laura & dwayne: married

Monday, August 29th, 2011

i gotta tell you – i was praying for sun.  if i ever really really prayed for sun, it was for these two.  they got engaged in the rain.  we did their engagement pictures in the (pouring) rain.  and that morning of the wedding, it sure looked like rain again. but clearly i wasn’t the only one praying because the rain never came!  it was a perfectly warm, overcast day..ideal for afternoon pictures and even better for guys in long-sleeved shirts.

so i know i say this about all different parts of the wedding day, but i love hanging out with the girls while they’re getting ready.  something about a house full of all that estrogen brings me back to my youth growing up with all girls.  add a white dress and you have the recipe for such delightful chaos 🙂

laura is a graphic designer and a budding photographer.  she used all of her skills and unique ideas to make the wedding fit her and dwayne to a tee.  starting with the invitations:

now i know it always seems like on these “first look” pictures the bride and groom are somewhere wonderfully secluded having this lovely moment, just the two of them.  and sometimes that’s the case, but as in this circumstance, they were anything but alone.  at least the girls kept their distance…and their giggling to a minimum 🙂

i worked with the lovely jacqueline for the first time and her shots complimented mine perfectly, from some of the fine details to those sweet ones of laura peeking out of the barn window to see her groom 🙂

shout outs to:

saar bank farm: hosted ceremony & reception

san patrick from bryan’s bride: laura’s dress

granny & grumpa’s antiques: they loaned laura several of the “props” for the wedding

rw & co: bridesmaids dresses

laura who dreamt up the vision and her friends and family who helped her execute it (including her mom who put together all of the beautiful flowers).

more of the details and reception to come!

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