Daniel & Kayla {Just Married} Part II - Coos Bay Wedding Photographers

Alright, back to the fun! Kayla and Dan set their wedding day up in a very unique and thoughtful way. After the ceremony their family and friends went home and changed, helped further decorate the reception area and rested for the reception which started about four hours after the ceremony. It actually worked out really well for me! Jamie and I were able to go home, look through some of my images, head to the reception to do a few more shots of the bridal party and the detail work. GREAT plan!

The reception was amazing! It was a party to beat all parties and Kayla and Dan surely celebrated their marriage in style. They had so many super cool elements to the reception that I've gotta' share with all you future brides and fellow photo lovers!

Mechanical bull!? Say what!!?

Lots of boots and dancing;

Awesome 80's hair band?! YES!


One of the cool things was this wall. It was literally one side of the "Grooms Barn". which housed a cigar bar and the drinks, and it was coated in chalkboard paint for guests to sign and write sweet notes to the happy couple...GREAT IDEA!!

Beautiful handmade pom poms and white lanterns accented the vintage inspired table scape;

So if you are a bride to be take a look at this next shot and think about the lighting, please! It's UHMAZING. Kayla took things like lighting into consideration in planning her day and boy did it ever pay off. Her whole reception was soaked in gorgeous sunset light that made for great photography. I think there were other reasons for the time too but I like to think it was all about the photography :)

The "Brides Barn" was across from the "Grooms Barn" and it held a chocolate fountain and candy bar!

Goodbye sweet sunlight;

Helooo awesome candle light!

As Jamie and I were leaving the reception I made one last loop to make sure I'd gotten all the requested photos covered and someone suggested a GIANT group photo! My stomach sunk, my heart went KABOOM and I instantly thought "oh goodness... this could be bad" but ya' know what, I kinda' love this shot! I think it captures the fun of the evening just right with the kiddos sporting blue candy mustaches in the front, smiles all around and the wonderful Bride and Groom front and center. Thanks again Kayla and Daniel for an AWESOME day!

Daniel & Kayla {Just Married!} - Oregon Coast Wedding Photographer

As usual I was so excited I couldn't sleep over this wedding :) I guess I love my work a little! With thoughts of cowboy boots and a wedding dress, how could one sleep!? I mean really, what could be better than a beautiful formal ceremony followed by an awesome country, shabby chic reception? Daniel and Kayla's day had so many amazing details from getting ready at an old Victorian mansion to all of the intricacies of their ceremony to a mechanical bull, cigar and candy bar reception... the day was packed full of fun for everyone! And Jamie, my second shooter, and I were in the middle of it all! As is custom with many of my wedding posts there will be another post to come dedicated to the awesome reception for this wedding but for now here's a good introduction to the awesomeness of Kayla and Dan's wedding day;

Gorgeous bride? Check;

Awesome dress? Check;

The ceremony was beautiful;

Boots? Check!!

Kayla was so fun to shoot, she just never ran out of fierceness!


The whole crew;

Love the laughs of which there were many. Such a great day!

Rose

A while back I went scouting at Willamette University with my sis in law and we stumbled upon a beautiful rose garden.

We stopped and shot roses for a good 25 minutes. It was wonderful. The roses reminded me that God's creation is so magnificent. Just look at how many petals are on this one rose! And he fashioned each one, on each rose to be uniquely suited for that one flower. Amazing!! That's a big part of why I love photography so much, it makes me stop and think more about God's awesomeness. Something I take for granted each and every day as I walk past bugs, flowers, and trees all of which have been designed and created uniquely by an amazing creator!

The .C. Family

I was asked to come to the C family "reunion" and attempt to get a big group shot while they were all together. This family has been through a lot in recent years from gun shot wounds to cancer and to tell you the truth you wouldn't know a single thing was wrong. They love God and each other and that is so evident. They are an amazing bunch of gorgeous people and I was blessed to spend an evening with them!

Doug & Julie {Wedding}

Doug and Julie tied the knot last weekend and I had the absolute privilege of second shooting with my sister in law Jamie. It was A BLAST! I am usually quite energetic, especially when it comes to things I am passionate about. Let's just say I am very passionate about photography, so much so that as Doug and Julie's wedding got closer I about had an anxiety attack about what I was going to wear! Me, the second shooter... what was I going to wear?! I was so excited I couldn't sleep!

I got groom duty, which is the usual second shooter position and it was so fun. I must say I had a great group of guys to shoot! They were up for it all and made my job a piece of cake;

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Doug and Julie opted for a first look and I am so happy they did! The day was rushed enough as it was but the first look gave them the time to relax a bit and to take it all in before all the people arrived and they had to entertain their guests.

Julie was an absolutely GORGEOUS bride!




Doug giving his beautiful bride a stunning bracelet;





Julie made SO many of the details of her wedding. This super cute "just married" sign made for some awesome pictures. She sure did put in the effort to making her wedding images amazing!






I was also in charge of detail shots... um... YES!! I LOVE shooting details. I could shoot details all day long I think :0)

Their rings deserved some extra attention. I walked outside the reception, rings in had looking for the perfect place to plop the bling and I spotted the getaway car. AWESOME. There was a crowd of guys standing around admiring the car and as I asked to borrow the hood ornament for a minute I knew I'd either get the "you're crazy, don't touch my car look" or the "hmm, this could be interesting. Go ahead". Luckily I got the latter and as I placed the rings on the chrome V8 ornament all the guys burst out "that is SO cool!!!", "WOW!", and "What a great idea!". Only car aficionados would be so encouraging about such a random idea. I do have to say it was one of my better thoughts ;0)
Julie found pink peonies at Trader Joes the day before her wedding. I think that was God's wedding present to her and us photogs!









Well, it was so fun! Can't wait for the next wedding for sure!!