Grab yourself an lemonade and get comfortable because this is one colossal wedding blog!  The beautiful Amanda and the handsome Jason began their love story just one year ago and on July 24, 2010 they stood before the Lord and their loving families and became united in the covenant of marriage.   You can look at these pictures and see the enormous smiles on their faces; so in love and so happy to be married.    It started out as a sunny and hot July day with a forecast for rain…and were they right!   Just as I was capturing the shots of the bride and her bridal party the sprinkles started….and then the downpour!  It proceeded to rain for another couple hours; just until we were wrapping up family pictures and ready to shoot the wedding party.  I never saw Amanda get flustered by this “glitch”, not once.  Her eye was on “the prize”… her husband to be!      Their ceremony was beautiful; the music incredible.  Amanda and Jason had a fun twist planned at the end.  As the pastor announced, “you may kiss the bride”, they turned for a squirt of mouth freshener before their first kiss as a married couple.  I personally loved the moment no one else saw; when they exited the sanctuary and had a couple minutes to revel in what just happened…they were married!  Their eyes glistened as they looked at each other’s ring fingers and then into each other’s eyes.  It was really beautiful.      The reception was full of celebration and festivity; complete with a photobooth for guests to enjoy.  What a beautiful day!      I cannot express adequately how thankful I am to have been right in the midst of all of it; from watching this calm bride get ready, to watching their guests celebrate with them in a rousing chicken dance!  It’s a privilege to be on this end of the camera and I pray God’s most abundant blessings on the marriage of Jason and Amanda!

I have closed this blog with a slideshow that includes more pictures than our featured below…don’t miss it!

 Now for the slideshow….