Jonathan & Allison | Wedding

Jonathan & Allison's wedding day was absolutely the perfect kind of day to get married. Warm, but not hot, sunny and a light breeze. I arrived at Allison's house where the girls were getting ready and it was the most relaxed prep time I've encountered! The girls were getting their hair done, and sitting around and chatting. Allison's sister Jessica created a peaceful atmosphere with lovely piano music (and at one point she and Allison pulled out some old duets they hadn't played in years - so fun!). Once we got to the church, while we waited in the nursery for some family members to arrive, they found a magna doodle and proceeded to play pictionary. :-) I hope I am that relaxed when it's my wedding day!

It was pretty funny when I headed over to the church to do the portraits of the guys... they were pretty much the opposite. Not that they were stressed, but they were just crazy happy! One of them informed me that they had stayed up till an unearthly hour and that contributed to the "general loopiness." :-) They were a hilarious bunch to photograph!

It was obvious throughout the day that Jonathan & Allison are the perfect pair and very loved by their friends and family. It was a simply beautiful, God-honoring day and I was honored to be the one preserving it in photos! Enjoy!

Many thanks to Laura for her second shooting skills! Several of these are hers!

I really appreciate Laura's eye for seeing something candidly beautiful!

They called this their "album cover." :-)

Favorite! Beautiful ladies!

The lace on her gown was so gorgeous!

They are awesome swing dancers!!

Recognize them? It was so great to see Kate & Wes again!

One of my favorite shots of the whole day. :-)

 

The car was decorated with a Princess Bride theme. Ha!

Laura gets full credit for this classic shot!

Credits:
Wedding Dress: Wolsfeldt's Bridal
Bridesmaid Dresses: David's Bridal
Hair: Maria Ledesma
Florals: Mary Ozhourk
Ceremony Venue: Poplar Creek Church
Reception Venue: Garden Terrace Banquets
Coordinator: Becki Beers
DJ: Sean Rubin
Desserts: Kim Morhardt

For Sale! Buy My Stuff!

Hi all! I am looking to clear out some photography stuff that I am not using and I'd love for you lovely blog readers to get first dibs before I go the ebay route. Please email me if you are interested; all prices include shipping. Only USA buyers, sorry! First come, first served. I accept paypal for payment - I will consider a check but the check will have to clear before the item ships.

Epiphanie Lola Camera Bag - $120 (retails for $164) SOLD
This is an adorable camera bag and I love it, it's just not the most practical bag for my personal needs, so I need to part with it. I've had it for a few years now, but it was lightly used and has been "retired" for a year or so now. It has a couple of small nicks in the faux leather, but otherwise in good condition. Comes with the original pink packaging.

72mm Tiffen filters w/ case - $25 (retails for $59) SOLD
Brand new; includes a warming filter and a polarizing filter in a nice case with room for two more filters. Comes in the original box (box states 3 filters are included, but there are only two in this)

Adorama Lens Cleaning Kit - $10 (retail $14.95) SOLD
Brand new; I ended up with two of these and I only need one... but if you don't have one of these, they are super handy! I use mine all the time. I have filters on all my lenses so I don't have to worry so much about scratches, so I clean my filters off pretty regularly. It's great to stuff one of these in your bag and then if it starts raining on a shoot you have something to wipe drops off your lens, etc.

Lens cap leash - $5 SOLD or I'll throw it in for free with the bag or the filters. I actually have two of these (the other one is just packaged differently - in original packaging but the package is a bit beat up from sitting in the bottom of my camera bag for a while :-)

Happy shopping! :-)