It was actually less than a year ago that I had my turn in a white dress, so I don’t know if that makes it more or less likely that Sandy would choose to do things so similarly to the way I did on my own wedding day, but here are the facts: Sandy and I both had Oriental Lilies as our wedding flower, we both had approximately the same number of guests, same number of bridesmaids, entered the reception hall to the Black Eyed Peas AND danced our father daughter dance to “I loved her First.” I suppose it’s no wonder we get along so well!

I couldn’t wait for Sandy’s wedding to get here. I arrived at her house just in time to catch the stylist finishing up her perfect hairdo and capture some shots. It’s a black-and-white photo, but here’s another coincidence to add to the list… I’m a natural blonde.

Next stop was the salon to get Sandy’s makeup done. She hardly ever wears makeup but dang did it look good on her!

When we got back to the house, I snagged whatever items were available to photograph.

Then the bridesmaids started flooding into the house putting the final touches onto their ensembles.

Without further delay, it was Sandy’s turn to get ready.

Then we were off to the reception venue. I came to really love this old Lincoln by the end of the night. You’ll see why…

Ceremony time!

Finally Sandy’s husband, Jeff was literally hopping down the aisle with joy! According to my husband, she’s now his property… I say it’s the other way around!

As per Sandy’s request, we did some traditional-style formals for the family members and came up with some more nontraditional ones for the bridal party members.

I was really looking forward to just-the-couple time with Sandy and Jeff. They were naturals in front of the camera during the engagement session and I was hoping that would be the case on their wedding day as well. BOY WAS IT EVER! Now you can see why I love that Lincoln!

I’m sure it helps that it is nearly impossible to take a bad picture of Sandy. She is one of the most photogenic people I’ve ever met! And Jeff’s certainly not too shabby himself… That’s right Mr. Brimhall, I said another guy was handsome 😛

After like five sets of, “Just one more picture!” we finally headed back to the reception hall. This was one of the rare occasions where I actually had a second shooter/assistant, and was therefore able to set up portable lighting throughout the venue. I have Peter Miller to thank for taking some beautiful pictures of details, and this stunning first dance shot.

As the night was wearing on and the guests were starting to creep onto dance-floor, the shot opportunities started getting better and better.

By the time the bouquet/garter toss rolled around, the heat was almost unbearable, but the little DIY favor-fans the bride was using to cool herself down look pretty fun in pictures.

Jeff tossed the garter bouquet-style (sorry Jeff, haha) and it was time to go home. As I was saying my goodbyes to Sandy, Pete snapped this photo of me in one of my feeble attempts to get my groove on with the bride. I look tired and sweaty, and as usual, Sandy somehow looks fantastic! You go girl!