Weddings & Couples

Amanda & Adrian

Another down on the farm family wedding!  This time, it was Christine's cousin Amanda who came to me about a year ago to start talking about the wedding.  Here we are, a year later, and the big day finally arrived.  The home and barn (well, more of avehicle garage for farm equipment) Adrian had built were amazing.  I've never seen a cleaner barn.  There wasnt even dust on the cinder blocks where I put down some of my things when we came in to start the reception.  I was amazed at how well they decorated such a huge space as well.  It realy was transformed from a large empty barn into a great reception hall.

 
“Aaron’s work captured our day better then we could ever have imagined. The memories in our minds translated perfectly into the beautiful photos Aaron took.  All the details, all our people, and all our memories are all caught up in these incredible images and we truly cannot thank Aaron enough for spending the day with us.”
— Amanda & Adrian
 

 

It was also another great day working with great people.   It always seems that when you get rain on you're wedding day, you see what people are realy like in how they handle it.  While I always do my best to reassure that rain is not realy a bad thing, some people cant get passed it, while others just take what comes.  I'm glad Amanda and Adrian were the latter.  And, while the weather didnt start out great, the rain eventually ended in the evening and we were treated to some great evening light, and a big full moon later on. 

Here are some of my favorites from the day...

(...ant attack)

Rena & Kyle

Rena has been a friend of mine for 10 years now, because she is my wife's oldest friend.  Best buds since they were small.  When she told us she was engaged to Kyle, I was happy to offer to shoot for them and I know Rena was excited for me to do so. 

Despite the summer being pretty hot and humid to begin with,  the wedding day was about the hottest, most humid day ever, with rain in the forecast.  But everyone kept a smile on and we only had rain for about an hour in the afternoon and a few bursts in the evening.  The clouds even parted just long enough for the actual ceremony, so that was pretty coincidental.

Rena and Kyle did a great job setting up the family farm for the wedding.  The attention to detail was very thorough.  It made for a great backdrop to the shots.  All in all, it was a great day, despite the heat and rain.  Here are a few of my favs from the day...

Josh & Sabrina

Another great day with great people.  I always say I've been blessed to work with the nicest couples, and Josh and Sabrina, and their families, were no exception.  After a quick visit with the guys, I spent most of the morning with Sabrina and the girls at her parents house, which was a classic example of an Italian household.  Now that my grandma has passed, I feel our family has somewhat lost touch with its Italian roots, so it was definitely a nice change to be living in it again, if only for a brief time, prosciutto sandwiches and all.

 
“We were thrilled to work with Aaron. When we view our engagement and wedding photos, we see our own unique story. He focuses on spontaneous moments that have meaning, and yet, every picture is like a piece of art. What surprised us the most was Aaron’s ability to capture moments that we were unaware of. When we see those moments in his photos, we are brought back to the best day of our lives.”
— Sabrina & Josh
 

While it was one of the hottest, most humid days of the summer, that didn't stop us from having a nice time at the RBG, getting some great shots while we were there.  We finished up the day at the Grand Olympia, which is a very nice reception hall, and the only one I've been to that includes indoor fireworks for the first dance!

So while it was a long and hot day for sure, I was glad to have had the chance to shoot for Josh and Sabrina again.  Here's a quick recap of the day...

Katie & Gary

I thought it was just me thinking this was the longest engagement in the world, but apparently not, as that seemed to be the common sentiment with the speeches during the reception at Katie and Gary's wedding.  We did the engagement shots back in the spring of 2015, but the big day finally arrived at the end of June!  I probably say this pretty often, but I feel lucky that I always seem to get to work with realy nice people, and Katie and Gary were no exception.  Very easy going and laid back (they let me wear shorts because it was so hot that day!), and it just made the day go by very easily.

“With what could have been the longest engagement Aaron’s encountered, he showed his patience and professionalism the entire journey. Aaron is so artistic; showing quality over quantity wins every time. We are SO happy with, and thankful for, the photos that perfectly capture our beautiful wedding day.”
— Katie & Gary

While the weather was realy hot, and the sun was out in full force, we lucked out with great light most of the day, and it was just bright and fresh all day.  Im sure there were a few sunburns the next morning, but I guess thats the price you pay for having such a great day outside.  Here are a bunch of my favorites from the day...

...mic drop!