Wedding Preview: Gary + Suzy

Gary and Suzy are a beautiful couple.  And fun.  And just a bit smitten with each other.  You don't need to spend a lot of time with them to see this.  I was so happy to be celebrating their wedding day with them.  And equally happy to once again have Brooke Wood second shooting with me.  Love her.

The day began as my other May weddings had...with rain.  And more rain coming.  Gary and Suzy had chosen not to see each other prior to the ceremony.  This worked out nicely because after the ceremony at the beautiful Faith Lutheran Church in St. Paul, the church doors were opened to a fabulous and unexpected surprise, sunshine!  We took a drive around Como, where Gary had grown up, and took some pictures.  Then headed over to O'Reilley Hall in North St. Paul for the reception.  My day started and ended with rain, and what happened in between was absolutely lovely.  Here are a few pictures from the day...

One of Brooke's pictures of the ladies.

 The newlyweds

 One of Brooke's pictures and one of my faves.  So sweet!!

 I loved the yummy light coming through Suzy's veil during their Grand March into the reception hall.

 Suzy surprised Gary with a Stanley Cup cake.

It was a good surprise.

I'm a sucker for funny and heartfelt wedding toasts.  Toast time is always one of the highlights of the day for me.  The best man and maid of honor both delivered. Big time.

What wedding would be complete without the groom treating the crowd to "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah"?  It really doesn't get much better than that, does it?!

 Oh yes, and this happened...