There is an internal struggle when writing this part about a couples wedding day. No amount of words ever seam to make how big and beautiful the lives of people I'm blessed to photograph truly are. It's small and flat, simply never matching the previous thought. This is what I find most changeling, in a really really great way, on the wedding day. To make images that the couples can look back on and make tangents to the feelings of exhilaration, warmth, possibility, joy and crazy love they feel for the person they stand beside.

Mark and Gina's day it was simple to make these tangents for the bride and groom. Gina walking down State St. with her dad to get married in the cathedral she attended with her mother who passed too early. The bridal party made up with cousins and brothers. The cake knife passed on to the future brides of Gina's family.

Mark and Gina, here's to a big and beautiful marriage. Thank you for making Travis and I a part of the start!!

Ceremony- Holy Name Cathedral Chicago

Reception- Cafe Brauer

Florist- Ashland & Addison Florist

Cake- Amy Beck Cake Design

Catering- The Entertaining Company

DJ- Fig Media

Video- Poetic Productions

Erin and Darren's wedding took place along the Cape Cod shore with 60 of their closest friends and family witnessing. During the ceremony sail boats bobbed in the water and the reception overlooked the shore with blue hydrangeas centering each table. It was beautiful.

Erin's dad grew up in Boston so he's visited for over 50 years and when family vacation time rolled around, he took his family to Cape. Lindsay, Erin's sister, giggled during her speech about the long drive from St. Louis in the back of the station wagon while Neil Diamond played on the radio. She talked about the amazing memories they had growing up playing on the cool beach. And now they add Erin and Darren's wedding day to the list unforgettable moments.

Thank you Erin, Darren and Cosgrove family for inviting us to document and fall in love with Cape. We felt like another guest, like family, celebrate Erin and Darren. Thank you, we are so blessed.

Above are just the film shots so I'm opening up Erin and Darren's wedding gallery for view if you want to see more. Enjoy!

Ceremony and Reception: Ocean Edge Resort

Kim and Andrew are very special to me.

I know about their high school courtship, their engagement in Jamaica where Andrew surprise Kim with all their family, and the dueling piano's at the upcoming wedding reception.

All without ever meeting them until the most anticipated engagement session of the year.

You see, Kim is the lovely sister to my dear friend Stephanie.

And I'm a bit overwhelmed with honor and excitement to show these and photograph Kim and Andrew's wedding day.

The next images are some of my favorite ever. Kim you are perfectly gorgeous and Stephanie, you two really do look alike. Just saying.

This pink sky and green meadow is breathtaking.

I squealed when Richard Photo Lab finished Jon and Jessica's session. As the files uploaded one by one my excitement grew and caught Hughes' attention. He nosed his way to the computer and started asking...

"Are they real?" "Are they of this World?" 

I smiled because they are fair questions.

"yes and yes, they do look quite dreamy, don't they?"

Jessica and Jon, thank you for braving the grasshoppers, poison ivy and 100 degree temperature to go on this little adventure. I'm sad it's over...engagement, wedding and day after pictures. Till me meet again, lots of love!

Erin and Eric's engagement session came together magically. Honestly I was a bit nervous because they both wear glasses...all the time. So we wanted to respect the fact that and not have them off, even come wedding day. The second reason, it's a mess of weather in the Midwest and rain threatens on a regular bases making everything wet and not session friendly. Erin did her quick thinking to start on the rooftop of a loft in downtown St. Louis. The clouds, the city and the sweet spectacle couple make this my favorite St. Louis session ever!

Brett and Amanda rode in the back seat of a beautiful classic car owned by the groom's father and best-man for 40 years! The Maid of Honor is Brett's younger sister. Amanda's brother stayed by her side the entire day to help wherever he could.  Brett and Amanda are high school loves who dance to Tom Petty and have two dogs they made a point to get pictures with on their wedding day. The wedding cake was cheese cakes made my Amanda and her aunt. Amazing details covered every bit of their wedding!! My favorite detail was the way Brett and Amanda honored their family, relationships and one another.

Thank you for having Travis and I all the way out to Milwaukee to celebrate your day with you! Congratulations and rock on Tom Petty!!

Ceremony-The Cathedral of St. John

Reception-Intercontinental Hotel Milwaukee

Coordination-Amanda

Jessica and Jon did everything themselves for their wedding day. Everything! And it was all perfect and so them. I adore it all, epesically the Mr. and Mrs.'s.

What do I mean by everything?

The Flowers
The Cupcakes
The Paper Goods
The DJing
all The Details, check out their guest suitcase.
Even the music Jessica walked down the aisle was composed by Jon. Swooning.

Because I can't hold out on you, here is a sample of their film day after session I'll blog soon:)

Go to a St. Louis location no one ever does, even the bus driver told me "you want to go where?"

Thankfully this crew of 25 are awesome, braved the heat and climbed a wall!!

How perfect is all this? The colors of the dresses and tuxes with the building!!

And now I'm curious, what is the largest bridal party you've seen? For the record it was a party of 29 with the flower girl and ring bears.

Kat and Andy have one of my favorite pictures ever in their engagement session last year. Check it out here, it's the black and white 5th picture down. I had no doubt their wedding day would be just as beautiful and magical as that picture. Absolutely everything, Kat & Andy, their awesome family and friends, the fabulous wedding and talent that made it happen...magical.

The talent:

Kindra Browne-Coordination

Blue Bouquet-Florist

Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church-Ceremony

Hilton President Hotel-Reception

Enjoy!!