"

I second shot a wedding with Color Me Happy Photography last weekend and am editing shots now. Simple though this may be - it is one of my favorite shots from the wedding. Probably because of the starfish in the foreground and the cross in the background. You know I am always looking for those cross shots! Stay tuned for more to come :).

Just the Guys

The groom, the groomsmen, and the ring-bearer were awesome at this wedding!
Loved to get their photos taken!

The ring-bearer was my favorite!

He was all like, "get your act together, guys!"

And his jacket was so hard to unbutton! He needed help!

So, we went with the unbuttoned GQ style.


There was a whole lot of laughing going on!


The perfect place for photos!


Probably my favorite picture from the entire wedding!

Sunshine's Wedding Day

What a beautiful bride!

We actually met Sunshine when she was about 8 or 9 years old. My daughter and Sunshine were in the same 4-H club.

Hard to believe she's all grown up and married.

So gorgeous!



Looking towards her future?

This marriage is built on the relationship they have with God. Blessings, Sunshine!

All the Toys Are Hers

"Come on in! We're getting ready for a wedding!"
(I bid on a photography package at a recent auction on a session with professional photographer Brenda Thornton. 
One of the things I got do during this session was to shadow Brenda on a pre-wedding shoot. These are some of the photos I took that day.)

This is Smokey Joe, the bride's beautiful dog. And that is her gorgeous wedding gown that he is posing so perfectly on.

Of course we might need a little encouragement - hahaha! Actually not, although this was a cool idea of the bride's.
You will notice several toys in these photos - for the most part they all belong to the bride. I think this shotgun was actually her father's.

Once you are to this point, you need a gorgeous wedding gown, . . .

. . . a really elegant pair of shoes, . . .

. . .  and a beautiful bouquet.

Smokey Joe seems to have given his seal of approval on this match :).

I mentioned toys. This particular toy belongs to the bride. She is a captain with the state highway patrol.

These are far and away the best props for any wedding shoot I've been involved in!

I don't think the groom is intimidated one little bit - hehehe!

Also the bride's. And Smokey Joe is right at home in that little basket!

This awesome ride belongs to the bride's parents. Beautiful!
Brenda was recreating a photograph they took of the bride standing beside this car when she was a little girl.

Not sure who the harvester belonged to, but it was spectacular. Shiny and brand new looking - pristine condition. A perfect ride!


These were taken in the bride's back yard. Just gorgeous!


Then we were off to the chapel. And it was beautiful!
What a wonderful location for a wedding!

I loved the architecture! So beautiful.

I know that any shot Brenda took in front of these windows will look totally different from this one.
She knows what she's doing, whereas I had no idea how to shoot like this,
but I still like the way it turned out.

Another one of her parents' cars.

Our old courthouse, of great significance to her family.

This as an incredible pre-wedding shoot. Brenda, thanks so much for letting me shadow you on this trip. And thanks to the bride and groom for allowing me to tag along. You are such a wonderful couple! I'm sorry I couldn't be there for the actual wedding. May God richly bless your marriage and bring you much joy!

It Was Our Honor

Kali and I recently traveled to Denver, Colorado, where we had the great honor to photograph the wedding of these two people that we love so much!

The bride was absolutely gorgeous! She always is, but so spectacular this day.



We started with pictures in the park. This is her sister, who was also the maid of honor.

More sisters :).

Her wonderful friends who stood with her as she got married . . .

. . . and prayed with her for a wonderful marriage with her best friend.

I love this picture. Looks like the groom is on a mission. On facebook, one of his friends said he was "on a mission to get married."

I had such a good time taking pictures of the groom with his groomsmen. It helped that I knew every single of them.
Such fun. And such a privilege to be included in this day.

Getting a few words of advice from his best man - haha! Actually, knowing these two, they were probably plotting something :).

It was a beautiful, fun wedding. (Can't believe they are all grown up and getting married already!)

This was by far, the absolute favorite shot when I posted on facebook! Love it!

Something nice to see in today's society - parents that are still married, and that actually love each other.
What a legacy they are passing down to their children.

A long day, a beautiful ceremony, and a new start in a new life together.



Then, on to the reception where they started with the father-daughter dance.
(There are a load of dancing shots posted on facebook.)

Which eventually broke into full-scale dancing. So.much.fun!

And when the day was done, these two got to go home together - best friends, now finally husband and wife.
And Kali and I were so honored to be able to share in your special day.
We love you both so much and pray God's blessings over your lives together.