I arrive a bit early to this wedding and it’s a good thing I did. There was a growing chance of rain and Jayme kept saying over and over all she cared about was the photos. Her and Jake were NOT planning on seeing each other before the ceremony, but with the rain looming and the photography being so important to her she decided to bite the bullet and see Jake before the ceremony.
Allow me a quick rant if you will. My general rule is that if a bride is dead set on not seeing each other before hand then I don’t talk about it, but if she is open to the idea even the slightest bit, then I do everythign I can to encourage/force it.
The day is just so much smoother and stress free and every single couple that has done it absolutely loves it. (It also gives us plenty of time for great photos, and you more time to hang with friends and family.)
Back to the wedding at hand. Jayme had been pretty set on not seeing him before hand, so the fact that she would change plans at the last minute was a HUGE deal and she took it and the rain in total stride. She did amazing and I’m so glad we were able to get the shots we did.
Grooms cake.
Do you have your tickets to the gun show?
They were married at Jake’s house and seriously, with a wedding walk like this one can you blame them?
They also were in the center of all their friends and family. Another super nice touch.
She took me up on one of my tips about having dinner alone together.
JD the DJ was there and he had records! Old School. I loved it!
Thanks guys for being so willing to go with the flow on a crazy day. You were both great!
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hahaha! love the groom’s cake! ; )
Absolutely great pictures – can’t wait to see the rest – you were the best!
Love it! Wonderful photos (and blog) – looking forward to seeing more. The wedding turned out perfect and I can’t wait to see how you captured it all. I heard someone say that you would do anything to get the shot (stand on your head, wrap yourself around a tree) so I feel that everyone was quite impressed with how hard you worked.
Thanks for all you did!
Teresa (groom’s mom)
We are on our honeymoon right now and could not wait to see the pictures Alex captured of our very special day!!! We are so impressed and thankful of all the hard work done, we could not have asked for any better. Just the few pictures posted are amazing, we can’t wait to see the rest of them!!! Thanks Alex!!! -The Fears
the macro shot on the rings almost makes me sick. you must have an amazing lens
So sorry we were unable to attend the wedding, but viewing these pictures makes us feel like we were there. Thank you for sharing your photos with us.