My cousin
Jill and her fiance (now husband!) Blake got married this past weekend on August 1st. It was a beautiful wedding at her parent's country home, and it was so much fun to get dressed up and celebrate with them! Although I am not big on weddings (too much pomp and circumstance for my liking) I have to admit this was a beautiful one.
I wasn't Jill's wedding photographer (we discussed it back when they were engaged. I decided that I would rather enjoy her wedding rather than being stressed out by the pressure of taking pictures, and she fully agreed) but that didn't keep me from snapping a few shots :)
First shot is of everyone's favorite part of weddings (let's be honest folks!) the bar! Come on, who doesn't partake in the free celebratory alcohol?!
The first dance as husband and wife
Uncle Kalen and Joie. Kalen loves being an uncle and it is so awesome! Most guys would be afraid of looking like a whimp or something, but I had to wrestle Joie out of his grip most of the time to get any snuggle time!
Mom, Joie, and Grandma. There is no way she can deny being part of our family. She definitely takes after my mom's side of the family!
My dad and Joie. Dad would have smiled if he knew I was taking this picture, but I was trying to be sneeky.
I love that smile! Her mom, Danielle, was jumping up and down behind me and Joie was laughing so hard. She almost fell over a few times, she was laughing so hard. haha!
I love her hands... she is so expressive with them.
The beautiful family. My brother Jed, Danielle, and Joie. I wish they would move closer so I could see them more often! (They live in Southern California)
Hahahahah! I love the expression in this one. She looks so serious!
Me and the babe. The one bad thing about being a photographer is there are hardly any pictures of me at these things. I asked Kalen to snap one of me and Joie, and he wasn't patient enough to wait until he had her attention. Oh well.
This is hands down my favorite picture of Joie yet. I love that she is playing with my mom's pearls and scrunching her nose at me. I love that my mom isn't paying attention either.
Love those eyes!
Oh what a sweetheart! She loved to sit in the grass and pull out single blades, then just inspect them. I wish it would have been a flower in her hands... that would have made this picture just that much better...
Ahhh, yes... the gorgeous bride...
One of my favorite photographs ever.
Jill's older brother, Jared, was the best man. Blake and Jared were best friends growing up, and it was so special to have him be a part of the wedding. His toast was beautiful, and gave true sentiment to the special relationship he has with both Jill and Blake.
The girlies (after waaaay too much alcohol!) Danielle, me, and my "Aunt" Saleen. (She hates being called "aunt," it makes her feel old.
The kiddos... Jed, Danielle, Me, Kalen, and Saleen.
The Bride, me, and Danielle.
And one more of Joie for the road :)
Kalen adores being an uncle so much.
Always playing with her hands, and making noises :)
Hahaha... My dad said that she's just like Jed's dog, Dodger; they're favorite toy is a water bottle.
I played around with textures in Photoshop with some pics that I took of Jillian and Blake:
These two are so funny! Love them both so much.
Joie was getting restless, so I asked Jill if it was okay to entertain her with the mirror. Jill was hesitant, but then said it was all right because fingerprints probably wouldn't show in the photos. OOPS! I went on a hunt for windex pretty darn quickly!
Mom made this cute dress for Joie, and she was darling in it!
Some of my favorite people right here... Uncle Lauren, Aunt Janet, Jill, Blake, Jared, and Jordan.
Umm... it's really sad how obvious it is that no one likes Joie ;)
All of us :) Jill had this great idea to have Heather capture a photo of everyone at the wedding with her and Blake as they came through the receiving line. The images will go in her guest book alongside the guests' well wishes for the couple.
I love this picture. 
Dancing the night away! I realize now that I look just as silly as I feel when I'm dancing.
A very large, very non-sober family. Kalen was sent for ice during the formal family portraits, so there wasn't a group photo of our side of the family. Near the end of the reception Jill was insistent that we try to get at least one shot with everyone in it. The result was drunken angry (because they were taken away from the alcohol and the dancing) people on a stairway, but you know what? That pretty much describes our family in a nutshell, so it works!
We were laughing over the horrible photos we were getting with my camera. It was pretty much pitch black, and we had all drank a bit too much, so the results were usually just the sky, or the table... it was pathetic.
The glasses on the table give nothing away.
Mr. and Mrs. Blake Chamberlain!
The first dance as husband and wife
I love that smile! Her mom, Danielle, was jumping up and down behind me and Joie was laughing so hard. She almost fell over a few times, she was laughing so hard. haha!
I love her hands... she is so expressive with them.
The beautiful family. My brother Jed, Danielle, and Joie. I wish they would move closer so I could see them more often! (They live in Southern California)
Hahahahah! I love the expression in this one. She looks so serious!
Me and the babe. The one bad thing about being a photographer is there are hardly any pictures of me at these things. I asked Kalen to snap one of me and Joie, and he wasn't patient enough to wait until he had her attention. Oh well.
This is hands down my favorite picture of Joie yet. I love that she is playing with my mom's pearls and scrunching her nose at me. I love that my mom isn't paying attention either. 
Love those eyes!
Oh what a sweetheart! She loved to sit in the grass and pull out single blades, then just inspect them. I wish it would have been a flower in her hands... that would have made this picture just that much better...
Ahhh, yes... the gorgeous bride...
One of my favorite photographs ever.
The girlies (after waaaay too much alcohol!) Danielle, me, and my "Aunt" Saleen. (She hates being called "aunt," it makes her feel old.
