Kathryn & Chris

I was a second shooter for this wedding yesterday in Pella at the St. Mary's Church with my friend Erik, from Inspired Images. Check out his blog too, he should have some stuff up from this wedding shortly. www.inspired-images.net I am shooting a bunch of weddings with him this year, so you'll see some more posts in the future with his name mentioned.

Kathryn & Chris are a gorgeous couple who had a beautiful wedding full of traditional colors and design. You could tell the wedding was planned out beautifully.

We headed down to the molengracht for some places to shoot and I found that I could spend hours shooting brides and grooms down there! Soooo many places to shoot!

I heart ring shots, so I tried to get creative with these.





Check out her dress.. Like I said classic. Helps that she's gorgeous too!


A great detail shot. Love this one!


some creative stuff.


you knew I was going to put a windmill shot in here.. right? what would a Pella wedding be without a windmill.. Oh, and a sunflare too.

Amber and Jason

This is Amber and Jason, I shot this wedding with Erik with Inspired Images, he has a link on the right hand side of the blog in my favorite blogs, so go check him out. I shot some getting ready images of Amber at her request, she was such a beautiful bride, I loved her gown and sash, they were perfect for a fall wedding, although it felt like early January outside. When the bride was getting ready, the bride's mom received a package, inside was a note that said, 3 daughters, 3 weddings, 3 diamonds, and it had a diamond necklace inside. The MOB was really touched and instantly in tears, it was a great moment one of the best surprises I've seen at a wedding this year for sure!
Here are some pictures of their day. Have a great time on your honeymoon Amber and Jason, it was a pleasure working with you.

Mary and Tim

Mary and Tim were a great couple. They had been together since high school and Mary had liked him since sixth grade! It was another gorgeous day for a wedding. The temperature was great and there was very little wind! These were shot again with Erik. Follow this link to his blog with more pictures Inspired Images Here are some pics from their day. I had the pleasure of taking pictures of Mary and her bridesmaids getting ready. I've always wanted to shoot one of the dresses with the laces up the back and I finally got to!


Here are Mary's shoes..


Mary wanted to stop at a field so we could get some pictures. Here's the classic jump shot. The farmer came by and honked at us on his tractor!


The reception was at the Holiday Inn in Des Moines. Here's a great silhouette of the bride and groom. I love this shot!



Here's one of them arriving at the reception hall

Saturday's Wedding

I did another wedding in Des Moines this weekend. This was a truely cute couple, they were so in love and it showed! Meet Amanda and Jordan...

I totally forgot to add this.. I shot this wedding as a second shooter with Erik from Inspired Images. Visit him at his website www.inspired-images.net