Ok so since I have been called an enabler this morning by Amanda, after giving her the fun ones first, I figured I had better get these on the blog and quit dragging them along.
This was one memorable wedding. There were so many great things that made it that way. For instance the hotel Amanda chose to get ready in (the hotelVetro in the lower post in Iowa City). Perfect light and wonderful decor. So much better than a church basement! The gift she gave Jed – an intimate book. And his reaction. He was likin’ it and proud of his woman. They were talking about it the next morning even. The day, the light the first meeting the “formals” in front of the under ground parking garage. Yep just memorable. But the most memorable – the people. Jed and Amanda are two people I hope to call friends and not just clients. Amanda and I are both type A personalities and both of our husbands seem to be able to handle it and like to hunt. They were surrounded by some of the best family and friends. My gosh I really did have fun with them all all day! Jason a groomsman even made me feel little again when he flipped me during a dance later in the evening. Talicia a bridesmaid makes my day when I get forwarded e-mails from Amanda that she wrote about how great her photog was. The maid of honor – wow so fun Eric no you can’t get the lavendar for me. The parents… totally supportive and funny!
Ok back to Amanda and Jed. They met prior to their evening ceremony to allow a lot of time for portraits. We had multiple places to shoot and ended up with a lot of variety. I had a hard time choosing for the blog. Amanda looked stunning, I knew she would. She has an elegant style and it showed through in her simple dress and lovely vintage jewelry. Jed, well he’s just a hoot and I’m thankful he remembered me from a wedding I photographed in 05 and had Amanda track me down.
The ceremony was in some intimate church in the country and it was cute and rented and I got to walk all over and get some great angles. They exited in the evening darkness and got into a vintage car, that they also arrived in. Perfect.
Now the reception. Just plain fun with good speeches and lots of dancing.
Ok now for the images… maybe I should hold off another week. Nah you’ve suffered enough.
Thank you so much for a wonderful weekend. I’m so happy you brought us in and remembered me from 05.
CA
Getting Ready: hotelVetro
Ceremony: Saints Peter and Paul Chapel
Reception: Sheraton, Iowa City, IA
Iowa Wedding Photographer: Cory Ann Ellis, AC Ellis Inc.
by Cory Ann
2 comments
Amanda - They are Jim Hjelm design #JH5573T in “taupe”, even though I’d call it champagne. The girls loved them. They also came with an optional thin halter strap, which nobody wore.
Anonymous - I really like the bridesmaid dresses, any idea as to where they are from?