I had the pleasure of photographing the big day for Keith and Laura this past Saturday! I really don’t think the day could have gone more smoothly – what a fabulous start to their new lives together! What was supposed to be a stormy, steamy day, turned into a (still a bit warm, but…) breezy, clear day in Forest Park! Of course Forest Park is one of the most beautiful settings for any event, the bride (and groom, of course
did an amazing job with the details – the flowers… OH the flowers! To DIE for! And the dress… b-e-a-utiful!!!
A huge thank you to my amazing second photographer, Heather Rega of Heather Rega Photography!
Here are some of my favorites from the day, or you can view their special video slideshow HERE. Enjoy!
The Jewel Box in Forest Park was not only a gorgeous backdrop, but it was air conditioned! :-)
… I have to apologize to the bride and groom for attempting to roast them to get these shots! They were such good sports and allowed these shots despite the heat!
Um, hello AMAZING shoes… seriously – one of my favorite details of the wedding!!
Could Laura be any more beautiful – these next two are just so dreamy… I hope they love them as much as I do!
And of course we couldn’t do formals in Forest Park without including some of the amazing architecture that is featured throughout the park!
I had shown Laura this first picture on the back of my camera as we were shooting and she fell in love as did I! I love it even more here, so I hope she does too!
We stopped off at the Muny and of course there were, I think, four bridal parties taking pictures when we arrived! Holy moly that’s a lot of brides! I wanted to get all of the brides together, but I don’t think anyone was on board with me! ;-) Instead we opted for a theatrical break – each person took on one of the personalities from one of the productions featured at the Muny this summer. We had Cats, Beauty and the Beast, Old Man River, Footloose… I know there were more… who am I forgetting? Regardless, we tried to have a little fun with it and everyone humored me long enough to get the shot!
We ended up skipping the last few locations we had planned on hitting for an ice cream break at Ted Drewes! These pictures crack me up!
Details, details! Again with those flowers!! And bravo to Melissa Cusumano (the maid of honor!) for taking the time out of her bridesmaids duties to create the beautiful cake for her friend and bride!
The World’s Fair Pavilion is gorgeous all on it’s own, but the breeze that greeted us after a long afternoon of pictures was just heavenly! They could not have asked for better weather!
After dinner we headed outside for a few pictures because the light was just sooooo yummy!
And what do buildings with amazing architecture have? Amazing lighting!
The grand finally (that is putting it mildly, eh?!) was an outstanding fireworks show that the father of the bride surprised his daughter and new son-in-law with! Due to the smoke, it’s hard to see, but there was a sign that read “Keith and Laura” in fireworks! Very, very cool!!!
Congratulations to the happy couple! Here is to many, many years of wedded bliss!
