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After a 22 hour day with the wedding the day before and Jeff to bed by 3 a.m. we were up again and kicking at 6:30 a.m. to leave and be at the next wedding by 8 a.m. We started documenting Laura at the Church of Magdalen with her bridesmaids as they got their hair done.
Laura's colors were sage and dusty rose. Laura had six bridesmaids who wore dusty rose strapless ankle length dresses from Alfred Angelo. Laura's dress was a white Maggie Sottero Brittanya two-piece, lace and taffeta strapless, A-line, corset laced back gown. The lace bodice was accented with taffeta ornamenting the empire waistline and sprinkled with crystals. The taffeta skirt was caught up richly creating a full A-line silhouette. The flower girl dress was made by Laura's mom, Sheryl. Laura and Sheryl had already bought a dress on E-Bay for $15 but one day Sheryl surprised Laura with telling her that she wanted to make the dress for the flower girl, Lexi. The dress looked like a designer dress and was very well done to match Laura's with the gathered skirt and had a dusty rose sash that tied in the back to make a bow. Sheryl commented that Lexi, being only five years old, held still for a long time to make sure the bottom of the skirting was even all the way around. Laura had a tierra and a cathedral length veil. Laura had a wedding shower/party as part of the planning of the wedding attire as well with the attendants at the party getting together and stringing beads. The string of beads were later attached to the edge of the veil for Laura to wear on her wedding day. Colby was Lexi's brother who was the ring bearer. The two looked adorable together.
The ceremony started without a hitch at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Patrick York performing the ceremony. Laura's father, Jim Hays, walked Laura down the aisle towards her groom, Scott. It was the first time they saw each other that day. Scott was grinning from ear to ear watching his stunning bride approach him. I (Tyffany) was able to capture the couple's expressions to one another at the front of the church as Jeff was capturing the moments from the back of the church. There were many special moments when Laura was caught looking straight ahead and Scott was looking down at his beautiful bride.
Afterwards guests gathered and got a cone full of freeze dried rose petals to shower the newleyweds with as they headed to the trolley they had rented. Jeff hopped on the trolley with the wedding party and I followed in our car as we headed to the reception location which was held at the Hotel Old Town. We were able to grab some shots of the wedding party and the bride and groom in front of River City Brewery and Hotel Old Town.
Then it was time to have Ron Brown with Another Dimension announce the wedding party into their reception. Dinner was served and then a video montage of Laura and Scott was displayed on a big screen provided by Ron Brown. Many laughs, tears of joy and claps were shared during the montage.
The cake cutting was followed with their first toast with one another. The kids or kids-at-heart had the choice to take a mini cake in the shape of a cow or pig. The toast given by Maggie Hays, Maid of Honor and Laura's sister, was a tear jerker letting Laura know how much she cares for her sister and how much she will be missed at home not having her around to pick on. Heath Brady, the best man and friend of Scott's, did the other toast. Following was Laura and Scott's first dance they danced to as husband and wife; good old Louis Armstrong's "I'm In The Mood For Love". Their dance was choreographed including Scott dipping Laura at the end of the song. Afterwards Scott walked Laura over to her dad, Jim, to hand her off for the father/daughter dance of the evening. Scott danced with his mom, Bernie for the mother/son dance.
The garter toss included Scott taking off Laura's KU garter with his teeth. Before the bouquet toss Laura took charge and made sure that all the single ladies in the room were there to have a chance to catch the bouquet calling out names through the DJ's microphone. The dollar dance included Maggie, Laura's sister, gathering money in a pouch for Scott as he had a chance to dance with the ladies. Heath, the best man to Scott, gathered money in a black top hat for Laura as she had a chance to dance with the men. Maggie and Heath had quite the rival going to make sure that one of them won. Maggie yelled out over the microphone to make sure that all the ladies in the room either came and gave a dollar to Scott or came and danced with Scott. Some of the excuses Maggie yelled out were Scott needs to help pay for the honeymoon or for college student loans. The final total was never disclosed, but both the pouch and the top hat were full.
After Laura and Scott finished the dollar dance they agreed to go out and get some more pictures. We hoped for some sunset shots but it was too late for those. Instead we went across the street in front of the Farm and Art Market where someone was playing some Blues music. People were gathered around with old petal bikes and Laura and Scott went over and danced. I think Laura was a little hesitant but Scott just said, "take my lead". It was a great way to end the day and we were able to get some amazing shots of them dancing.
You guys were great and also had the timeline all laid out and planned perfectly. It is obvious that you guys are in love and share a deep relationship. We wish you many years of happy times. Please stay in touch.
Tyff and Jeff
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