Jen & Sam

Jaron:
Okay, back to posting some weddings. I have several weddings from last fall that I haven't posted, so here goes one.

Jen & Sam were married at the end of last September. Their wedding was quite different from most. It was held at the family home of Sam's family. The ceremony was behind the house, and the reception was held around the pool. It was a small affair of just close family and friends. What was so striking about this wedding was how similar it was to mine & Cassie's! We also had a small wedding of just family and close friends. We held our wedding at the home of a family friend, and had the reception around his pool. It was great fun to participate in this, and reminisce about my own wedding and the wonderful 10 years I've since spent with the most amazing woman on the planet, the best friend I've ever had. Here are some of my favorite photos - I'll post quick as my eyes are tearing up.

Jen looked gorgeous. She is so elegant and classic. After she got her dress on, I stepped in to get a few shots of her before she came down to see her dad.

Her dress was gorgeous, and the big window in the room gave opportunity for a nice dreamy shot of the dress from behind.

There weren't a lot of options for outdoor shots, as we were in a neighborhood - but we grabbed a few anyway. Here are a couple from the "Bride" session prior to the ceremony.

I do like this pose. It's sort of become one of our signature shots.

The entire wedding party lined up to come in. Sam and the boys lined up first, and then the girls lined up behind them. Sam had to face forward, because Jen was right behind him, and he hadn't seen her yet. This is a shot of the boys waiting to file into the ceremony.

And then came Jen & her Dad. Tissues, anyone?

I liked this shot of the pastor holding the rings. A bit of a departure from the standard "And now I'm slipping the ring on her finger" shot... although those are nice too.

They had very cool grapefruit martinis - Colleen, their amazing planner, grabbed one for Jen before they were all gone, while we were doing the bride/groom portraits.

Another cool thing they had was an old photo booth for their guests to use. The guests also used the photobooth shots in the sign-in guest book. Way cool! Jen & Sam jumped in, and I stuck my camera in there in front to get a couple of my own "Photo-boothy" shots of them. Here's my shots, along with their shot and their rings:

Here's what the party looked like at night. Colleen had used colored gels over the lights outside, which made for a really vibrant, multicolored atmosphere. Very cool.

And of course, the send-off. They had so much fun running through the sparklers, that they turned around and did it a few more times. I'm not sure which take this was... ha!

I had a wonderful time with Jen, Sam and their families. A huge thanks to them all for allowing me to be there with them, and giving me a chance to reflect on my own wonderful marriage. Thanks, guys!

Comments

[Sam]

Thanks, Jaron & Cassie! We had a great time with you guys, and the photos turned out better than we could have imagined.