~S&J~ Say I Do!!! {Minnesota Traveling Wedding Photographer}

If there ever was a more wedding true to a theme, I have yet to see it! S & J LOVE coffee, and it was evident in their choice for engagement photos (in a coffee house) and their decorations at their wedding.

 

Coffee mugs, coffee beans, coffee being served, right down to their unity ceremony. Instead of sand or candles, they used coffee grounds and powdered creamer- not kidding! There really was no end! I give them a lot of credit, it really represented who they are. 

 

 

 

 

Last minute touch ups

 

 

 

How sweet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Beautiful Summer colors

~S~ had the lace from her mother's veil (which she also wore) and her grandmother's hanky part of her bouquet~ her something old.  

 

 

 

 

 How cute are they?!



 

 

 

 Such a fun group!

 Each girl had their name on their flip flops, so cute!

 

 

 

Generations

I have never gotten a shot like this, and I am so in love with it!

 

 

 

 Perfect

They had been practicing!  

 

Just the beginning!

 

 

 

 

 Pies instead of cake~ yummy!!

 

 Back to the coffee house!

 

 

When I mentioned I wanted this shot to the groom the night before, he was hesitant. I am SO pleased that traffic wasn't bad, and the light was a tad longer then usual so we could get the shot!

 

Ever since I saw this in Valentine I wanted a shot next to it, finally after I move!

 

What better place to get married?!

 

 

 First Dance

 

Daddy's Girl 

I do have to say, this was a first. Bride and groom serving?! However, it was a great way for them to see everyone. And guess what? The groom, his mother and his sister made ALL the pies...42 of them!!

 

 Such great friends!

 

 

 They balance each other out

 

May you both continue to love each other and your coffee!!

 

 

They chose their colors in an unconventional way. A friend of theirs was playing around with a color application on his phone and put black with orange and purple and they liked it. Simple as that!

 

The Curtis Hoover Event Center (aka-Second Wind) was chosen because of the fact that they were able to have their own officiate. Let me tell you, their officiate was perfect for them! He was a close friend and made the service very personal for these two.

 

The bride purchased and had her dress altered at  Needles and Pins in Ainsworth, NE. She was very happy with the way it turned out.

 

Quote from the bride about the day~ "It was exactly what I wanted: relaxed, FUN, and at the end of the day I was married to the man of my dreams :)"

 

(see "what people are saying" to see another quote from the bride)

 

I wish nothing but the best for you two!! Thank you for allowing me to be a part of your special day!



~S&S Say I do!~ June 1, 2013 {Nebraska Natural Light Wedding Photography}



I love it when I have a conversation with a bride months before her wedding and before we hang up the phone she says, "Yup, I think I found our photographer!". S&S were so much fun to work with. From getting up before dawn for their engagement session (when it was -8 degrees outside) to being a part of their special day.

 

I honestly was a little nervous when I woke up that morning and the wind was blowing, it was raining a bit, and it was COLD. However, I went into the day like I do every wedding, let's do this!

 

I love that S (bride) knew exactly what she wanted. She would pull me aside if she thought of a shot she wanted, and kept me in the loop of what was going on.

 

Once she got into her dress we decided to get some shots in the church yard before the ceremony. We walked outside and BAM! Sun, wind went down and the light was PERFECT! I was drooling! The good Lord was watching over S&S that day and made the rest of the day just beautiful! The ceremony was lovely and we were able to get outside for some bridal party shots in a meadow, with cows and all! We really couldn't have had it any better.

 



 

 

 

 

Oh how S loved her shoes!!

 

 

I loved the flower girls. They were too cute!

 

 

Yeah, I got that look from the groom a lot that day ;-)

 

Ah, corset backs. I love the movement in this photo.

 

The love was so evident between these two.

 

 

♥

 

 

Mr.&Mrs.!

 

We were picking birdseed out of the bride's hair for a bit after this!

 

 

The little wind that was left...oh we used it! 

 

The clouds were SO dreamy!!

Oh this group was so much fun!!

 

 

The pin on her bouquet is her Grandmother's

 

Had to have the dogs there!



 

True cattle people!

I love that they had the antler from their engagement session at the reception. 

Each center piece had a quote about love, so sweet!
*Handwritten by the Mother of the Bride*

 



This was a first for me, they had a cake topper made from one of the photos I took at their engagement session! How cool is that?!

This was a very neat idea!



All the little details at the reception was so much about this couple. There was no denying they were made for each other.

*All the chalkboard signs were handwritten by the Mother of the Bride*

 

I love Daddy Daughter shots :-)

 

I love the creative way they made their card box.

 

 

 

 

The bride got a lot of ideas for the decorations from Pinterest, and put her own spin on them.

 

Their custom cake topper was made by Clay Figurines. The bride wanted an archery couple as that is them to a tea. Most of the custom made cake toppers were too "cartoonish" but when they found Clay Figurines she was excited to see their creations were very close to the photos they were made from.

 

Their cake was made by a woman in Valentine that attends church with them. " I wanted a simple cake with a touch of elegance (the blue ribbon) and we highlighted it with our brand" ~ the bride. And it was delicious!!

 

The groom's little brother made all the cedar pew decorations, shelves for the mason jars, drink table, and planter center pieces. Such a nice personal touch. "The Cedar pew decorations have the Love is Patient, Love is Kind verse from I Corinthians 13:4-8 burned into 16 cedar circles which lined the aisle at the church, so guests could read the entire verse as they walked in. They will forever hang in our home. The centerpiece planters were made out of old barn wood from an outbuilding that used to stand on Pat and Linda's place. Tommy used the wood to build 35 wood planters and then burned our brand into 2 sides of each box." ~ the bride.

 

Quote from the bride about her big day~

 

"I did not plan on many things that happened the day before or the day of. Everything did not go or get set up exactly as I had planned, but it ended up being wonderful! The morning started out raining, which was great to receive more rain, and then God gave us sunshine the minute we started taking pictures, I couldn't have been happier it was gorgeous! It ended up being the perfect day to marry my best friend and love of my life!"

 

 

There was so much love that day. It has to be one of my favorite weddings I  have shot!