Author: Sam

Peter & Emily live in New York but came back to the Joslyn Castle in Omaha to get married.  The Joslyn has a lot of interesting architectural elements which makes it a lot of fun to photograph in, and made a great backdrop for the outdoor ceremony on the front lawn.  After the ceremony the group went inside for a reception highlighted with card tricks from a magician, cheese cake made by Emily’s dad and live jazz music.  The afternoon ended with a trip down town to the Heartland Park for a gondola ride (and a quick jaunt down the slides).

Here’s some of my favorites from the day.  Congrats again Peter & Emily!

Robert & Jeanette were married at the Doubletree in downtown Omaha nearly a month ago.  The day was gorgeous with a touch of rain for luck but not so much as to hinder the proceedings.  The ceremony took place on the top floor of the hotel with a great view of the surrounding downtown area.  A fairly astonishing number of candles contributed to the ceremonies ambiance.

The reception followed a few floors down, and the staff at the Doubletree did a fantastic job setting the space.  Lots of candles and uplighting to lend a warm and colorful mood to the end of the night.

Here’s a few of my favorites from the day.  Congrats again Robert & Jeanette!

Mitch and Jancye had their wedding a month ago at the Bellevue Berry Farm.  This was my first time shooting at the berry farm and I thought it had a fantastic atmosphere.  Very warm and down to earth.  Mitch & Jancye were super easy going and put up with me losing (temporarily) a bag within 5 minutes of arriving, then getting heatstroke (exaggeration…kind of…) in the next 5 minutes.  The bad luck seemed to stop there and the rest of the day went off beautifully.  Thanks Mitch & Jancye for choosing me as your wedding photographer!  It was a ton of fun, here’s some of the highlights!

Bob and Jill were married a month ago up in Norfolk.  The ceremony was held at St. John’s Lutheran Church, with the reception at the Divots Conference Center.  Probably my most vivid memory of the day was the huge sense of relief I was treated to immediately after the first look.  We had been discussing whether to set up in the church or outside for Bob & Jill’s first look at each other.  Ultimately we decided on staying indoors and as we wrapped up I turned to see a torrential downpour snap into existence outside.  Jill is possibly one of the sweetest Bride’s I’ve photographed in a while but I think she would have choked me if I had taken her out to get caught in that.  😛

Aside from that brief and intense bit of rain we had a really beautiful day.  Quite dramatic skies throughout which was kind of a treat.  Thanks to Dan Dunlap for making the drive up with me and helping out for the day.  Here’s some of my favorites.  Congrats again Bob & Jill and thanks for having us out!

Chris & Danielle were married a month ago at St. Wenceslaus Church in West Omaha.  After the ceremony the wedding party detoured to Millard North for a quick football game, then wandered around Boys Town for some more group pictures and portraits.  The day ended at Anthony’s Steakhouse for dinner, drinks, cake and dancing.

Here’s a look at some of my favorites from the day, congrats again Chris & Danielle!  I’ll be shooting Danielle’s sister’s wedding in September so I’m looking forward to running into a lot of the same people.  If Chris & Danielle’s wedding was an indication it’ll be a fun time, although probably an opportunity for me to embarrass myself with name recollection.  😛