mike and dana are married!

I spent the weekend standing in one of my best friend's weddings. It was a beautiful wedding, and I could not be happier for her and her new husband! I got to spend the morning playing photographer until the real photographer showed up. I must say, I enjoyed it! Here are some of the shots that I took while we were primping.

Here are a few more pictures from the day (taken by my husband).

Congrats again Dana and Mike! It was a wonderful wedding.

a slight change of plans.

Weddings plans can change at any minute, and our wedding has been no exception! I had told you all how we had won a fabulous photography package for our wedding, and that part has not changed, thank goodness. The part that has changed though, is the photographer duo that will be snapping the pictures on our big day. Our original photographers were worried they may not be able to make it to the wedding due to some unforeseen circumstances, so they called their photographer friends to see if they’d be willing to offer us the same package. After approval on both our end and their end, the switch was made! Enter the husband and wife team at Deborah Cull Photography!

Deb and Matt will be coming up to the UP a few days before the wedding, and they have even offered to take some engagement pictures of us in the days prior as well! We had taken engagement pictures last winter, but it will be nice to have some summer/fall shots of us without our wedding attire. Check out these engagement pictures that the talented pair have taken recently.

And then there are the gorgeous weddings they’ve captured…

I am always a sucker for the detail shots.

This is my favorite shot ever. The couple just looks so happy and the colors are so vibrant!

I am so grateful that Deb and Matt are making the trip to be a part of our special day! I know they will help us to capture some beautiful memories! You can find more pictures of their work on their blog and website.

Did you have any unexpected changes during planning? Were you happy with the result in the end?

a simple slideshow.

I was fortunate enough to win a 16x20" canvas print recently from UPrinting.com, so tonight we picked out which picture we want to blow up and put on canvas.  We picked this engagement photo, taken by h.vivio photo.

We'll probably display it near the entryway at the wedding, along some other pictures from over the years.  We were originally going to have a slideshow in the normal sense of the word, but then we got lazy.  I don't want to figure out where to get a projector, etc. for the wedding.  Nor do I want to stop everything that's going on in order to play a slideshow during dinner.  I'd rather people look at pictures at their leisure if they're interested while they're having a drink during the cocktail hour.  So we are going to string up some photos along a wire, a la Mrs. Cherry Pie, or maybe a ribbon to dress it up a bit.  We'll put the canvas print somewhere in the mix and we'll be all set!

I've delegated this project to my fiance, and I'm glad I don't have to worry about it.  I do have to get on the ball and find pictures of me from my childhood, but besides that, it's all him!  Here are a few pictures I think we'll hang up.

New Years 2008

Random date night 2007

St. Patty's Day 2007

Bahamas Trip 2006

More from the Bahamas

A friend's wedding in summer '06

Dance recital, I must've been about 9 here.  I primarily want to use this one to embarrass my sister/MOH!

Easter morning, probably in '92 or so?

I must be about 6 or 7 in this one.  Check out those sweet bangs.  Gotta love the early '90s.

Unfortunately for you all, Mr. M's sisters don't put old pictures of him on facebook like mine do, and he hasn't scanned them in yet.  So no old photos of the other half quite yet.  I'll post some after he scans them!

Are you planning on having a slideshow at your wedding, or did you opt for the photo display route?