Natalie & Kevin's Wedding at Trinity English Lutheran Church and Baker Street Station in Fort Wayne, IN

I love Trinity English Lutheran Church! So beautiful!

Check out this gorgeous wedding party! AWESOME!!

FAVORITE!!! Check out the cute little ring bearer! Love it!!

Natalie is gorgeous!! Such a beautiful bride!

FAVORITE!!!

LOVE IT!!! Natalie's dress is so classical and beautiful! One of my favorite dresses of the year!!

How can you not love the beautiful architecture of this gorgeous church?

Another favorite!!

You all know how much I love black and white photos with dramatic lighting, right?? Total winner here!!

Baker Street Station might be one of my new favorite places to photograph, because of the gorgeous window light! Check it out!

FORT WAYNE, Indiana - Natalie and Kevin's wedding was so beautiful! Natalie is stunning, Kevin is stunning, and the whole wedding, from church to every detail at the reception was just stunning!

First of all, Natalie and Kevin were married at Trinity English Lutheran Church in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana. If you haven't been down there, its gorgeous! Beautiful neo-gothic architecture, together with a beautiful and classic bride make a wonderful combination! I loved exploring all the nooks, crannies and archways of the church. And the gardens of the church are really lovely, creating really wonderful backdrops for portraits!

After the wedding, we headed over to Baker Street Station for a wonderful and super fun reception! Natalie and Kevin really wanted for all their guests to have a great time dancing, and all the guests were out on the dance floor the whole night! It was an amazing party!!

Natalie and Kevin, thank you so much for allowing me to be a part of your magnificent day! Congratulations!!

Jessica & Patrick's Engagement Session at Lakeside Rose Garden in Fort Wayne, IN

LOVE the lighting in this shot!

He's a cutie!

Aren't they perfect together?

Are you kidding me?!? She's gorgeous!!!

FAVORITE!!!!!

My other favorite!! Love everything about this photo!

Check out this action shot!

Is this the cutest dog ever, or what?!?

FORT WAYNE, Indiana - I loved working with Patrick and Jessica! These two really made me stop and think about how I do engagement sessions, and really made me think hard about the individual couple I'm working with! Sometimes, it is so easy to just fall into the trap of doing all the poses that I know work, but for Patrick and Jessica, those poses didn't necessarily work. Not because Patrick and Jessica aren't awesome (they are), or photogenic (they TOTALLY are), but because the poses weren't right for THEM. So, Patrick and Jessica, thank you, thank you, thank you, for making me think about my photography!

This session was super fun! We had originally planned to go to Headwaters Park and then downtown for the engagement session, but Greek Fest was going on, so that was definitely out! So, we went to Lakeside Rose Garden and it was perfect! The lighting was gorgeous, and so was the couple! We did about an hour at the Garden, and then headed over to Patrick and Jessica's house to get some photos with their dog! Isn't their dog beautiful??? I had such a great time!

Patrick and Jessica, thank you again! I can't wait for October and your awesome wedding day!

Kim & Eric's Wedding at Shore Mennonite Church in Shipshewana, IN

LOVE this dress photo!!! Never processed one like this before, but I love it!

Can you believe the air time this group got? Holy cow!!! Take a look at Kim! No feet! Incredible!!

FAVORITE!!!!!

Kim is incredibly gorgeous in this photo!

FAVORITE!!!!! LOVE this photo!!

Ok, I really love this one too!

My sister thinks this one deserves a PG-13 rating. I don't think so. What do you think?

I love some of the hymns that were sung during the ceremony.

I love that Kim and Eric had a unity tree instead of a unity candle or doing unity sand! Isn't that a great idea??

Check out this amazing carriage! Isn't it stunning?

Trying something a little different with the groomsmen!

Instead of standard DJ and dancing, Kim and Eric opted for contra dancing! Isn't that great?!? I love Contra Dancing! Learned how to do it in New England and never forgot!

SHIPSHEWANA, Indiana - Kim and Eric's wedding was just perfect!! First of all, after the night before the wedding was full of thunderstorms, their wedding day was perfect! Blue sky, warm but not too hot - just perfect!! And then on top of that, Kim and Eric are the most amazing, loving, caring people around, and then, add to that an amazing wedding party, and all in all, it made for an amazing wedding day!

The day started at Shore Mennonite Church in Shipshewana, where Kim and Eric had a very private few moments together for their "first look" (although I managed to snap off a couple of pictures!). Then, we had a BLAST with photos, from their formals, to outside couple's photos, to super fun family photos, and of course, amazing wedding party shots! This wedding party was AWESOME!!! I couldn't ask for more as a wedding photographer!

After the lovely ceremony, we found ourselves at the beautiful outdoor backyard reception at Kim's parents' home. Everything was set up so nicely, and the food was incredible! After Kim and Eric's SUPER FUN first dance, they had some parent dances, and then everyone got Contra Dancing lessons! Are you kidding me?!?! I LOVE LOVE LOVE Contra Dancing!! It was so much fun!

Kim and Eric - congratulations!! Thank you for letting me be a part of your incredible day!