Megan and Keith, downtown Madison

For almost a year now, I’ve really been looking forward to Megan and Keith’s wedding.  Since I just got married in Madison last year, and Megan was planning their wedding this year, we had a lot in common.  In fact, she saw some of my wedding photos and contacted me.  That’s when she found out I was a photographer, too!  We probably sent more emails between us than I have with any other bride so far!  So it was nice to feel like they were friends when I showed up to shoot their wedding.

They wanted pictures at a few locations, and rented a party bus to take us around town.  That was a lot of fun!  We did pictures at the Capitol and Allen Centennial Gardens.  Their ceremony was actually IN the Capitol, in the Assembly Chambers.  Talk about a gorgeous room!  I walked in and decided I was in Photographer’s Heaven, if there is such a place!  One of my new favorite pictures is this one, taken just after the ceremony:

 

At the entrance to the Assembly Chambers

I mean, just look at this photo of their ceremony!  It doesn’t get much more awesome than that!

Ceremony

And then, to top it all off, they had my favorite cake in the whole world for dessert.  Did I mention I absolutely LOVE Carl’s Cakes?  That’s who made my wedding cake, and who I requested for my birthday cake this year.  Love it.  Apparently the groom loved it too.  He licked the plate, proof is below.  :)

 

Carl's Cakes has this effect on me, too.

Don’t get me wrong, there were plenty of other fun things.  The wedding party stopped by the Essen Haus for a “boot” of beer.  There was a certain mishap involving me and the “boot” that shall remain unspecified.  There were the German guys who serenaded both Megan and Keith, and his mom.  Only they serenaded them in German with a hardy drinking song.  Anyway…

Megan and Keith, thank you for a great day!  Your preview is below.  Congratulations!