Hi there! Leah + Jason had such a fun wedding, despite the ridiculously HOT weather!! They originally intended to have their wedding outdoors, but because temperatures rose to over 100 degrees (in the shade!!), everything (including most of their photos) was moved indoors. However! These two had incredibly good attitudes and didn’t let the crazy heat ruin their day. They were smiling and laughing all day and made sure that everyone was drinking plenty of water!
Another detail I’ll always remember about their wedding was how many beautiful, bright colors they incorporated into their day. Just you wait!
They were married at a beautiful park, so Andy and I did our very best to shoot as many photos as we could outdoors. We’d take the girls out in increments of three-five minutes, shot as much as we could, and then let them run inside into the air conditioning and would repeat the process with the boys. Then, bring the girls back out. I’m not even kidding! It was THAT hot outside. I’ve been to India, I’ve been to Africa, and I have to say, this day in southern Indiana was hotter than those countries, combined!
Leah’s dad was an amazing sport throughout this process. He’d hold the girls’ bouquets while they chugged water from water bottles, and then grabbed the water bottles when they needed their bouquets. Best dad, ever.
These were two of my favorite shots from their day (we waited until the sun was setting!) The top is from Andy’s camera, the bottom’s from mine. They are so cute together.
Such a fun bridal party. Hats off to all of you for having such awesome attitudes!
Out of nowhere, Jason appeared in the middle of family portraits with these giant, colorful lollipops. And once again, we ran outdoors for two minutes to get these while we could. How could we pass it up!?
Favorite!! (I wanted to eat one, but they were a melty mess after these photos!)
LADIES! Listen up: Candy Buffets are awesome. That is all. (Especially when they include Skittles. I love me some Skittles.)
You might remember from their engagement session that Leah + Jason are kind of in love with IU. They came waltzing into their reception wearing matching IU Chuck Taylors. Priceless.
Loved these boys.
I must say, this was our favorite part of the entire day. But in order to tell this story, I have to go back a few months. When Leah + Jason sent out their invitations, they chose a beautiful white square card that fit into a beautiful white, square envelope. Little did they know, mailing a square invitation costs $1.05, but Leah + Jason put just the normal 44 cent stamp on their envelope. When Andy + I got our invitation, it included a yellow envelope from the post office stating that we owed the USPS 61 cents. No big deal, we included the change and put it back in the mailbox. But apparently! In southern IN, the post office was holding most of their invitations hostage and over half of their guests didn’t receive their invitations! So to compensate, Leah + Jason sent out the following letter to their guests:
“Dear Future Guest, We were recently informed that our wedding invitations did not have enough postage, and therefore, the post office is holding them hostage for the sum of 61 cents. Something about square envelopes costing more, who knew? (Not us.) Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds, but you better be sure not to short them a stamp. We’re deeply sorry for the inconvenience and have decided to reduce the dollar dance to the 39 cent dance (We’re bringing buckets). Please accept our profound apologies. We will make it up to you at our wedding. Sincerely, Leah + Jason”
Priceless.
After that mountain of text, I leave you with these two lovely sunset photos. Congratulations, you two. You deserve the very best.
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