Vince and Amanda 01.03.09

Absolutely one of my favorite weddings... ever! I can't say enough about this wedding!

Vince and Amanda are an amazing couple. My family drove down to attend and for me to photograph this wonderful couple. My husband and Vince became friends in college and Vince had a profound effect on my husband's faith and walk with Christ. (He was one of the groomsmen in our wedding!) To him I am am forever grateful. We met Amanda in August and realized she was the perfect match for Vince. Both are extremely witty, genuine, fun, and laid back people. (Just my type!) This played itself out in the photos. The day of the wedding we did a few different shots around the church and at the reception site, but my favorites are the photos taken downtown Chicago the day after the wedding, something I would highly recommend! Because the couple loves the city, we wandered around the downtown streets and shooting at various places; The Art Institute, The "Bean" and even a Subway station before they took off on their Europe honeymoon!

Many thanks to both of you for allowing me to be a huge part of your day! We love you and pray God's blessing over you as you enter this amazing covenant of marriage! Hope these can tie you over for awhile! Thanks also for loving Lydia who was memorized and enticed by Amanda's beauty and was the only child completely unaware that she was standing right in the middle of the dance floor during their first dance!

Destination Weddings....

Just wanted to get the word out there that I am trying to get some destination weddings for the year. if anyone you know is looking for a destination photographer, please send them my way. I appreciate all referrals! I am offering a significantly lower rate, but would require airfare, hotel, and meals. Please feel free to contact me if you are interested. It may be significantly less than hiring a photographer in your own area of the world!

Destination... New York City

As many of you know, I got the chance to hit up NYC at the beginning of March to shoot Keith and Shannon's wedding. Shannon and I met quite a while back when she was living in Germany and I in MN. She needed some senior photos taken, and we hit it off right away. Since then (almost 5 years ago) we have remained in contact and when she got engaged asked me to come out to New York to shoot the wedding. I was able to fly out some days a few days before the big day and was included in many of the festivities (the girls day, getting nails and hair done, rehearsal, rehearsal dinner, and a tour day of NYC with some of her family the day after the wedding.) Of course, the camera was with me everywhere I went. Despite the pouring rain, we still did do photos outdoors, and had a blast in the process with umbrellas and rain boots! We laughed a lot together, and enjoyed the entire weekend! Thanks so much to Keith and Shannon, Mr. and Mrs. Klingen, Kirstjen and Josh, Kev, and Mr and Mrs Peters for everything you did to make this experience a wonderful one! This is just a snippet of many of the photos from the day, hope you are able to get a taste of what it was like!