Well we couldn’t have asked for a more perfect day for our first outdoor wedding.  It was just beautiful!!  Lindsey and Ted were married at the lovely Shaker Run Golf Course in Lebanon, Ohio.  It was a great venue for a wedding and reception.  They chose this place because, of course, they LOVE golf!  (And don’t ask them about who is better.)    ;)

A little bling on a golf club…but of course.

A little bling on the beautiful Lindsey….

So, I thought the girls were gonna kill me when I suggested going down this steep hill to take a photo…they EMBRACED it and were cracking up the whole way down.

I told them it would be worth it.  I think it was.

Meanwhile Brett and the boys were somewhere else goofing off.  2 things in this photo crack me up.  $10 itunes gift card to the first person who guesses.   :)

The flowers were BEAUTIFUL!!! I thought the green flowers were “Hydrangeas” at first, but Lindsey told me they were “Irish Bells.”  They did a lot of fun Irish things in their wedding celebrating Ted’s Irish roots.

These bagpipers ROCKED!  It made the beautiful fall day a little closer towards “perfection.”

It was incredibly sweet how emotional Lindsey’s Dad was.  :)

LOVE this shot Brett got as Lindsey walked down the isle.

Happiness.

After the ceremony we had a line of golf carts waiting for us to travel around to take photos.  :)

Like I said, the place was BEAUTIFUL!!!

What a FUN bridal party we had!!!

This bridge was pretty amazing.  LOVE the shots we got on it.

So, Lindsey actually had a dream about a certain shot she wanted to have done.  This was her only request.  She dreamt that the groomsmen were holding her up so that we could get a shot of her dress train.  Well, we got a LOT of photos of this for you Lindsey!  Brett liked this one he took because you can see the bridesmaids up there waiting.

How cool is it that she had this creative dream??!!

Very trusting of her men!

the boys.

This wins the prize for the funniest groomsmen shot I have seen.  :)

Then we snagged a couple minutes alone with them before the reception.

Hearing that these two met while dancing came as no surprise after seeing their first dance to, “Living on a Prayer.”  They rocked it out!!!

Ted and Lindsey…thanks so much for having us be a part of your special day.  We wish you all the best, and happiness for many, many years to come!!   :)

So I am going to have to apologize up front for this ultra long post, but we had the pleasure of photographing some dear friends of ours, and choosing was INSANE! I spent the whole afternoon yesterday on this, and I am still choosing as I go.  :)

Jessica and Tony are adorable. They met in New York when my dear friend decided she wanted to get away from the town she grew up in, and live somewhere new for a while. You may remember them from their great engagement session, and if not click HERE.  This little plaque they had at their wedding pretty much sums it up.

I loved her makeup shots. I narrowed it to three, and then to these two.

Her beautiful dress…

Jess’s friend Allison from NY gets the party started.

Writing a love note to her future husband.

Tony prepares for the big day.

Boys in the bathroom.  Looking quite handsome.

On one of their first dates someone gave them this $2 bill as change.  Jess wrote on it as you see below, and Tony has kept it in his wallet since.  Love I tell ya, love.

Almost time.

This could be a photo from the 1940’s. I love it.

Tony with his friend Tony.  He’s the one who introduced these two lovebirds.

I called Brett saying we were out front and to stay clear and he replied that they were on the way back to the church. This proceeded….even though they were nowhere near.  I love these guys.  :)

Tony’s three little nieces were just adorable.

They were married at the gorgeous Bell Event Center in downtown Cincinnati.  The place was stunning.

Jessica always dreamed of a romantic candlelit ceremony and that is exactly what she got.  It was one of the most beautiful weddings I have seen.

Afterwords we ran outside in between the rain coming and going and grabbed a few shots of the two of them.

YUMMY!  Cake by Tres Belle cakes.

The band was kickin’…..

and the dance floor was rockin.

A moment stolen during the reception.

Tony and his BOYZZZZ.

Things were winding down so they broke out the cigars.

Couple late night portraits back at the bar in the Omni.

You two are just precious and whenever Brett and I are around you guys, we don’t want to leave. Jess and Tony, we are so honored that you had us be such a big part of your day. As you know it is incredibly nerve racking taking on such a thing for a friend because you only want them to have the best memories from their night. I hope we captured that for you. I know you guys also were so concerned about us enjoying ourselves and having fun, and trust us-we so did. We loved your wedding (it really wasn’t as stressful as you thought Jess) and we think it was just perfect. Absolutely perfect for you two.

We love you, and can’t believe we won’t see you guys for quite a while. :( Hope you’re having a blast on Aruba, and we are counting the months until Spring when we hope to make it out to London!  WOOO-HOOO!!!

I have no idea what I am showing them here, but we all seem pretty intense.  :)

Thanks to our friend Bassette who took this photo and a few others that night for us.  :)

LOVE to you guys!!
:)