sarah & andrew :: 09.12.09

Sarah & Andrew :: September 12, 2009
Ceremony :: Queen of All Saints, Saint Louis, Missouri
Reception :: Holiday Inn Grand Ballroom, Saint Louis, Missouri

For those of you who had the pleasure of attending this amazing wedding, the proofs will be up before the end of the week! Go to http://shannonleeimages.instaproofs.com and enter in your email and password on the card from the reception to view the proofs. Lost your card? No problem, email me at shannon@shannonleeimages.com and tell me who you were and I’ll email you the password.

I’ve known Sarah since we were in kindergarten. As soon as I found out she was getting married, I couldn’t wait to be apart of her day!

These beautiful gowns were go back three generations in Sarah’s family.  The one furthest to the left was Sarah’s mothers, the middle, Sarah’s grandmother’s, and the far left was her great-grandmothers.  Hard to believe how long they’ve lasted.  What an amazing keepsake.

This handkerchief has been carried by many, many brides within Sarah’s family.  Each one has their name and year of marriage stitched on it.  Behind it sit 4 photos of Sarah’s mother and grandmothers in their wedding dresses.

Time for Sarah to get her her very own dress!

Time to get married!

It’s official. MARRIED!

Andrew is a air-traffic controller.  For their receiving line, they collected all these strips he uses everyday to use as confetti.

Sarah and her adorable nephew!

Quite possibly, the coolest kid ever.

A toast in the party bus!

The boys.

The girls.

Mr. & Mrs.

On to the next location!

Sarah & the boys.

Andrew & the girls.

Whoa girls! He’s taken!

We found some AMAZING light.

We found an airplane to shoot by! It wasn’t easy, but wearing a wedding dress usually gets you what you want.

Time to head to the reception!

Sarah dedicated a song to her parents.  It was so sweet and touching.  Her parents are still totally in love, it’s an amazing thing to see.

Dancing time!

Michael Patrick had circles of women around him wanting to dance, watching him dance, and he was LOVING it.  He danced for HOURS.

And meanwhile, my amazing 2nd photographer, Tony, was running the photobooth!  It was a HUGE hit.

This is definitely one of the most fun weddings I’ve ever been to.  It was non-stop all day but I couldn’t imagine it any other way.  Thank you SO much Sarah and Andrew for allowing me to be apart of it!  I can’t wait to see what you think of your photos.