Chris & Katie were married a couple of weeks ago at Longview Mansion on one of the loveliest days we’ve had.  And it was so fun to shoot at Longview again!  It is just so dang pretty there!  It was such an amazing day and absolute home run of a reception 😉  I know that I am not the only one still talking and thinking about all of the fun had at their wedding!

It was even more awesome because I know them and they are part of a community of great folks here at Lake Lotawana and Lee’s Summit.  Burt (everyone calls him by his last name) was my hubby’s roommate before we got married and they have known each other for a long time.  I hadn’t gotten a chance to know Katie very well before they were engaged as I think I miss a lot of fun lake parties while shooting weddings on Saturdays, lol!  But getting to know her and her daughter and even Burt better through their engagement and wedding was really really awesome and makes me even happier that they found each other!  And so happy that Katie liked my photography and trusted me with their memories  Yay!!

The sun was shining, the guests were smiling, the energy of the day and evening was palpable.  DJ Fernando was wonderful as always (best damn dj ever!) but the fact that him and Burt are friends and used to play baseball together made it even better!  The speeches were all wonderful but NO ONE will forget how they felt after hearing Katie’s daughter Kaia’s speech.  Seriously.  Sooooooooo good!  I might cry just thinking about it!  Lucky that my assistant Paige Kime was recording it on my other camera  And lucky that Paige was running the camera for a bit so my husband could spin me around the dance floor a time or two ;)!

It was so fun seeing everyone so happy and having so much fun.  I am pretty sure 90% of the guests were all friends.  Which meant the dance floor was crazy.  And also means that I might be posting a hella lotta reception photos and maybe a few that I wouldn’t normally post but since I know the culprits to any mischievous photos, no holding back!  Hahahahahaha!!!!!!  The video’s were too long to post on my blog so I will try to make a separate fb upload for the videos!

Cheers to BurtyandtheBride!!!!!!!!  See you on the lake!

Hello gorgeous dress and flowers!!

I am kinda crazy about these ring shots!!!  And love that Katie’s ring had several bands!This kookie has made its way down the line to Katie
So lovely! The boys were all chillin and having fun until it was time to get dressed and ready to go Burt looking handsome with his new watch from Katie
The first look coming down the stairs was a show stopper If you know Katie, you can hear her laugh here Hello gorgeous eyes!!!!! Such a lovely group of ladies!!! That moment when you wonder who in the heck is photobombing your family photos and start to yell at them to get the hell out of the background and it is your husband  lol.  I still told him to get the hell out of the background :p Cutie flower girl and ring bearer!!!! And cutie Harper just because It is ceremony time!  Friends and family are all arriving, Fernando is doing a little fb live posting and Gibson is thinking about not going down that aisle, lol! After Katie’s dad walked her down the aisle, he also performed the ceremony.  That was really awesome! They’re married!!!!!!! Random bicyclist cruising through, lol! I was super excited to get to photograph them down at the pavilion as they were my first bride and groom photos there!!!!! The reception was beautiful!  Loved the uplighting!  Dang it, I just realized I forgot to eat cake!  Hate it when that happens Crazy cool sunset was going on! Get ready for all the feels!  and go watch the video! My hubby and his sister below Get it Sandman’s!!!!   And so great to see the lovely Mrs. Kim Hoffman!  And a photo of me and the boys below!!!  And sorry Mike, but couldn’t resist!!!! Love sparkler exits but always want to shoot it with two different lenses.  So I gave Paige the 135 to shoot another angle and love it! A little more sparkler fun!Congrats again to you both and your families!!!  Have fun honeymooning!