Warning, lots of photos from Craig and Rachel’s wedding.  First one of my faves.  Rachel had marked on my checklist that a special piece of jewlery she had was a ring that her grandmother had given her.  Well I got lucky and caught this special moment with her and her mom where the ring just happened to be showing.  I so got lucky, if I was smart I would have posed for a shot like this.

My view of Rachel and her dad….

Bob’s view (I love this shot, super creative)  These were taken at the same time.  I am positioned right in front of the guy to the right of the photo, just out of the frame.

Another shot that Bob took…

Here is Rachel with her girlfriends that she went to Saint Mary’s with.  They flew in from all over, California and Florida.

After the wedding we went to Rachel’s mom and dad’s home and her dad has a really nice garden.  I thought it was fitting to put the rings on a flower in the garden.

Oh and look at these cute gals.  They fed me some good food before we headed to the reception so I had to share a photo of them.

On our way to the reception we stopped at Deep River Park and it was beautiful.  I have never been their before.

Here is one of my favorite of all time wedding photos.  Note to other photographers: no I didn’t add the sun flare, the sun just happened to be in the perfect spot.

The super cute and smart flower girl Sadie.

The reception was at Avalon Manor in Merrillville, IN.  It is such a pretty place.

One of my favorite moments was when the Saint Mary’s group got together for a picture and left this sweet lady in charge of all the cameras…

Is that 5 cameras she is workin?

I have to say big thanks to Rachel, Craig and their families for making Bob and I feel so welcome.  The wedding ceremony was early so all stopped at Rachel’s mom and dad’s house and took a little break and relaxed and it was so nice to visit with everyone.  Her mom and dad have a wonderful garden.  I am jealous but also know I couldn’t handle the hard work involved in maintaing something that large.

Wedding Ceremony located at St. Helen’s Hebron, IN, Reception:  Avalon Manor, Merrillville, IN Photographers:  Bob and Jayme Goetz DJ: Boris from Precision Sound, Florist and Cake by Becky’s in Hebron

My view….

Gwen’s view… (and in black and white too)

Family From Norway!!  (incase you guys get to see this, I want to say hi, I enjoyed meeting you guys)

Gotta share this one and tell the story behind it…. I try not to be noticed at weddings.  I do a pretty good job most of the time, but for some reason this little guy stared at me the entire way down the aisle.  It was so funny everyone got a chuckle out of it…

They have some fun family members!!!!  They cracked me up the entire day.

I had a blast shooting this wedding.  I have known Daniel for years but the wedding day was the first time I met Katie, and she is a sweetheart.  Oh, and the families…. They were wayyy tooo funny for me. 

Gotta tell you about Larissa and Luella…  They might both check out my blog but I am pretty sure it’s Larissa Luella that is my big stalker.  While I was shooting formals I heard them talking behind me.  Well, she was trying to figure out how to get on my blog.  Well, I am big about getting my picture taken too so I decided we needed a good ole group picture of me with my 4-H buddies so here it is Larissa and Luella …..

And I have one more surprise for you girls….

Here’s the story behind the picture… Everyone was suppose to do a goofy pose, but instead of goofy, I think it looks more like she was trying to be a tiger????  This is the kind of stuff I dealt with the entire day. 

One quick thing I have to mention, this was the first time Gwen and I took the time to eat cake.  I had to have some of Amie’s cake, and I am so glad I did, it was wonderful just like I know it would be.  I remember her entering cakes in 4-H and she always did an awesome job on decorating, but I never had the chance to taste one.

Church:  United Methodist in North Judson, Indiana  Reception:  Knox Community Center, Photographers:  Jayme and Gwen, Videographer:  Jim Landrum,  Wedding Cake:  Amie Clemons,   Florist:  Regina Howard,  Entertainment:  Loren James