Jamie & Zach – August 25, 2007
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Wow, where to begin? Jamie had promised me a crazy day full of surprises and action, and she wasn’t kidding. I began on Friday last week, at the rehearsal. Surprise #1: Jamie had arranged for her minister to invite her grandparents to renew their wedding vows. Friday was their 44th wedding anniversay and they were happy to play along!
Zach and Jamie look on:
Next it was on to dinner, which was wonderful. My favorite part of the dinner was the gift exchange. I mean, who doesn’t like presents? The guys got matching Zippo’s, cool, but the best gift was when Jamie surprised her little sister with a Wii.
We had time for a few photos outside the restaurant, including a quick shot of Zach and Jamie:
I spent the evening in Plainfield as the wedding day would start early. Thanks again for the wonderful room, guys! Breakfast was at Panera and after a quick photo it was next door to Ulta for makeup.
Apparently there are two things girls love, and that’s makeup and shades! LOL
Come on, Jamie, when are we going?
It was on to the church next to do hair. The church had the equivelant of a small salon upstairs, very impressive.
I guess those girls were already worn out! Power nap!
Now was time for one of the most exciting surprises of the day. Jamie had arranged for her friend Jeanette to entertain the guys with a few games of pool. If Jeanette looks familiar it’s because you’ve seen her on ESPN winning the world pool championship! 🙂
Well, I’d actually mentioned to a few people by this point that I’d forgotten I was there to photograph a wedding, there was just so much going on! Skipping ahead to the ceremony… Surprise #3: The bridesmaids were in place, candles were lit, Zach was holding his breath in anticipation of… this guy?!?
I mean, he _is_ wearing a skirt, but c’mon! LOL
Jamie had surprised everyone once again by having a bagpiper proceed her while playing “Here comes the Bride” in a very unique way.
Ok, I was going to mention at some point that I’m saving lots of images for the album design because otherwise this blog entry will take fifteen minutes to load! 🙂 So, I’m skipping ahead to a couple of my favorite images to come right after the ceremony:
We spent some time at Plainfield’s Metropolis getting some interesting shots. An adorable one of the girls:
And one of the guys looking very dapper:
As fun as the bridal party photos were, I think the favorite part of any wedding day for a photographer is the time alone with the bride and groom. I got sooo many awesome shots of Zach and Jamie, here’s just one for now, sorry to tease!
Now to the reception, where everyone was very proud of the unique Groom’s cake:
This reception was indeed a party! Rrom the entrances…
To the toasts:
Seriously, kudos to Nick and Elaine for very eloquent and heart-felt speeches! 🙂
Ok, I’ve got to wrap this up so I can start on the album design! But first another favorite of Zach dancing with his mom as the Bride looks on:
And I just have to give a preview of that party:
Well, that’s all I have time for for now, thanks again to all the family, guests and last but not least my awesome staff for making this shoot so much fun! Check back sooon!!!
