Tim and Samantha’s stylish April wedding caught the eye of the knot editors when they saw it on our blog. It’s no surprise! The sophisticated yellow and black details were gorgeous – not to mention the modelesque bride and groom. We were happy to provide pictures showing the details of their day! Check out more of their pictures on our blog or read their story on the knot web site.

Jarrod and Kerrie have been fun to work with from the very beginning. They have a great sense of humor that meshes well with ours and that flowed through with their family and friends. It made shooting their wedding feel more like hanging out with friends and we’ve been lucky enough to hang out with Jarrod and Kerrie since we delivered their pictures.

Details:

Ceremony: King of King Lutheran

Reception: Muehlebach Hotel

Cake: Nellie’s Custom Cakes

Kerrie spent most of her pre-wedding prep in her undergarments. I did my best to shoot around it but finally realized she must not care too much.  

I love the emotion in this picture – especially on Kerrie’s face. I think all brides feel like this at some point – Please don’t cry!

The ceremony ended with one of the best bubble exits we’ve seen.

We headed downtown for some awesome pictures with the party. The session ended up going a little long (sorry hungry guests) and our only regret is that we didn’t have more time. The Muehlebach Hotel is a gorgeous canvas!

Then it was time for Kerrie and Jarrod to rock the camera. Kerrie clearly has experience in this area.

We had to get a few inside too! This couch was too cool to pass up.

The reception was filled with lots of great emotion starting with the toasts.

 The mother-daughter dance had me near tears. So sweet!

Kerrie and Jarrod – You’re officially famous now that your wedding has been on our blog! We’re hoping it’s not the last time and looking forward to haning out with you again sometime soon!

Aaron and Heather

We made the long drive to Paola, Kansas, for Steve and Tamara’s wedding in September. It gave us plenty of time to watch the sky and hope that the rain would break at some point. There were rays of light in our day but they came in the form of a fun-loving wedding party that continually quoted such cinema greats as Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly. This group was extremely close and it showed throught the day. Take a peek.

Details:

Ceremony: Holy Trinity

Reception: Tent that was supposed to be on a relative’s farm but was set up next to the church due to the wet ground. They kept the party in quiet mode until after 5 pm mass though – so no worries!

Caterer: Maceli’s

DJ: Encore 

We did manage to sneak out for a few dry moments before the ceremony. We couldn’t go far but we were lucky to have a cobblestone road right out front!

We did try a few serious pictures – but it didn’t last long…

We definitely had to get rid of the wedding party and let Steve and Tamara have some alone time. They clearly enjoyed it!

This is what you can get when you have a small sanctuary, rain, a few video lights and Hawes Photography doing your wedding! I’m sure they never thought they’d rock a doorway on their wedding day.

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After the ceremony and a trip to the bar – the wedding party was ready to rock the house. They did so in fine fashion – dancing and drinking into the wee hours.

Steve and Tamara – Thanks for staying relaxed, not worrying too much about a little rain and “what do I do with my hands”. We’d crash one of your parties anytime!

Aaron and Heather 

We love when we can personalize engagement sessions! Carl and Rae brought their two bundles of joy (Troy and Jackson) for some fun and frisky pictures on a very gray and somewhat rainy day.

Everyone warmed up to being around the camera with a little frisbee. 

Troy was ready for his close up.

Then Carl and Rae got in on the action.

I love, love, love this pink umbrella and Rae looks so cute with it!

Then it was time for a walk in the woods – without the dogs – where Aaron captured some great emotion and a natural ring shot!

But the dogs didn’t stay out of the action for long. I love this picture because Troy is like “Woah!” and Carl is loving it in the background.

Carl and Rae – Thanks for sharing your pups for a fun photo session. We’re looking forward to round two and your wedding in October.

They say that it’s good luck if it rains on your wedding day. If that’s true, Wes and Jennifer are two of the luckiest people on earth. Their wedding day was hampered by a continual drizzle forcing plans to be changed for the pictures (originally slated for outside the Nelson) and for the reception (originally slated for a the rooftop at 909 Walnut). Luckily it did not change their laid back attitude and fun-loving personalities.

Details:

Ceremony location: Our Lady of Sorrows

Florist: Village Gardens

Reception location: 909 Walnut

Caterer: Above and Beyond Catering

A quick phone call revealed that the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art will let you bring wedding parties inside for pictures. The only hiccup was that we had just 30 short minutes before the staff had to set up for an event. We made every second count and ended up with one of our favorite pictures of the year – you’ll have to make it to the end of the post for that bit of awesomeness.

The man with the tie in the background is actually a piece of art.

We’ll ask our couples to do some crazy things at time but this one wasn’t even our idea. Any couple that will pose with naked mannequins is ok in our book!

After the museum, the wedding party headed to JP Wine Bar for some hot pictures and a little vino.

And a little fun…

Wes and Jen stole a few moments alone.

The party at 909 filled the lobby with food, drinks and people.

This is a priceless image where everything came together perfectly. It’s sure to have spot in our Best of the Best 2008 posts (coming your way in January)!

Wes and Jen – Thanks for being flexible and not letting the weather ruin your day. We had a great time running around Kemper shooting as if our lives were ending and then kicking back at JP.

- Aaron and Heather

So I’ve been trying to get away from teasers but Amy has been patient and just can’t wait any longer. So… Amy… here you go. Sorry it’s probably a bit more abstract than you were probably hoping for, but it is a teaser. We can’t wait to show you the rest!