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We didn't have much time to rest after our trip to Mexico and we were right back to filming locally last night for Jessica and Andrew! (More on that soon) We had filmed Jessica's cousins wedding last year (Close-Wilbert) and Jessica had already booked photography thru T&J Studios. They saw us all working Melissa and Jace's wedding together and hadn't thought much about video, then came in to talk to us and booked a couple weeks later. To sum it up, we are so happy we had the chance to work with them and to see the Wilbert's again!

So the day started early at Progressions Salon on the west side of town. Jessica had originally purchased a package from us that did not include salon coverage. She had mentioned to her mother that she would have liked to have done that and her mother secretly contacted us to set up the surprise. We were at the salon for Jessica with Tyff and Jeff bright and early at 8 am! She had a HUGE smile on her face and it never left her all day. Most of the ladies showed up to the salon as well to get their hair fixed and everyone looked absolutely amazing. The bride was thrilled with her hair but had a little giggle when a few minutes after everything was done, realized the veil was in backwards. No worries, it was fixed in a flash. Then they were off to the church, St. Francis of Assisi to get dressed. Jessica had her cousin Melissa apply her make up and she did several of the ladies applications. It looked phenominal!

Meanwhile Barry was hanging out with Jeff documenting the guys preparing and assisting on their photo session. I hear they were quite the group, literally climbing the walls of the church! Can't wait to go thru that footage!

The bride and groom chose to see each other prior to the ceremony to complete all the photos so they would have more time for visiting with guests at the reception. We think Andrew was quite in awe of his bride when he turned to see her. She looked stunning in her gown. I don't dare describe this one for fear of not doing it justice. It was amazing. You'll have to check out the prequel to get a peek.

Photos went quick and smoothly. And we all had fun with the shoes at this wedding. After Jessica saw some photos that Jeff took in California of a bride with a white dress and bright red heels, she decided she wanted the same. She wore maroon heels with her gown and the bridesmaids had on red heels with black dresses, and not to be outdone, the flower girls in white, wore ruby red sparkling slippers! The men also stood out in traditional stark black tuxes. It was a phenominal looking wedding party!

The ceremony was a full catholic mass. The brides father Gino shared the readings and a string quartet performed along with the organist. After the ceremony, the newlyweds were whisked away in the River City Trolley for a quick photo opp at Sedgwick County Park and were back in record time to be announced by the brides father at the reception. The church hall was full and the bride and groom enjoyed visiting with all their family and friends at dinner. There were guests from as far away as Minnesota and even Italy!

The bride and groom will be spending their honeymoon in Puerto Vallarta, Mexcio! We tried to get them to take us along, but apparently there just wasn't enough time to plan! Bummer! Andrew and Jessica, thank you again so much for having us, we had a wonderful time with you and your families. We know you will be extremely happy in your life together and we wish you many years of happiness and joy! Take lots of photos in Mexico, we sure would like to see them when you return. PS- want to wear that dress again? We can always hook you up with an extreme session! :)

Check out the video below of their wedding day prequel!