Remember these two? I thought you might! =) I am just so happy to know them and we're both thrilled to pieces that we got to capture their day.

Before I get into the wedding, I'll give you a little background. Like most of our clients, Josh and Laci were referred to us by someone else. (We have been so blessed with referrals and are very grateful for them, so THANK YOU!) That "someone else" happened to be two of our very great friends, Matt and Kelly. Josh is Matt's cousin and Matt was kind enough to send them our way! (I stole this picture from Kelly's blog!)



On a side note, because Matt and Kelly were here for the wedding, they got to stay with us at Casa Call where we played some Settlers of Catan and ate yummy donuts! =) Hooray for friend time!

Anyway, back to wedding weekend. Friday night, they of course had their rehearsal dinner but it was even more special because Josh and Matt's grandparents (Oma and Opa) were celebrating 60 years of married bliss and their family had the sweetest little reception for them. You'll see a few pictures of that below but basically, each grandkid presented Oma and Opa a figurine that represented him/her and told a story or two that made everyone laugh and/or cry. And let me tell you what... there wasn't a dry eye in the house... including mine! It was such a cool thing to be a part of.

As for the wedding, it was just as sweet as I expected. Laci was an awesome bride and managed to stay incredibly composed all day. They hung out in the biggest bridal room I've ever seen and all the girls got pampered with hair, makeup, and pizza! Meanwhile, the guys huddled around i-phones to watch the World Cup game. You can imagine the upset when we didn't win. The reception was just as great and as time went on there were TONS of people out on the dance floor having a blast! It was fun! I even caught myself bustin' a move a time or two. (Oh come on now, you can't expect me to completely hold back... working or not!!) =)

All this to say, it was a great weekend! We wish Josh and Laci all the happiness in the world. I know they'll have it! Congrats guys!

We had such a great time at Dallas and Aubrey's wedding. They are quite a fun pair (hilarious really) and the wedding had a slew of special touches that were unique to the two of them. After the service they spent the evening on the dance floor, surrounded by lots of fun friends!

PS - We ate a lot of great at this wedding and the rehearsal dinner the night before. There were some pretty tasty cheesy potatoes calling my name! =)

Well, I hate to cut this short, but it's time to hit the hay (waaaaay past my bedtime). Happy 4th everyone!!!

Drew and Kari sitting in a tree... M-A-R-R-I-E-D! =) Remember these two? They had their beautiful wedding a couple weeks ago. We have loved getting to know Drew and Kari and we feel honored to have taken their wedding photos.

Drew and Kari's wedding started out with some praise and worship music and their families prayed over them during the service. I thought that was great. They really made the wedding their own. Aside from both being amazing Christian examples, they are also both runners (hence Drew's purple shorts you'll see below!). I think may favorite part of the day was when they excitedly bounced back down the aisle to David Crowder's "Happiness". I love that song and I thought it was used perfectly. I mean seriously, I don't know if it's possible to listen to this and not smile!?

Anyway, all this to say Drew and Karie are amazing, their wedding couldn't have been more perfect, and we're glad we know them! Check out a few of their happy pictures:

Remember these two? They got MARRIED!

So this was actually more of a reception than an actual "wedding". These lucky dogs actually had their ceremony in Aruba!!! HELLO!! I can't think of two better people to have that experience though.

We have loved every minute of working with these two. Jerry and Adrienne are such genuine, fun people that this has hardly felt like work at all! The reception was beautiful. I loved how they had it decorated. It was very much my style! =) As I looked through these pictures for the first time, I started noticing there were several of Adrienne's back - I just loved the back of her dress. It was so simple but SO classy. Perfect for a beach wedding I do believe! Ooh, ooh, and I loved her hair too!! Oh, and her shoes! =)

Adrienne and Jerry decided to do some bride/groom pictures downtown before the ceremony. It was great getting to spend some time with them and capture just the two of them together, by themselves, for a while. To me, that's when you get the best expression at a wedding. All that love and happiness just comes beaming out! If only it hadn't been so hot and sunny. We were all about melted by the end of it.

Here's just a few of our favorites from the day:



Congrats guys!!

Sorry we've been MIA for so long but WOW, what a week....or year, rather. You'll probably remember, it all started when my cousin Ryan passed away on April 10. He had been battling Pancreatic Cancer off an on for around 3 years. My cousins and I are very close so this was a hard blow. A BIG TIME hard blow. I spent a few days in Minnesota for the memorial service and when I got back... I believe it was like a day and a half later... I found out my grandpa Carl (same side of the family as Ryan) was diagnosed with stage IV Colon Cancer. Ouch. Are you kidding me? This had to be a joke!! Unfortunately, it wasn't. He had surgery to remove a large tumor from his colon but of course it had already spread. Things progressed quickly after that. He had a blood transfusion last Thursday and decided not to attempt Chemo, so on Friday, they called in Hospice. Dac and I headed down there Sunday. I am so happy I was able to see him, give him a hug, and tell him I loved him, but am devastated that it meant seeing him in his final days. He passed away just a few minutes after we left Tuesday morning. My dad and I headed back to Louisianna Wednesday morning. The grandkids planned and put together the memorial service. That was such a rough job but I think he'd be pleased. Dad and I headed home Friday after the service. To say I'm completely exhausted would be a total understatement. I don't think I've ever been so tired and so drained as I am right now. Quite frankly, I think we've just had to endure a bit too much in such a short time. Thankfully though, I know God is with us and through this he has and will continue to do great things. Thank you all for your thoughts, prayers, patience, and understanding during this tough time!

Now then, on to less depressing things!! =) About a month ago, we photographed Joey and Samantha's wedding. You might remember them from this post. I loved their wedding. It was super laid back but yet very glam! Sammi was gorgeous and the decor was very reminiscent of a Tiffany's box! It doesn't get much more glam than that! The bridesmaids even got the sweetest little Tiffany's necklaces they wore for the wedding. Like I said, the wedding and reception were laid back, and so were the happy couple. Both seemed so at ease and so in love! Here are a few of our favorites from the day:



More wedding posts coming soon!