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Patrick & Sarah - Wedding!
by Brooke on Fri, Dec 11th 09 at 09:47AM in Photography

On October 31st, 2009, T.J. and I had the privilege of photographing Patrick and Sarah's wedding celebration... and we had a fabulous time. We shot their engagements awhile ago and have been looking forward to their wedding day ever since!

Photos started around lunch time at the hotel where everyone was staying for the weekend. Then T.J. headed to the church with the bridesmaids to meet up with the guys, while I stayed in the room with Sarah and her Dad, until we were given the "okay" to get on the bus and head to the church.

The church was beautiful - and I don't think Patrick stopped smiling during the ceremony. :)

After the ceremony everyone headed to the reception location, where we shot a few photos - and did our best to avoid the rain. The reception itself was a blast - swing dancing, cake eating contests, hilarious toasts and possibly the most outrageous best man speech I've ever heard. (Parts of it were pre-recorded, to play as his "thoughts" when he wasn't speaking... Ha!)

Since the weather was so rainy and dark the day of the wedding, T.J. and I offered to spend the night in the hotel and shoot more photos the next morning, in better light and better weather. Patrick and Sarah loved the idea - and I'm so glad we did the extra shoot the following day.

Enjoy these photos everyone! You can just see Patrick and Sarah brimming over with their love for each other. It's awesome.

And to Pat & Sarah - Thanks for being such a great couple to photograph. We enjoyed every minute of your wedding, and shooting again the next day in sub-zero temperatures. :) Thank you for allowing us to be such a big part of your special day. Hope to see you again soon - and we're totally coming to stay with you in NY, asap!

[BC & T.J.]