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Sara and Derek : Stillwater Oklahoma Wedding Photographer

I forget how much I love shooting weddings until I do one. There is just something so amazing about watching the day play out and capturing it. Especially when the couple is so awesome. And Sara and Derek were definitely awesome. As well as their families and entire wedding party. I love meeting all the neat new people that I have the opportunity to meet!

It was, of course, really hot outside so to avoid melting before the wedding we did a lot of our shooting indoors. The Atherton Hotel made a great backdrop for those pictures. Then after the beautiful ceremony we headed to the Alumni Center for a rockin’ awesome reception. It was such a great party! We did a photo booth that was SO much fun for the guests! I’m hoping to upload those images soon to share. Be ready, they are FUN!

Until then, here are a few (or quite a few) of my favorite shots from the day!

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The girls had a wonderful spread of goodness in their room to curb their hunger before the ceremony.
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The guys had goodies too. Somehow they didn’t keep thier trays quite as tidy!
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Sara’s friends gave her a gorgeous pair of earrings. What a great group of girls they all are!
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Heading down to take some pictures, the guys had a little too much fun in the elevator…
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Then on the way back in they picked up this fun lady. They were a hoot!
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Sara made an absolutely stunning bride!
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First sight, before the wedding. Have I ever mentioned how much I love these? Having my bride and groom see each other before the ceremony gives me the opportunity to capture them in such an intimate time. So special!
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This is one of my FAVES!
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Have I mentioned how stunning Sara was?!
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A little pre-wedding touch up:
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A little signing of the marraige certificate:
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And most importantly, a pre-wedding prayer:
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The ceremony was awesome!
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This is Sara’s cousin, and me. Everyone kept saying we looked just alike. Like, everyone. Seriously. So I had to have a picture taken together!
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Awesome reception. Even more awesome dancing!
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Grandpa did some serious dancing. I mean, SERIOUS dancing.
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See, told ya!
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Congratulations Sara and Derek!
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Cooper : Stillwater Oklahoma Baby Photographer

Ok, remember this sweet little thing? He was so tiny and now 6 months later he’s the cutest little chunk of a guy. He’s growing into his little blue car! It was, as usual, a HOT one out there and Cooper made it for quite a while before he was just too hot and downright DONE. You’ll see how he showed me he was finished in his last shot. Honestly though, I think he’s just as cute when he’s crying!

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The Bayer Family : Stillwater Oklahoma Family Photographer

Recently on a very hot and very windy Oklahoma day, the Bayer family drove to Stillwater to have some family pictures done by yours truly. Sweet little Ben, who I’m certain is generally full of smiles and laughter had been sleeping in the car and took a little bit to warm up to me. Bless his heart, he started to warm up but then he started to get so hot out in the heat and I think if he could have strung a complete sentence together it would have been something like, “I’m not really interested in taking pictures right now because it’s really hot out here and I’d much rather be in an air-conditioned building. Let’s go get some cheese fries.”

Sadly he couldn’t say that. So he just soldiered on, and did a good job of it too! Big sister Emerson had a blast once we finally made it around to the tire swing she’d been eyeing since they arrived. Even if it did leave her with completely black hands.

Thanks for coming to see me Bayer family! It was great to meet you and I sure hope you’ll come back again and visit! Emerson, hope you had a BLAST at VBS!

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