Megan & Andrew's Wedding

Megan is one of the most excited brides I've ever met! Her energy was just so infectious that I ended up with cheek cramps from smiling so much behind the camera!! Andrew was always calm and steady, which turned out to be the perfect compliment to their partnership.


How can you NOT get wrapped up in her excitement?! I just love it!!!

Her bridesmaids carried a lovely set of red tulips, which were waiting for them in the window sill...


A sneak peek around the altar...


While the girls were getting ready downstairs at the beautiful St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church in Indianapolis, IN - the boys were putting on a gun show upstairs... niiiiiiice!


These are two must take shots for just about every wedding... and I love it when can they turn out like this!! Can't you just FEEL their anticipation and joy?!!



Priests that let me get cool angles like this are awwwwesome!!



Ah, the joys of trying to keep children still and quiet in church! Despite what it might look like, these children were actually VERY good!!


Now THIS is a kiss!!!


I totally planned this... again. Man, I'm good... HA! ;-)


Out of the corner of my eye I caught this adorable moment between Megan and the ring bearer...


After the ceremony, the bridal party stopped at Monument Circle for some fun and casual shots. It was freeeezing cold, so I kept it short and sweet and still managed to get some awesome stuff... like this one which totally cracks me up!!


And this one... which melts my heart...


The reception was at the ga-ga-gorgeous Union Station! I loooooove weddings in old train stations!! Seriously- I would love to just go around the country photographing weddings or reception in the fabulous train stations built during the Golden Age before the Depression... but I digress.



For some reason, the wedding party was held hostage upstairs for about an hour while the rests of the guests were enjoying a cocktail hour downstairs. The wedding party was really taken care of though with their own set of appetizers and drinks, so I guess it was just a way for everyone to relax for a bit. The bridal party had fun peeking at the guests through the mezzanine windows... sorry ladies, the gun show did not make a return appearance.


(Doesn't that last one look like it's from a movie?! It's totally the lighting.)

Some awesome toasts..


Simple red, white, and black accents, and I believe the cake was done by a family member!


I'm in love these shots of them mingling... it really gives you the feeling of catching a glance of them from across the room...



I almost always get teary eyed during the father daughter dance!!


Megan & Andrew tried soooo hard not to play typical wedding reception music, but eventually they caved because they wanted to get people on the dance floor! Kudos to knowing when to give in for the sake of your crowd. ;-)


There are sooooo many awesome dancing shots... but it would be silly to show them all... so here's just one of my faves..


Toward the end of the night, everyone got on the dance floor for the bride & groom's final dance... it was pretty awesome..


Wow- what a wedding! Thank you so much Megan & Andrew- I'm so honored that I got to photograph your awesome day!!!! I hope you have lots of ridiculously good looking and super nice babies just like yourselves!!!

Caitlin & Scott's Wedding

When Caitlin & Scott asked me to do their wedding in Altadena, CA - I was soooo excited!! Finally- a chance to work with some of that amazing California light!! Woo Hoo!!! Never mind that it was going to be in the middle of winter- isn't it always sunny in southern Cali??

Caitlin looked stunning with her simple drop veil...


Scott waited on the balcony of the Davies Building in Farnsworth Park to meet Caitlin for the first time before the ceremony. The anticipation was killing him as Caitlin approached. I absolutely LOVE that you can see his reflection in the window as we see her approaching from inside the building...



They had made really cool plans for an outdoor ceremony that involved a labyrinth and other natural elements, but unfortunately it poured the night before the wedding, which moved the ceremony plans indoors. While I didn't get that amazing California light I was hoping for, we did have perfectly overcast skies, which made for some beautiful outdoor portraits...

... maybe I'll get that magic California light on my next wedding in the LA area!

After we were done with portraits, Scott surprised Caitlin with a wedding gift... I just love the way she's touching him and he's smiling here as she reads his card...


Scott is a photojournalist and had put together a great iphoto book that included pictures of family and friends which was used as a guest book. Everyone loved it!


