Ashley and Robert had their first look before the ceremony so they could do their wedding party photos and some of the bride and groom pictures as well.  After the ceremony they had their family photos and finished with bride and groom pictures before joining their guests to party at the reception.  The purple wedding color and all the details came together to create a fabulous look in the reception room.  Guests enjoyed the cake pops that were at each place setting as well as cigars from the cigar roller who was there.  Ashley and Robert had lots of fun with their family and friends.  Jason was excited to see Lauren and Cliff, and Cliff’s awesome dance moves, at the reception!

Thanks to Ashley and Robert for letting Jason be part of their amazing wedding day.  We hope Maui was a terrific honeymoon!

The wedding’s theme was A Midsummer’s Night Dream and the flower girls wore pretty fairy costumes in purples and greens.  Mom loved the bridesmaids’ attire!  They all had different colored gowns in beautiful summer colors.  The reception was decorated in pinks and purples and greens with lots of orchids and branches.  Tables were named after couples from Shakespeare plays and guests got their seating assignments on a booklet of cookie recipes.  Guests were also treated to lots and lots of homemade cookies.  Thanks to Meghan for setting some aside and sending them home for us, and of course thanks to Jamie and Tristan for that as well!

It was a day filled with emotion and love to celebrate an amazing couple.  We are incredibly happy for them and the wonderful future they have to look forward to.  Tristan and Jamie, thank you so much for having us share in your wedding and we hope you two stay in touch!

Lauren first got in touch with dad 2 1/2 years ago as she started her planning.  Dad was excited when her wedding day finally arrived!  He met her that morning as she was getting ready.  The couple has an absolutely adorable daughter and dad said she was awesome.

The pink uplighting at the reception looked great with the pink flower petals scattered on all the tables.  Candlelight and lit centerpieces gave the room a pretty atmosphere as well.  Towards the end of the reception, Lauren changed into a cute shorter dress to party!

Congratulations to Lauren and Glenn, and we wish you and your daughter lots of happiness in your lives together!  Thanks for having dad there to share your day!

Everyone knows that if you call something art, it is art:

The beautiful blue sky in the view from Mirror Lake Lyceum (check out all the birds!):

What a sweet family picture!

The ceremony was in the courtyard and Amanda and Caton had John Melchinger from A Perfect Witness as their officiant.  Mom absolutely loved the orange color that the couple used throughout the wedding.  The bridesmaids’ orange dresses were really cute and the flower girls wore white with orange sashes.  The other details such as the chair bows, menus, and favor boxes brought together the orange theme very well.  RJ Vida of Advance Entertainment Productions was the DJ for the reception and kept Amanda on the dance floor most of the night.

Dad said Amanda was lots of fun!  Both Amanda and Caton are great people and have wonderful families.  Dad enjoyed being there to capture these memories for them.  Now if only the newlyweds would have decided to fly dad to Italy to document their honeymoon trip too!!

Dad had two favorite parts to Nikki and Steve’s wedding.  The first was Nikki’s surprise to Steve during the reception.  Nikki had arranged for a barbershop quartet to sing as dinner began.  Dad thought they sounded great and he liked their rendition of Auld Lang Syne.  Dad’s other favorite was the cake topper on the cake made by Chef Nelson’s Cake Studio.  It was Rudolph and Clarice from the Christmas television special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.  Dad was excited to show us a picture of the cake topper because he knew we would think it was cool.  Dad also likes to share the useless trivia that Rudolph was originally “invented” in 1939 for Montgomery Ward department stores.  Mom remembers shopping there as a kid and during Christmas their bags had big pictures of Rudolph on them.

Of course another part of the wedding dad loved was working with Nikki and Steve.  They were focused on what was really important about the day; not the wedding itself as much as the marriage.  They were starting their lives together as husband and wife and they kept that in their minds and hearts all day.  Nikki and Steve, thank you for having dad there for your wedding day and we wish you the best!