"I've decided it won't rain today" was the greeting I received from Lori when I arrived at her parent's home in rural Windom on Saturday morning.
There was too much planned — tractor rides, outdoor portraits, a petting zoo and fireworks. Even though it was forecast, there was NO room for rain on Saturday.
And to our great pleasure, the rain held off!
Isn't Lori stunning?!??!?!?
Derek looks pretty good, too.
This is Lori and Derek's "first look." Aren't they adorable??!??!?!?
We love it when our couples opt to do a "first look" and see one another before the ceremony. It allows for WAY more time to photograph our signature "romantic portraits" during the day. Because Lori and Derek opted to do a "first look," we had TWO HOURS to make some stunning portraits of the couple!
See? Stunning! :)
After Lori and Derek had their first look, we headed to the house where Lori grew up. The day before, Mike and I scouted this fantastic red barn, and we wanted to use it for some portraits. When we arrived, Lori told us her grandfather (great-grandfather?) built the barn. I love it when the areas we photograph have special meaning to the family!
I also love how breathtaking she looks in Lazaro!
These two are SO SMITTEN ....
This is on the way to the reception ... which we'll post more about with the upcoming slideshow!
The evening was one full of merriment, llamas and s'mores. The Gregg Woodall band provided the soundtrack for the reception.
Lori and Derek, THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts for inviting us to capture your wedding day. We hope you're doing some serious relaxing in Maui!
We're working on your slideshow, so don't be strangers to the blog! :)
13 comments:
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! these are lovely, guys! great job capturing the day, and i'm so glad there was no rain to spoil the "merriment, llamas, and smores." sounds like you guys had a rockin' day :)
Karen and Mike, you are the best! You make it look like a fairy tale. Thanks so much.
Love, Lori and Derek (currently on plane to Maui)
Wow, these are great. One of my favourites weddings on the blog to date.
I really like the image of the bride with the red barn in the background
LOVE the images with the red barn! And their first look photos are so sweet.
it WAS a fairy tale!
Oh my! You allowed people to see the beautiful side to Windom!
Amy, Your enthusiasm is SO contagious! :)
Lori, Go enjoy your honeymoon! There will be MORE photos when you get back (but we're HONORED you checked in!)
Jamie, I KNOW! But it's like trying to choose a favorite child, right? ;)
Darrin, Thanks! Me too!
Susan, good to see you here!
Heidi, you have NO idea! It WAS!
Hilarie, It was SO beautiful! All I saw in rural WIndom WAS beauty! :)
Great set!
Karen!! long time!!! you are so sweet! Your work just grows and grows!! Seems like we're all pushing harder and harder!! yeah!! I LOVE LOVE the "walking shot" omgosh!! beautiful!!!! deb :)
I LOVE these images! And the setting is just lovely. If I had to do it over it would be somewhere like this. Awesome! Great work!!!
Cheers,
Jaci
Awesome, awesome, awesome!!!
What a cool sounding wedding! The image of them walking down that dirt road is really natural and fun. I love it.
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