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I’ve had a week’s worth of long and frustrating hours, because my computer is just too slow for this kind of work… grrr… move it, move it!!! It has decided that since I plugged in TWO external hard drives (a main one and a back up one) PLUS a bazillion gigabyte card reader PLUS a printer and other paraphernalia, that its USB ports no longer want to be 2.0 superstars. So for the whole week it has been chugging along - or rather, limping - to its own tune of 1.1 USB speed. Thus all my editing work took waaaay too much time! I get so impatient when I see amazing wedding images, and I want them on my screen NOW so I can edit them NOW and not 10 minutes from now when Photoshop finally decides to import them.
Anyway…. (breathe, breathe) I am finally at the last stage of this weekend’s wedding. I started out with 2300+ images, which throughout the process got narrowed down to 895 amazing shots. Everything has been edited, designed, and uploaded. I am now waiting for the print proofs to come back, at which point the whole sweet package will go to the happy newlyweds.
As always, there is a SHOWCASE for you to look at. It contains a condensed version of the whole day, and I will share some of the images here as well.
We started the day at Larissa’s house. She got ready in her fantabulous red room with lots of childhood memories and great natural light:
Isn’t she gorgeous?
Chris isn’t so bad looking himself!
We spent about an hour at the bride’s house taking pictures of her and her bridesmaids as well as her parents.
Larissa wore a simple yet elegant dress with a pretty lace back and a frilly train. It fit her perfectly.
One of the sweetest moments of the day happened when Larissa received a gift from her fiance. She read the card out loud which made all of us tear up. And she received a Yankees jersey which is what she has always wanted.
I got to work with amazing wedding professionals, which made the event go very smoothly and without glitches (I’ll include the vendor list at the bottom of this blog). Bonnie Goldsmith is an amazing florist who works with fresh wedding flowers, and you should’ve heard the girls oooh’ing and aaaa’ing over their flowers!
The ceremony was held in Browncroft Church. This is the second time I’ve shot there, so I knew what to expect - I had to crank up the ISO and make sure I had steady hands, because the church is quite dark.
After the ceremony there was a flower toss which I thought was very cute and romantic!
After doing some formals in the church, we went to Shadow Lake where reception was to take place. I always enjoy photographing weddings at Shadow Lake because it is such a great location with lots of romantic spots for pictures.
My assistant snagged this gorgeous shot as the sun began to set
They are such an awesome couple and I went totally crazy with the pictures. I don’t have enough space here to show them all. I couldn’t stop shooting! :D After an hour or so we finally had to stop because reception was about to begin. Everyone got introduced, and Larissa and Chris danced their first dance as husband and wife.
During dinner I borrowed the rings so I could play with them for a few shots. I noticed that both of them have tiny fingers. Eat more cake, guys! 
And they did!
Larissa got a group of her girlfriends together for a memory shot
The bouquet toss was a success, and I’m saying that because there’s this big beam in the middle of the dance floor that could’ve easily been hit. What can I say, Larissa has good aim.
There was one other professional photographer at the event 
There was lots and lots of dancing, wiggling, jumping, and flailing, thanks to Turner Productions.
Thank you Larissa and Chris for letting me celebrate with you, it was a great party and I had so much fun! What a great couple and a great way to start my wedding season. Oh, and that dress looks like Trash The Dress material! Seriously! 
Let me know if you’d be interested in a TTD session
Don’t forget to check out the SHOWCASE, and if you are family or friends, the PROOF GALLERY for all 895 images.
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- Ceremony: Browncroft Community Church
- Reception: Shadow Lake Country Club
- Florist: Bouquets by Bonnie
- DJ: Pierre from Turner Productions
- Videographer: Deb from SE Video
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