On April 16th my dear friends Mark and Amber got married! I was fortunate enough to be there to photograph Amber getting ready through some of the craziness at the reception. It was a really beautiful ceremony filled with a few tears and a few giggles…. “Aisle, Alter, Hymn”…..HA!!!! After the reception we took the Des Moines Trolley Company’s amazing trolley downtown for a few pics!! Then it was time for a few Jägerbombs cocktails and pictures at Wellmann’s Pub in West Glen. The reception was jam-packed with good food, delish cake and some epic, EPIC dancing!!! I am so delighted that I was able to be part of Mark and Amber’s special day! I will warn you that this post is a little photo heavy, but with a couple as hot and a reception as fun as this….there’s just too many images to choose from!!! Enjoy!
Bride, Bridal Party and Groom’s attire: Schaffer’s
Music: A Special Even DJ
Transportation: Des Moines Trolley Co
Cake: Cake Me I’m Yours
Flowers: Plaza Florist
Ceremony: Lutheran Church of Hope
Reception: Marriott West Des Moines
Mark and Amber’s friends and family can view their gallery here!!!
Mark went to Vegas for his bachelor party....Amber got these shoes. I'd say it was a more than fair trade, they are HOTT!!
The "soon to be Mrs. Krakau" taking a few notes before heading to the church.
my competition for the day!!
Their first meeting at Hope.
these two ring bearers were a handful to say the least....but soooo cute!
aisle.... alter..... hymn......YUP, now she get's it!!! : )
So a few days before the wedding Mark got this fancy new phone and utilized to the fullest...even on wedding day!
Wedding party awesomeness!!!
Mark and Amber wanted images taken in front of the Capitol on Locust Street, which meant that we had to become seriously good at 'real life Frogger'….like seriously good! : )
Jägerbombs!!!
One of the many great things about shooting a friend’s wedding is that I get to spend a little QT with my hubby! The not so great thing is the embarrassed stares I get from Brandon while I, oh I don’t know…stand on the bar to get a great photo angle like this one! I’m sure he was shaking his head, wondering why I don’t get kicked out of more places! : ) His disapproval is marked with a hot pink arrow for your enjoyment!
High five during the dollar dance....why not?
Touchin’ yoooooooooooouuuuuu…..Ohhhhhhhh, Sweet Caroline… bum, bum, bum!!!!!
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