MD Turner Photography Blog

mindi and greg were married last weekend at trinity episcopal and had so much fun as their wedding photographers!  this bunch had fun from start to finish!  mindi & greg decided to see each other before the wedding and this is a trend that we are BIG fans of.  mike and i saw each other before our wedding and i always tell my brides how glad i was that we did that.  it was a really special time where i walked down the isle just to him and got my big ugly cry out of the way before everyone was watching me!  then all my nerves were settled and we were able to spend that much more of the day together, not to mention, get all of the group shots done before the wedding even started!  it was great!  after mindi and greg had a few minutes alone together, we started their family and wedding party shots.  it was a nasty day outside but fortunately the church was gorgeous so we made the best of it. congratulations mindi & greg!  we hope you have as much fun in your marriage as you did at your wedding!  it was a blast!

[caption id="attachment_633" align="aligncenter" width="900" caption="mindi & greg had to answer questions about their new life together by raising either her shoe or his shoe. they scored 100%! "][/caption] [caption id="attachment_634" align="aligncenter" width="900" caption="i think the best man was more amused by his little prank than the bride was!"][/caption]

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Catherine called us a few days before the wedding to explain that her father had been hospitalized, and would be unable to make it to the wedding. They decided to have a pre-wedding ceremony at the hospital’s chapel so her dad could be a part of their marriage, and asked if we could come a little early and shoot the ceremony at the chapel before we started the pre-ceremony photography. We said, “of course,” and so we met them at the Bowles Chapel at Memorial Southwest for the family-only ceremony. I’m so glad we were able to be there for Catherine and Steven at that ceremony. It was a privilege to document such and intimate family moment. We were also pleasantly surprised by how beautiful and ornate the chapel is. Afterwards, we headed over to Pilgrim Lutheran Church for the happy couple to get married again. After the ceremony, Catherine and Steven rode to the reception in a 1948 open cab fire truck driven by her dad’s partner from their firehouse; an awesome and unique touch! The reception was Chateau Crystale and it was quite beautiful. When they played the Aggie war hymn at the reception it seemed like the entire room got to its feet, locked arms, and sang at the top of their lungs, including Deb, who stopped taking pictures to sing along, much to my surprise. Unfortunately, I didn’t get any pictures of Deb’s little Aggie reverie. Deb explained to me later that she’s, “an Aggie first and a photographer second.”  Between you and me, I think she’s crazy first, an Aggie second, and a photographer third!

Anyway, Catherine and Steven and their family and friends had a blast celebrating their marriage, and I think we had just as much fun doing their wedding photography!

Steven was our second groom of the month to smash the cake into the bride’s face, a trend I enjoy tremendously.

These two are such proud Aggies that included their Aggie rings in their wedding ring detail shot!