liz & ryan

a destination wedding in brookings, south dakota created a lifetime of memories for liz & ryan on 06.07.08. after two years of planning, seeing it all come together was super fab.

liz had an understated *moment* when ryan broke the news that all her wedding invitations incorrectly announced their day as, "saturday, the sixth of june two thousand and eight." we're all human :)

i gave liz the advice my mother gave me during our wedding planning process: "you are planning for a marriage, not just a wedding." so true.

family, bridal party, photographers, and guests still showed up and witnessed a beautiful exchange of vows, then partook in some crazy celebrations that lasted well past midnight.

the only downside to such a fun night: nicole broke her first bone, a broken middle toe resulting from a run-in with a chair :(

view slideshow HERE and sign their guestbook on pictage to view the rest by clicking HERE.

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exquisite details:
Picture 1
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nervous moments before the First Look:
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the First Look:
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glad to see i'm not the only one who gets a bubble up the nose :)
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napa auto parts provided the wonderful backdrop... highlights direct from overhead sun.
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some relaxed kern-photo portraits (spot nicole, the bridesmaid seated):
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yes, it is always fun to shoot photograph your wife at a wedding :)

cute:
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a heart-felt toast:
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dancing queen:
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penny-the-viszla turned three-years-old on the wedding day and had a cake with her name on it, so it was fitting to have a viszla inspired rock-shot:
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