WEDDING WEEKEND CRAZINESS!!

OK... so this weekend has been FULL! Plus we missed the Monticello Bridal Expo we try to do EVERY year..but with all going on it was just that much more to do in one weekend. As you may know I am superstitious... and had my 5th grade teacher told me all about 11:11, and to make a WISH... and on 11/11 is an even more lucky day. Well 20 years later this teacher is now my twins God-mother and I had to call her on 11/11 to tell her I would not forget to make my wish later at 11:11. So I had told this story to my friend... who also decided about 29 days before 11/11 she was going to get married on 11-11-11... WHAT!!??  Jessie is my former boss, who has become like my older sister throughout the years. She has held my hand in the craziness I go through with my nutty family , and more. So when I heard she was getting married I was THRILLED... when I heard the date my heart sunk! I was so bummed, as I was already booked to photograph a wedding in Monticello that same day. So I took Thursday off help prepare. Her ceremony was at her new house with the lake as her background setting. Beautiful. I photographed her rings and the details and her new husband's daughter & her boyfriend were photographing the wedding for her. I came back AFTER my scheduled wedding to photograph her reception.
So the wedding we had scheduled to photograph was an AMAZING wedding on Friday for Mike & Laura. This wedding to us in itself was unique as we worked with the Mother of the Groom, and only spoke with the bride & groom once at their engagement session in October. I swear... any one needing wedding decor ideas & assistance contact Mrs. Flaig. In the almost 15 years I have been photographing weddings I have seen a wide spectrum of odd, plain-jane, beautiful and spectacular when it comes to the wedding decor, cake... the whole event in itself. I have weddings where the couples have since become good friends of mine, and some I hide when I see them in a store... ha ha ha just kidding. But this wedding had no detail spared. The ceremony & reception were at the Monticello Chapel and Community Center. At the Chapel they had candelabras, an arch, and the most beautiful glass container for the sand ceremony I have ever seen. Along the aisle rather than a bow, or floral item they had lit candles in hanging bird cages with butterflies. (did I mention it was a butterfly themed wedding-- as was my OWN wedding nearly 10 years ago so that alone brings back my own memories) at the reception they had a candy bar with candy ONLY candies in the colors of the wedding with huge beautiful lanterns lit hanging above that. The ceiling was fully draped with draping & lights. The cake had the butterflies... and even the napkin rings were engraved... I kid you not there were details I have never seen nor thought of before. So much details and everything personalized. It was truly amazing. Then the PRANK... so we are waiting & waiting as all the guys in the wedding party took off, for well over an hour. We had photographed many of the guests, and all the decor while waiting for them...they come back with their heads call shaved with spiked MOHAWKS!!! YES REALLY! mind you.. this also included the groom and we still had yet to photograph the cake cutting, the first dance, and wanted to get more with the grandparents. However this really lit the party up! Everyone must do things in their own way & not be judged. They did their own fun thing & enjoyed themselves and had a BLAST! It truly was a memorable weekend of beautiful weddings!!