I have to take this opportunity to give a shout out to Elizabeth Oaks of MarriageToGo.com who did an excellent job officiating the ceremony. She really made it personal and did a great job of including everything that was important to Caitlin & Scott. ;-) If you're in the Los Angeles area, I highly recommend her!


Guest cameras make for great off-camera lighting!


After the ceremony, they had requested a large group photo of everyone. Originally it would have been outside, but since the area in front of the stage was the only place to gather everyone, I pulled out the fisheye to get everyone in!


Caitlin & Scott had some beautiful DIY details- like unique handmade lanterns- a different one on each table ad tables named after different types of pine trees. Pine cones, leaves, and rose petals made beautiful accents in the historic pavilion with its grand fireplace.


Have I mentioned how much I love live music?! No offense to DJs.. it's just more fun for me to photograph!!


Scott LOVES Disney, but Caitlin requested that the Mickey Mousedness be kept to a minimum at the wedding. She agreed to do a set of photos with the Mickey & Minnie Mouse ears, and he was able to get a little nod to the famous ears in the small dotted accents on the cake... ;-) very clever...





Umm... hello?! I'm ready to party!! Where's everyone else?!

Here they are...



Scott's brother totally tore up the dance floor with Caitlin!! Thankfully I wasn't knocked over in the process!!!


Party time!! Can you name this famous drummer?!


How about this famous yo-yo world champion?! He did things I never thought yo-yos could do!!


You KNOW people are having a good time when they start flying!


... and when they dance so much that they fall down.... (check out her cute pj pants!)


Caitlin & Scott- your wedding was an absolute blast!!! I loved how indie and unique everything was and how it totally reflected the two of you and your love for each other!! Thank you so much for having me document it!! I can only hope that I did the photojournalists proud!!

Happy Birthday Haydn!!

If you know OF the The Weibners- than you know how awesome their work is. If you KNOW the Weibners, than you know how awesome they are as a couple, and as a family. I really admire photographers who somehow manage to run their photography business while still having a solid family connection- which is exactly what I see in Rita and Joel. (Bowing down to their badassedness!) By a twist of fate, I happened to be in Hershey, PA for a wedding while Haydn was celebrating his birthday at the Hershey Chocolate World! I love documenting kids doing their own thing - so I was happy to capture a little glimpse of life for Haydn and family that day. ;-)

Here are some of my favorites....


Haydn, standing tall in his cool digs, with his new fake iPod (which will be upgraded to a real one if he's good with it), waiting for his friends to arrive...




This body language says, "No fair. I want a fake iPod."


Haydn: "If you put your ear next to my ear, you can hear it too."
Joel (dad): "Why don't you just let him have one of the ear buds?"
Haydn: "I don't want to break it! I just got it!"
me: *chuckles*


Hershey Lady: "OK everyone - put your hands up in the air until I say start..."


The goal of this game was to build a chocolate tower as high as the Hershey cup. BUT you had to make it using as many DIFFERENT pieces of candy as possible (a challenge in the game of listening)! This little dude won because even though his wasn't the highest, he used different pieces of candy to build it... ahhh....


The next game was "see how many pieces of candy you can fit into your cup"... aka... clean up the table game. ;-)


Skateboards and Pokemon are totally rad gifts for this seven year old!


Great Grandma couldn't decide what color nail polish to wear. ;-)


A card from one of Haydn's girl friends...


He definitely got his wish!


Cake+Ice Cream+Candy....


... equals sugar rush!






Then comes the sugar crash...


Boys are icky!


"Check out my belt!" Style is very important to Haydn... watch out mom & dad $$$!!!


Chocolate world gives a free tour of a pretend chocolate factory and it looks like you can grab candy right off of the factory conveyor belts... perhaps it was a bit too realistic! ;-)


Happy Dad...


Caring Mom...


I had a ton of fun with the family!!! I'd totally do it again any time! ;-)