Sarah + Dan – Married!

Hot pink was the color of the day for Sarah and Dan’s wedding on March 14th.  Bridesmaids dresses, flowers, reception lighting – they even both had hot pink shoes to wear at the reception!  What a fantastic color for photos.  The pink light at the reception at Mad Art posed a bit of a challenge for me at first, but in the end I think it made some really cool ambient lighting for their dancing photos.  The ceremony was at First United Methodist in St. Charles, which had some pretty great light of its own with all those big windows.  Add in the sunshine and warm weather (slightly unexpected in March), and let’s just say it was a good day for shooting!

I stayed until the end of the reception to catch the couple’s exit, which was pretty entertaining.  As a surprise, Sarah’s mom rented a vintage police car to escort the couple from the reception to their hotel.  They even had a police officer handcuff Sarah and lead her and Dan out to the car – they were both a little shocked, but I’m pretty sure they enjoyed it!

Thanks to Kelly Park for doing a fantastic job second shooting with me for the day.  You can view more photos in Sarah and Dan’s SLIDESHOW HERE.  Congrats to the new Alvarezes!