Lauren & Vince are MARRIED!

First of all, let me just tell you that Lauren and Vince pulled this wedding off in 19 DAYS!  Their original wedding date was in November, but they found out that Vince was due to deploy to Afghanistan a bit sooner than expected (THANKS VINCE FOR SERVING YOUR COUNTRY!!).  So, instead of postponing everything until his return, Lauren called/emailed her vendors to see if they could have everything ready for an August wedding.  Luckily Matt and I happened to free. . .which is a good thing…we wouldn’t have wanted to miss this wedding. . .the couple is just too darn fun to be around!

Wedding Details:

• Date:  August 29. 2009
• Wedding Location:  Living Lord Lutheran Church, Lake St. Louis, MO
• Interim Photos:  Quail Ridge Park, Wentzville, MO
• Reception:  To be held at a later date!  :)  A celebration dinner was held at Donatelli’s Restaurant in Lake St. Louis, MO

Meet the couple…are they not gorgeous?!

Living Lord Lutheran Church…did they have the most perfect weather or what?!  Look at that sky!A few details before the bride got dressed…   SO, after getting ready, a black smudge was noticed on Lauren’s dress.  Did she totally freak out?!!?  NOPE!  She stayed totally cool, calm, and collected!  Not to worry, a Tide® to Go stain remover stick was applied and voila! no more stain!  :)  Lauren was one happy bride! Here’s a photo of the ladies before the big walk down the aisle… The beautiful bouquet. . .I LOVED the color. . .So, this is what the guys were doing while the ladies were getting ready. . .as you can tell, it was a pretty boring day!!  ;) The beautiful bride.  I love it when the dressing room is full of natural lighting and a “plain” wall. . .it makes for some cool portraits. . . I love the look that Lauren and her father gave each other right before they headed down the aisle.  Take a look at the faces of the bride’s sister on the left, and the groom’s on the right.  Priceless!

 

The cool ride the couple rode in after their wedding. . .pretty sweet, eh?

I love to add texture to our pics lately, can you tell?!

These guys were willing to do anything we asked. . .so, when we suggested making some faces, they totally complied! 

It was a tad bit windy, but it made for some cool effects with Lauren’s veil.

Can you say STUNNING?!Here’s the bridal party. . .  

It’s the fact that the ladies are about to DROP the GROOM that makes this photo so funny!   The celebration dinner!  Do they not look totally happy together?! 

Lauren and Vince. . .first of all, thank you for allowing us to spend your special day with you.  We are amazed at the love and devotion you share with each other.  Thank you also for the sacrifices you will BOTH have to make and endure while Vince is away on tour.  We wish you the best of everything!

~Karen & Matt  :)

If you want to see some more pics of this happy couple, take a look at the slideshow below: