Nicole and Chris had a beautiful destination wedding in San Juan, Puerto Rico on May 8th and then headed out on a long cruise with their close friends and family to celebrate.  I came into the picture after their return from the cruise and their amazing and fun wedding celebration and reception on May 20th!   There was a real sense of calm and just plain excitement from the moment I arrived at Nicole’s hotel room.  Hey, she’s a newlywed and with the “I do’s” done, she was ready to celebrate!  Nicole’s beautiful eyes never stopped shining and her gorgeous smile never left her face all day long.   She and Chris had such a fun and close group of family and friends in their wedding party.   The threatening weather forecast for the day was looming over our heads, but amazingly Plan B was never called upon!  Just at the right time, the clouds broke and the moment we arrived at our first portrait destination, The Nelson-Atkins Art Museum, the sun made it’s appearance!   O my gosh, what a great time we had!  As you can see below, this group came to have fun.

The reception was tremendous; from the food to the cake to the music!  Everything top notch!    The Mikey Needlman Band was a phenomenal choice and had the dance floor moving and grooving all night.   What a great celebration.  Thank you Nicole & Chris for giving me the privilege of  capturing your fun day!  Congratulations and all my best wishes for a happy and fun life together.

Wedding: Hosteria Del Mar
Hair: Eclektica:  The Salon at Briarcliff
Getting Ready & First Look:  Overland Park Sheraton
Reception: Old Shawnee Town HallFlowers: Dutch Flowers
Cake: Rebekah Foster Cake Artist
Caterer: Affordable Catering
Reception Band: Mikey Needlman Band

Look at these gorgeous flowers by Dutch Flowers!

Though Chris and Nicole already got married on May 8th, they opted to have a special time of seeing each other for the first time all alone (well, with the exception of me and my 2nd shooter, Nathan  Choate, and my assistant, Kathy.)

Getting the party started!

A very fun group of fellas.  Why not have fun with your portraits, right?

Actually, a very fun wedding party all the way around!  What a blast.

Nicole and her guys and her momma.

AYKM with the gorgeousness of Nicole and Chris!

Nicole, you are one smokin’ hot bride…just saying.

Introducing, Mr. and Mrs. Carr!

These were some eager bachelors!

No doubt about it, Nicole enjoyed her night and danced the night away.

The bag over the head trick on the best man!

Ha ha ha ha!  Nicole, your face is priceless.

Gorgeous!

Pretty sure that the bottom right picture is “Don’t Stop Believing”.

Gotta love the “after” shots.

Who wasn’t having fun at this reception?  No one!

Nicole and The Children’s Hospital crew and Chris and the crew from Warsaw!

Not just beautiful, but delicious!  Yum!

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