Katie McDonald Photography

Erica was the quintessential traditional bride: she wore a long, beautiful mantilla veil, had a rosary wrapped into the stems of her red rose bouquet and her dress had the sweetest little embellished cap sleeves.  Vince was the quintessential traditional groom: he showed up on time, looked cute and tried to remain calm in the pseudo chaos that is an elaborate wedding!  : ) Erica
and Vince are just made for each other!  I have never seen a couple that evens each other out the way they do, they have something very special and it was evident not just on wedding day…but though their entire wedding planning experience.  They’re just soooo good together!!! They had a very traditional wedding with some very untraditional bits at the reception: they served ice cream instead of cake!!!  And not just any ice cream…since they’re such huge baseball fans (baseball was sort of the underlying theme of the day) they had little Cubs and Cardinals helmets as dishes for the make your own sundae bar!  To say it was a hit would be a grave understatement, people LOVED it!!!  Their guests also loved the live band, amazing food and  reat décor!  Erica and Vince hit their wedding right out of the park…baseball pun totally intended. : ) Here are some of my favs from their St Louis wedding….enjoy!!!

 

 

 

Have you ever met someone and you’re instantaneously bff’s? Well that’s how I felt with Emily and Mitch….and their families and bridal party!!! It was like I was at a friend’s wedding where I just also happened to be the photographer….it was amazing! I started with them at Emily’s hotel for hair and make-up and stayed with them until nearly the end of the  reception….oh did I mention that we also rode around in an awesome trolley and stopped for a drink at the Clipper in Ankeny? Ummmm, yeah…and the ‘totally awesome and super fun wedding award’ goes to….drum roll please, EMILY AND MITCH!!!!!! Their wedding was what all weddings try to be: the ideal mix of elegance and fun! Here are just a few of my gazillion favs from their wedding…. Enjoy!!!!!!

Reception: The Pinnacle Club

Flowers and Décor: The Perfect Wedding

Transportation: Des Moines Trolley Company

DJ: Select Entertainment

Videographer: Harding Videography

I’ve known Tammy forever….since before there was a Katie McDonald Photography….actually, even since before I was Katie McDonald!!! So when she called and said “I’m getting married, I wanna hire you to come to Orlando and be my photographer!” I couldn’t book my flight fast enough!  It was such an honor to be asked by a friend to be involved in their wedding, I really was delighted…..and a  weekend in sunny Orlando didn’t hurt either!!!  Tammy and Kevin’s wedding was wonderful, their venue had some amazing locations for us to shoot in and best of all how much they love each other came through in every shot!!!  I’m just so happy that Tammy has found her forever in Kevin!  Here are some of my favs from their wedding….enjoy!!!!

 

Samantha and Adam are planning a wedding that, frankly I’m super excited about!  They are going to get married at the Capitol which I think is sooooo special and fantastic!!! They are a really in love and super fun couple and that was so evident during their engagement session!  We started at Water Works Park for some “family” pictures with their awesome pup Buckley and then went downtown to shoot some more urban inspired shots with Adam in his uniform.  And if their best man (who acted as dog wrangler, groom entertainer and Samantha’s personal stylist) is any indication….the wedding party is going to be a blast!  I am just thrilled to be working with them!  Here are some of my favs from their session…..Enjoy!