I was thrilled when Vicka and Andre agreed to do a first-look before the ceremony. We explored Chinatown and happened upon a parade. It turned out to be one of my favorite photographs:

The ceremony was sweet and intimate with their parents and siblings. Oh yeah, and it was on a sailboat!

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At the reception, there were hand made signs informing the guest of the schedule and about the delicious food they were about to eat.  The meal included holiday foods from both cultures: turkey & dressing, mac & cheese, green beans and in honor of her Puerto Rican roots, arroz Con gandules (puertorican rice), pernil (puertorican roasted pork).  Of course no southern wedding would be complete without mason jars full of sweet tea.

Even the cakes her family helped bake-delicious chocolate pound cake, carrot cake and chocolate pecan pies. Amberley made the most adorable cake toppers. They were hand-painted and she made the clothes from scrap fabric.

Oh and in case your forgot, this was the wedding with the awesome torn pages photobooth that I blogged a couple of weeks ago.

Amberly and Josh are two of the sweetest people ever- and clearly, they are A LOT of fun.

I told Bobby my idea and he took if from there. And I could NOT be happier with how it turned out…. well, maybe if he had decided not to rip apart my copy of “Half Asleep In Frog Pajama’s”…. maybe then I would be slightly happier. But once I saw these photos, I forgave him-and I think Tom Robbins would too. Enjoy:)

If you were a guest at Amberley & Josh’s wedding, click here to view the rest of the photos from the Bobbybooth.

So, this one’s a little crooked, but we cut, folded, stamped, sewed, and stuffed these hand-made folders with info and a special discount to brides who book by October 1st:) And by we, I mean, every person in sight- I had my sisters folding, friends cutting, and my mom sewing these babies together!)

Even though he is entirely too old to do such a thing, this guy pulled an all-nighter with me. Stayed up printing, mounting, cutting, folding, coffee running- even sewing! Yes, he too, got stuck behind the sewing machine for a few hours. With no sleep, we were basically zombies the entire day… not the flesh-eating kind though.

Rachel and Jeff were saints. They tangled themselves in twine for a good hour or two until I was satisfied with the placement of the photos. They set the whole thing up themselves. I told them it was because it was very important that I erase every pencil mark off each piece of wood. But really, it was because I trust them more than I trust myself when it comes to wood and twine and straight lines and four inches and life in general, really.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by and said hello. It really was a pleasure meeting every single one of you, from the bride-to-be’s, to the other photographers, to the medic man who couldn’t have been less interested in a wedding show yet still spent the evening hanging out with us.

Thanks to Marc and Colleen of Weddding Festivals for such a great opportunity and a wonderful show! I look forward to the next one:)