Julie's Fabtabulous Wedding Day!

Again, these are unedited, straight out of the camera shots. Don't judge me, damnit.





The flower girl! With a band aid in her hair.



Homemade Donut Making!





Check out this cuteness:



I am the mimosa making queen. Step 5 is obviously pouring the champagne in the OJ.



I believe the instructions were to look like a thug...I couldn't stop laughing. I failed miserably.



Bride! Glowing! Stunning! (The blonde in the background is Nicole from Happily Ever After, she was phenomenal! I would recommend her to anyone)



Here is the difference between me and Jules. She is gorgeous getting her make up done. And I am goofy as all hell.



I mean even this, horrible pic, but just another example, while she is getting these gorgeous bridal portraits taken 5 feet away, me and Kim are psycho! Oh, but I love it. Wouldn't have it any other way. And Jules didn't mind.



Or this...



Or this... That dress look familiar? I wore it the day before.



This is Saucy Melissa.



Unfortunately, or fortunately, really, I didn't get many great shots because I was busy being a bridesmaid! And didn't want to lug around my dramatic camera. But these are what I got, man.



Holy Shnikes! My Best Friend is Gorgeous!



Opie "sang" to Julie. 'Twas hysterical.



Since Opie is a state trooper, naturally his state trooper friends handcuffed him, and blindfolded him and he was up in that dress for way to long.



And finally. Me and the bride. What a beautiful day.

Osaka - Rehearsal Dinner

Are you guys tired of hearing about Julie's wedding? Only one more day. Promise.



The rehearsal dinner was so much fun. What a great idea! A hibachi grill, where everyone can be as happy and full as the happy couple! Oh but the yum yum sauce...daggers (the orange/seafood sauce). It's so good, I wanted to put it on everything. But you all know what it does to your digestive system. And the wedding was the next day!



Anyway.

I had never actually taken pics at a hibachi grill before, but the bride asked if I could so, these are my first attempts. It helps that I knew what was coming. But the lighting was funky, so I had some ideas for next time that will help.





(BTW, do you see the videographer in the back left of that pic up there with the video camera? His name is William, and he is just amazing. He is from Human Story Films, if you are looking for a videographer, hire him. He's AMAZING! Did I say that already?)

Egg Roll!



Choo-choo!



Little Maddie had never been to a hibachi grill before. She was adorable.



This is Opie opening his wedding gift. Luckiest groom in the world...it's a ROLEX!





And this is Jules with her wedding day earrings, Opie's wedding gift to her!



These are the bridesmaids! (Who knew I could pull off orange!)



Grooms cake and Jules with knives!



I love this face!





Wedding day tomorrow!

O-P-LYMPICS!

Julie's now husband's name is Jeff, but everyone calls him Opie, so for the bachelor/ette party, we had O-P-LYMPICS! (Just FYI, these photos are typical party photos, I by no means want this to reflect the serious work I do, k? K)



First off, I love that they decided to have a joint party. It seriously just makes everything so much less stressful and that way everyone involved in the party can help out.

It was actually at their house, which we so affectionately call "The Acre." They have a bonfire pit and a huge yard so it really was perfect. The bride and groom's parents were even there, which made for even more fun, especially when Julie's dad and sister and her were on the triple spouted beer bong.



This is me and the groom. If someone wants to buy me this shirt, I would love you forever. I think it's at Walmart, so, maybe I should just buy it myself, but seriously, how awesome is it?? I need it in my funny shirt collection.



They seriously have some of the best bonfires ever. They used the crates from the drunk tricycling track to make the fire even bigger.



I won't tell the internet what we had to do with this banana and the other thing I am holding, if you can see it. See? I warned you yesterday this was going to be inappropriate.



These are the beautiful bridesmaids.



Anyway, there are more inappropriate photos, but I know you will see them if you just click on any of the above photos, so, I will let you find them for yourself. Have fun!

Bridal Tea Party

About a week before her wedding, Julie put on a tea party to thank all the girls involved in the wedding for being there and being so special to her. I honestly thought it was the cutest thing ever.

Our instructions were to wear a cute sun dress and be ready to drink some tea.

This is Julie! Already glowing a week before the wedding.



The woman who hosted the tea was a doll. It is actually a very touching story of how she has come to know Opie and Julie, she says Opie saved her life. He was the first one onto a scene of an accident on a night he wasn't even working and this woman was in a horrible car accident. Opie sat with her and held her until help came telling her she was going to make it through this. And sure enough she did.

This woman has the most incredible tea set collections ever. Julie was able to go to her home and pick out everything she wanted to use for the tea party. There were so many gorgeous and tiny details.















The girls looked great as well! She had the most gorgeous hat for us to wear. I kindda wish I lived back in those days.



Now, the only appropriate way to drink tea is with your pinky out, it's just dainty.





But pinky's out is a little difficult for a three year old!




Bachelor/Bachelorette Party tomorrow! Warning...I may post inappropriate photos. Do not let that effect whether or not you hire me to shoot anything! Just know I am fun! And up for anything!