Karen & Alex – May 18
UPDATE: Proofs are up and available for viewing and purchase here!
UPDATE: Just wanted to mention that I cleaned up the code for the album preview, if you tried looking at it before and there was some funkiness, try it again now. Thanks!
UPDATE: Hey, check out the album design here!
Hey everybody, thanks for hanging in there with me through the technical difficulties! Not sure what exactly the glitch is between Blogger and my website, but I found a way around the problem. So…
First full wedding of the season! Sunday the 18th saw me in Joliet, IL, for the wedding of Karen Johnson and Alexander Pegg.
The morning started early at CK Michaels Salon & Spa in Orland Park. Some interesting photos that morning, besides the hair and makeup, were Kelly working on her toast:
And a little light reading..
After the ladies were finished at the salon we headed on over to The Jacob Henry Mansion. Tory, Lanette and myself arrived early to start scouting around and getting ideas. Karen and her dad Doug arrived shortly after:
As the ceremony was scheduled for 2:00, and it was after 1:00, it was time for the preparations…
But there was still time for a few laughs:
Ceremony time, and one thing I noticed as soon as I started previewing these images was the number of great smiles, starting with Alex:
And of course Karen.
Quite impressive for just a “chapel”:
Some more of those great smiles…
And a couple shots I really like of Karen and Alex as they exit the chapel.
And then something I really didn’t expect, some serious karate action! :0)
We did some nice group shots and portraits of Karen, Alex and the bridal party next, but I’ll save those for the album and proofs. Into the reception…
…where Doug had some very nice comments for our couple…
… and Kelly had some words of her own, including many kind words for Alex…
… as well as some pretty funny stuff. I don’t want to say that Karen was getting embarrassed…but…
Apparently there were a few celebrities in attendance!
But I didn’t spot them for some reason? :0)
A quick image of Betsy and Alan, very nice, too:
Our couple’s first dance:
As the sun began to set, some pretty strong sunlight began filtering into the room, in some cases posing a challenge, in others offering some very nice effects:
And towards the end of the evening, a nice group photo of some very lovely ladies:
Lots more coming soon, so don’t forget to check back, the album design is right around the corner (finishing it up now) as well as the entire set of proofs.
See you back soon!
