Planning a July wedding has to be one of the most stressful things to do. Beyond fighting all the other brides for venues and vendors you have the fear of it being 100+ degrees with 95% humidity… all with the hopes of an outdoor event. Danielle and Justin didn’t plan an outdoor event, but if they had they would have gotten rather lucky with the weather! I can’t believe how “cool” the month of July was around here. No – it wasn’t 65 but it sure wasn’t 100 either! Made the photo session between the ceremony and the reception that much better!
This was my first time inside the chapel at Willow Valley – it’s a nice addition to the resort.
The girls got ready in a flash — I think this was one of my first weddings where we stayed basically on-time! Great Job Girls!
A couple getting ready… oh the things girls go through! Glitz, Glitter and Glam!
Then it was time for Danielle to climb into her dress… and for lots of lacing to take place!
Then we headed outside for some pre-wedding fun.
This is one of my favorite shots from the day. One of those “don’t move” moments! Danielle made a beautiful bride – as I’m sure you can all see!
The flower girl was a cutie, although I got very few “smiles” from her till cake was involved!
Fun group of guys — they were willing to do just about anything.
Justin made a dashing groom, right out of the pages of GQ.
If you’re curious what the inside of the chapel looks like – here you go! Very basic – perfect for your own personal touches.
One of the very first pictures of the new Mr. and Mrs. Allgyer!
Danielle and Justin did the most important thing — gave their photographer plenty of time between the ceremony and reception to take photos! We had a blast wandering around the pond at Willow Valley. I’m not going to give away too much here because there has to be some element of surprise in their proofs… but here are just a few of my favs!
Beautiful cake… I love square wedding cakes!
And the cake always brings out a smile or two…
Congrats Danielle and Justin! Thank you so much for letting me share in your day. It was a blast and I wish you both an eternity of love and happiness!
We snuck outside and shot a few before the guest started to arrive… knowing what I know now about Erica I wish we could have started about three hours earlier and really had fun taking pictures… but I might just have the opportunity to work with Erica again soon… keep your eyes open!
After taking photos of the guys I checked in to make sure she was ready… she looked ready! No nerves here!
Cake Shot. Again — the color of the flowers are GREAT! They looked awesome against the white cake.
Okay… I am only giving you one shots from the garter… there is quite an interesting string of shots to go with this one. For those of you who were there… you know what’s coming! The rest of you will have to beg me to give you access to their online proofs when they are ready so you can see what happened next!
Their reception was a blast. Lots of little ones running around having fun and a lot of older people just enjoying what is trypically enjoyed at a reception. Here you can see one of the guests making sure Dusty has a chance to enjoy his reception too!
There are a few shots from the day! Thank you Erica and Dusty — it was a lot of fun!!