ESAU + KATIE

this was TOtally such a stress-free wedding i wasn't breaking a sweat at all never, not once! no, like it was literally the work equivalent of riding a unicorn down a mountain, carrying a pail filled with rainbows and small children's laughter.


katie is a photographer herself, as well as the daughter of a very experienced photographer. sooo yeah, haha. HAHA!


it was a great day, don't get me wrong... I just had to hire a sleep therapist for the months leading up to the wedding. my re-ocurring nightmares entailed either my camera getting backed over by this cement truck, or the bride getting backed over by the cement truck or the entire wedding party and guests and town and universe getting backed over by the cement truck, which would clearly suck.


however, nothing of the sort happened. in fact, nothing at all really went wrong and the day was considerably less stressful than my nightmares had foreshadowed. it was a huge honour to photograph esau & katie's wedding and im really glad they didnt have the same concerns i had.



katie and her sister amy got ready in the dressing room of the very old and very interesting masonic temple in devils lake. this was also where the ceremony and reception took place... it was an awesome building full of character. dusty character, but character none-the-less. 



not being the overly traditional type, esau and katie opted to do a 'first look' rather than wait till the ceremony. it was such an awesome moment and i was sad i didnt have any streamers or party blowers on me... i foSHO would been all up in they biznizz. haha no, not really. 


...then they had to compare in the mirror and see who was taller. awww, cute little esau haha. you're just like me! :)

katie had the coolest ring ever! i had a lot of fun with them...


i think its safe to say this is one of the happiest days of their live's... or else katie is a super good faker! esau and katie have been through a lot to get to where they are and it was so awesome to see their families and friends all together, loving and supporting them in this huge step. 


the trick to marriage is really quite simple tho, esau just has to remember... happy wife= happy life. i advised him of this and he looked at me with an expression that told me he had no idea what i just said or else he was previously unaware of this little tidbit of advice i had to share. 

I may be a little biased as some of the party included my brother and my brother's girlfriend and other cute faces, but this was definitely a goodlookin bridal party!


aww, there's those cute faces.

there were huge amounts of effort put into every last detail, i dont know how katie wasn't regurgitating wedding decorations. which is OBviously to be expected... once youve been to your fair share of weddings you start to form an opinion whether you like it or not. 


katie did a great job in keeping it elegantly simple while tying in a little taste of guatemala... and i loved that they served chips and salsa as the appetizer... so cute.