"Tug-the-knot" at Tug Fest 2008

Tug Fest - a festival I had never heard of, let alone ever attended. Little did I know that it is a BIG deal!! Think tug of war over the Mississippi!! Iowa vs Illinois. Clear Channel Radio and KUUL 101.3 (http://www.kuul.com/) gave me the opportunity to photograph a simultaneous wedding ceremony that took place on both sides of the river (I had the IL side). I met Eric and Amber the day of the wedding and they looked fantastic. Amber was absolutely stunning and made my job so easy! The two couples competed the following day in a tug-of-war event - winner gets a honeymoon trip to Mexico. The catch? All the "tuggers" had to be "bridesmaids". So all females you ask? No! Male bridesmaids were fine - IF they wore dresses!! And guess what? Eric and Amber WON!! KUUL 101.3 has a number of pictures of that event up on their website! Go check it out!

Anyway, just thought I'd share a few of their pictures that I just love. I'm sure as I'm going through to edit I'll come up with more, but for now, here you go:

Jason & Shelly

Jason is a cousin of my husband's and it was such a pleasure to be able to photograph their beautiful family (including Max, the dog). Everyone was cooperative (for the most part) - though it took some prodding, and their pictures turned out wonderful. Hope you enjoy the sneak peek!

Trash the dress

It's the new rave in wedding photography, it's called "trash the dress". Not sure? Check out www.trashthedress.com . There's no rules.....

Wanna trash your dress?? Or even want to trash a new dress??? Whatever suits you. I'm on the hunt for someone who wants to "trash the dress"!! If you're even the slightest interested, please shoot me an email, give me a call, whatever!! Let's do it!

Fun, fun, fun!!

That was the entire essence of this family! They were beautiful, and so much fun! With quadruplets I was fully expecting to get my workout. Turns out, they were unbelievably cooperative, and things went smoother than I could've ever imagined. I've taken a peek through their images, and just have to share a few of my favorites!

More Karly

As promised - here's a few more from Karly's senior session

Karly

Karly and I got together on Saturday for a post July 4th senior session. She was a very willing subject and photographed beautifully. Though she was VERY nervous about her backdrop shots I managed to get a shot that I just love (I hope she loves it too) - even if she did feel silly with a fan blowing on her :)

I'll put a few more up for a sneak peek tomorrow :)

Jessica & Troy's Wedding

Jessica & Troy had a BEAUTIFUL day for a wedding! That is until it got REALLY windy :) Jessica and I started bright and early in the morning, and everything was smooth sailing from there. Thanks to Jessica & Troy for letting me such a big part of their special day!