St Louis Wedding Photography: Courtney + Chuck

Courtney and Chuck had a gorgeous summer wedding here in St. Louis.

She is such an adorable petite little thing with a BIG personality. Their wedding was full of style and pizzazz....Southern-style.

Check it out.

Check out the seer-sucker suit!!!! That is a man with S.T.Y.L.E!!!!


I LOVE LOVE LOVE these parasols Courtney choose for her bridsmaids!!!!!














Sooo much to do getting ready. I love the sense of excitement and expectation during this part of the day.Love Courtney's dress. It's sweet just like Courtney.


A moment with mom. Can we say, "Awwwww."


Check out the custom-made couture garters she ordered fromJulianne Smith of The Garter Girl.








The boys are getting all spiffy too.






The ceremony was at St. Ambrose on the Hill.



One of my favorite images.











Introducing Mr. and Mrs.



On to the party!!!











The dance floor was packed the whole night!!!!And when Lynyrd Skynyrd came on ..... we had full audience participation. Courtney even took over the vocals.



For more pics, check out their slideshow.Thank you SOOOO much to Courtney and Chuck and their families for such an awesome wedding. Wishing you a long and happy life together.*

The Details:

CEREMONY: St. Ambrose Catholic Church on the Hill

RECEPTION VENUE: The Mahler Ballroom
FLORIST: Lisa Gallagher of Belli Fiori

MAKE-UP ARTIST: Debbie Watson

HAIR: Chrissy Strojan

BAND: Non Stop Rock

CAKE: Wedding Wonderland Bakery
CATERING: Russo's Gourmet Catering

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Special thanks to Brandi for sharing her talent and agreeing to 2nd shoot for me on this wedding.

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Illinois Wedding Photography, Villa Marie Winery Wedding and Reception: Lindsay + Justin

Lindsay + Justin were married at the lovely Villa Marie Winery in Maryville, IL.

Leading off this post with some of my favorite images of the day....

This shot was taken during my favorite part of the day.

During that golden 1/2 hour before sunset. L O V E !!!!

The advantage of having your wedding and reception at a winery is these kind of pictures....





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So let's go back to earlier in the day. I met up with Lindsay at her getting ready location and we were able to get these images.

Sooooooo pretty!!!!!


Lindsay is very close to her grandma. Here she is pinning on a sweet little handmade heart cushion on Lindsay's dress.

We took this time before the ceremony to also get in many of the intimate family portraits.

Grandma's neighbors didn't mind one bit that we walked all over everyone's backyards to take pictures. Every one of them had these amazing manicured gardens. Amazing!











The venue.

LOVE these programs that doubled as fans that Lindsay made.

Considering that it was a H.O.T. summer day. These were perfect to keep the guests cool.

To add to the unique factor .... each fan had a puzzle on the backside. To solve the crossword puzzle you had to know Lindsay and Justin...if you didn't, it was a great ice breaker for you to ask your fellow guest if they knew the answer. HOW INGENIOUS!!!!!



Pencils were attached to the handle of the fan....so that you know...you could do the puzzle.

Thanks to my second shooter, Trisha, for capturing this shot.








Justin and his boys. They are ALL...each and every one of them...such characters. No. Really. I mean it. They each have a unique nickname...Sarge, Hurricane, Punisher, Hollywood. I can't remember all the nicknames.











Instead of the traditional wedding cake, they served cupcakes. Oh, yeah....and they "N" is because Justin is a Nebraska fan.








And yeah....they knew how to party down!!!!!

I was seriously partied out by they time this was all over.

Thank you Lindsay and Justin for a fabulous wedding day!

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