Austin-Tierson Wedding!

This past weekend we were able to film the wedding of Amy and Randy. What a neat couple. Down to earth, gracious and a lot of fun. We first met Amy and Randy many months ago when they scheduled their wedding locally but later found out the reception site was double booked so had to move their wedding and their party one week away from the origianl date and to a new location. They decided on a beautiful place we'd not been in 6 years of wedding work- The Belle Plain Arboretum. What a neat place. Very wooded and natural, quiet and secluded. The owner, Robin Macey was fabulous to work with and we had a great time with her, too. The wedding took place on a rustic log stage in an open meadow surrounded by huge pine trees and other fauna. Robin described it well, "this is a stage, its a classroom, and it's a chapel of God".

Amy arrived to get dressed shortly after lunch with her bridesmaids. The bridesmaids wore classic red strapless dresses and high heels, clutches of flowers were natural and deep fall colors from Brown's Botanicals. Amy's dress was white strapless with red accents across the bodice and down the train in the back. It was also unique in a sense that her neice, the flower girl, wore an exact replica, only smaller :)

After a few last minute jitters, Amy was ready to walk down the open aisle lined with red rose petals to her groom, Randy. Barry had been with the guys earlier as they prepared and got dressed and he said Randy was ready to go for sure! I think it was a big relief off Amy's shoulders when she was finally able to see her husband for the first time. About 150 close friends and family sat in rows of white chairs to witness their vows and support them as they started their new lives together. A string quartet serenaded them throughout the ceremony. When they were pronounced as husband and wife, the couple and the bridal party lined up at the rear of the meadow for a receiving line to thank all their guests prior to heading to the reception.

The reception was back in Wichita at the Beech Activity Center where Amy had great table decor with red accents and something I had not seen before, an all red wedding cake! The groom was not to be left out, the grooms cake was a tribute to a past canine friend, Jasmine, so very cool. The guest book took its place by the entrance door along with a handmade quilt which the guests also left well wishes with permanent marker.

All the usual activities followed, dinner, cutting of cake, the toasts, first dance, parents dances and the boquet and garter tosses. Then they were on to party and everyone had a good time, the DJ was great with playing as many requests as possible for the guests and kept the atmosphere lively and upbeat all night long. Amy and Randy enjoyed visiting with all their guests and were excited to finally be husband and wife. We share the sentiment as well. Amy had spent alot of time on other details of the day and party favors. The programs were hand made fans for the outdoor ceremony, they had homemade sugar cookies as snacks and passed out heart shaped cookie cutters with accompanying recipe and artsy boxes full of cinnamon discs!

Randy and Amy, thank you so much for choosing us to film your wedding, we had a great time, what a relaxing day for us. We enjoyed meeting everyone and hope we can work with your family in the years to come. Congratulations on your wedding and good luck as you start your new life together, we wish you both the best!

Thank you to Charlene Duncan of Charlene Duncan Photography for the photographs!!! Click the flash player below to view the Tierson's wedding day prequel. A fun prequel for a fun couple!