Juan and Tara married on 11.11.11!! What a memorable date, right?! I had so much fun shooting their Engagement session earlier this year and was really looking forward to their Wedding. Preparation was at the Astor Crown, the Ceremony was at St. Louis Cathedral and the Reception was on the Creole Queen Riverboat! Their reception was surely one to remember. We all got on at the docking station and the boat went out on a 3 hour Mississippi River tour! That was a FIRST for both my assistant, Kacie and I! We’d never shot photos on a ship before :)

Tara & Juan asked to do a “first look” in the Cathedral before the Ceremony started. Those moments are always priceless – it’s an honor to be there to capture their reactions when seeing each other for the first time dressed in the Wedding attire! I also loved the natural light images we were able to get as the sun was going down when the ceremony ended – that’s my favorite time of day! Thank you Juan & Tara for allowing us to capture your Wedding! Tara, I’ve always appreciated your little messages and blog comments you’ve sent my way in the past – thank you for always being soo sweet! On a side note, I’ve really enjoyed how facebook has allowed me to keep up with so many of my clients – it’s the best! I love catching up with their lives even after all the Wedding festivities are over!

Here are some fun shots from the day!!!

Justin’s family and my family go wayyyy back! I can remember Justin’s dad, Mr. Eddie and his mom Mrs. Kathy from forever ago. We were all so young! I vividly remember Mr. Eddie singing “she drives me crazyyyy, yea yeaaaaaa!” When I hear that song, I think of him! haha! (The random stuff you remember from your childhood, geeze!)

So anyway, many years down the road Justin meets Amanda and they ask me photograph their Wedding – what an honor! Justin’s brother Michael also winded up marrying my BFF Nicole from grammar school. And I see oldest brother Eddie all the time now, too! Anyway, needless to say, this was a fun Wedding and there were lots of familiar faces.

Justin & Amanda married on Saturday, November 5th, 2011! You know… the night when LSU Tigers beat BAMA! ;) It was an amazing day and great to be around this crew. Lot’s of laughs and living it up! Preparation was held at Amanda’s uncles house right off Esplanade Ave, then the mass was a the beautiful Holy Rosary Church, followed by the Reception at The Terrace in City Park!

Thank you Amanda and Justin for inviting me to document your love story! I had a great time photographing your Engagement Session and even more fun at the Wedding. Much love to you both!

Amanda was such a beautiful bride!!Caught her in action while putting on perfume and that’s the face she gave me, haha!! LOVE IT!We had a few extra min before heading to the church so we played with some artificial light and got these images below….A few shots before the Reception started.

I had the pleasure of photographing Jeremy & Becky Sue’s Wedding on Saturday, October 29, 2011! It was a gorgeous day at Tchoupitoulas Plantation. The lighting was beautiful, there was a cool breeze in the air, and my couple was sweet as pie. I love these types of daytime Weddings! Prep, Ceremony and Reception were all held at the Plantation.

Thank you Jeremy & Becky for allowing me capture your day, everything was perfect! I love your affection for one another and just the way you are in each others presence. You truly made my job easy. These two knew how to work the camera and I loved it! Here are some of my favs from the day…

Dana’s family and my husbands family go wayyy back! They all grew up on the same street in River Ridge. I’ve heard lots of stories about grilled cheese sandwiches for lunch, the countless dinners they had together and growing up like siblings! Older sister Jenny used to babysit for Randy and Dustin. The stories are priceless! What an honor it was when Dana asked me to photograph her Wedding! I loved Dana and Craig’s Engagement session we took and I was really looking forward to their Wedding.

Craig & Dana married on October 22, 2011. Prep was held at their home, Ceremony at St. Rita Church and Reception at Champagne Palace. It was such a beautiful night, but even more special to be surrounded by such loving people. All with a smile on their face and all so happy to be in that present moment. I am obsessed with son Gavin and I think he’s the cutest kid ever! He shared so many special moments with his Momma that day. The look on his face as she walked down the aisle got me teary.

Loved this Wedding and spending time with such a precious family! Here are some of my favs:

Adam & Lori had a beautiful Wedding here in New Orleans on Saturday, October 15, 2011! Preparation, Ceremony and Reception were all held at The Royal Sonesta. Being that it was a Jewish Wedding, there were lots of new things I had the pleasure of photographing. The Ketubah signing, breaking of the glass during the ceremony, the breaking of the bread before dinner and the famous Hora dance! It’s always nice to get to capture different Wedding traditions. When the bride and groom were lifted up on the ballroom chairs, it made for some fun pictures. My assistant Kacie and I had a great time capturing such a sweet Wedding. It was a sit down dinner which is always nice, the guests really seemed to enjoy themselves as they danced the night away as the Band, “No Idea” played!

Here are some of my favs from the night: