For a brief second, I thought it was me...

It seems like there have been a lot of photos of this family on my blog... well, I guess there have been! This is the couple who had the surprise wedding - read more about it in this post - Surprise Wedding

Because their actual wedding was a surprise, they weren't able to invite all of the friends and family, so Skip and I went to Oyen in November to take the family photos that we didn't take at the actual wedding, as well as some photos at the reception.

Here are just a few of my favs. from that day.


Here is Shaune wearing his grandfathers cuff links - details like this are so special.


Skip got this one and I LOVE IT! I was shooting straight on - and that one is good too - but I really love the different angle on this one.


You may have noticed in the family photo above, and in ALL of the other photos, everyone seems, well, more happy than usual to be having a lot of family photos taken. I thought that maybe I got funnier, or maybe I had something in my teeth, no...

This was what was going on behind me for most of the photos, and I can only imagine what else. I may have to hire him for all of my photos!



I thought for sure she would sneak a taste, but grandma caught her first.



This was the moment when Shaune's sister said that she had found some old audio footage of Shaune singing as a child, he looks worried, and he was worried for a good reason, it was hilarious!


A special dad daughter dance...


The band Cold Shot was there to entertain for the rest of the night - they were really good!
Amanda's uncle plays base - he's the one with the cool beard.

Here is the link to their myspace page if you are interested in booking them for your event.
Cold Shot



Thank you so much Shaune and Amanda, we had such a great time getting to know you and your families over the past few months.

Part 3 - Amanda & Shaune

So, here is part 3 - there really are SO many photos that I still want to share - so I am going to post the slide show on the website shortly. I will post a link here so that you can all find it easily.


Amanda walking down the aisle, seeing Shaune for the first time (that day).


The candle lighting...


The group, with umbrellas...


The newlyweds!




Congratulations you two!

I am working on the slide show and then i'll get you your disk. Your wait is nearly over... :)

What happens when you give grown men umbrellas?...

O.k. so I was just working on editing some group photos, and I really couldn't pass these up - normally not really keepers, but I just had to post them.

This is just after he hit her in the head with the umbrella, not even sure how it happened, he is quite a bit taller...



See if you can find the reason I named this post "What happens when you give grown men umbrellas"...



Look at Amanda's brother on the far left...too funny!

Have a great weekend!

Part two...the ladies!

I thought that I would start this post off with a kind of silly photo, but this is what happens when you are in an open field and guests (who don't know they are coming to a wedding) are driving past. They may have wondered what I was doing there though...


The girls and their SEXY lips... (oh, and I learned my lesson with the boys, the girls photos were taken on the pipes side on the bike!)



I especially like Amanda's model pose...



The family...


I was really hoping that Amanda would want some pictures around the old barn, and she didn't disappoint!


What a beautiful dress to spin around in!



Ok, this is my ALL TIME favorite, not just of their wedding, but possibly ever... (out of my own photos, of course) Anyhooo, just so that you all know, Amanda was the coolest bride ever, this was taken BEFORE the wedding, all laying in the grass, not a worry! I'll say it again, LOVE IT!

Thank you so much Amanda for being "up for anything"


Expect part three of this series early next week...

The Big Day... Part 1

So, as you have read in a few previous posts, Skip & I had the pleasure of attending Amanda & Shaune's surprise wedding.
http://dayinthelifephoto.blogspot.com/2008/08/day-in-park-biggest-blog-post-ever.html
We had a great time, and I wanted to share a few pics taken before the ceremony - I want to post so many, this will probably be in 3 parts over the next few days. So, without further ado, here are some getting ready pics...

Enter Amanda's mom, who thought that she was coming to the farm for a family BBQ (which would explain all the people and cars) - what she didn't know was that her girl was getting married that very same day. This is her wondering what the heck is going on and Amanda explaining...



Surprise number two...




Amanda's mom helping her get her necklace done up...



I really like this shot, it looks so romantic and glowy...




Some sweet light flare and the groom to be...



The men... Amanda's dad's bike - I am really not very knowledgeable about bikes, and so I do have to apologize for taking pictures on the non-pipes side of the bike...




The boys having some fun at the playground - this thing was not meant for four grown men, but at least it stayed standing, and they had fun...



This is one of the two ring shots, this one is Skip's - he didn't want to touch the rings for fear of dropping them in the tall grass, but even more than that, he didn't want ME touching the rings... I would never... intentionally. :)



Part two to come some time tomorrow, and don't worry this is just a VERY small sample of what is to come - once I have them all done, I will post a slide show of all of the pictures for those who want to see.

Amanda, Shaune & Bella

YEAH! The secret is out!
Skip & I just got home from a beautiful wedding on a farm near Oyen.
Thank you so much Amanda, Shaune & Bella for having us be a part of your special surprise wedding day. More on that later though, I wanted to share one quick shot from their engagement/family session a few weeks ago. More to come from the engagement shots tomorrow, and some from the actual wedding soon.
I just wanted to take a quick second to say thank you so much for making us feel so welcome, and congratulations!