Bibi & Wade 6-12 -2010

This past weekend was great! Bibi contacted Fat Cat over a year ago prior to us leaving our Valley Center studio during a spring Open House. She secured her date shortly after and we have looked forward to the day ever since. Bibi's lineage is Laotian and we were excited to see some of her traditions on the wedding day.
I started with Bibi at The Bee Hive Salon in northeast Wichita where she met her bridesmaids and worked out any last minute nerves. This quickly subsided as she had a great time with her friends and they made her feel c omfortable and she was soon ready for the day she had planned for so far in advance. Bibi's hair looked fabulous, tons of curls, updo plus a variety of veils for the day. He was also very happy with the bridesmaids hair by the great staff at Bee Hive. I later met up with Bibi at St. Thomas Aquinas for her to get dressed with the rest of the ladies.
She had chosen a gorgeous fitted white gown by Kinney Chen that fit like a glove. The ladies wore dark chocolate dresses and had accent floral arrangements of reds, orange and white mixed flowers with my new favorite flower, monkeys tail! Very cool.

The groom arrived ready with his groomsmen and everyone got right after photos, as the bride and groom chose not to see each other prior to the ceremony- they wanted the element of surprise.

The ceremony started on-time and everything was perfect, processional, readings, vows and the pronouncement. They chose not to have a full mass. The couple hired Sublett Photography for the day and Carol and Amber were fun to work with, they took the newlyweds downtown for a portrait session before the reception. We went ahead to the receptioin to set up and wait for their arrival in the limo.

The reception was held downtown with Jubilations Events planning a good portion of the day and decorating beautifully, with the help of some gorgeous blue and white uplighting by DJ Another Dimension. Ladies, uplighting is definitely the way to go if you want to set a both romantic, relaxed and fun mood. Lights change everything! It was great!

The couple entered to thunderous applause and promptly cut the cake, as it was iced with coolwhip and the fear of icing melting was a factor in the warm weather, but all was well! (And yummy). The cake was at least 8 different flavors for guests to enjoy. The couple shared two first dances, a traditional as well as taking a moment for Bibi to change into her Laotian traditional gown for another first dance. The couple then were able to greet all their guests table by table and share in a shot of Hennesey! Laotian music played in the background for all guests and it was truly beautiful. Later, the bride changed back into the contemporary gown and danced the night away. Boy did they dance! It was a great party! The photo booth by Photobooths4fun was a HUGE hit as well.

We had a great time, everyone did. To Wade and Bibi, thank you so much for letting us share the day with you, we appreciate it and the opportunity to get to know you better. We wish you every happiness in your new married life! Click below to view the wedding day prequel, a classic style with classic film filters. Enjoy!

Davis- Holtz Wedding

This past weekend we spent the day with Veronica and Mike. Veronica is a meteorologist with NOAA and Mike is in the US Air Force, what a pair! We had a great day. I started at the downtown Hyatt documenting the ladies getting ready for the day with hair and make up. The ladies made Veronica feel right at home and there were absolutely no pre-wedding jitters! Everything went according to plan! The bridesmaids wore dark purple gowns while Veronica chose a stunning strapless Maggie Soterro with a mermaid fit and the perfect amount of embellishments and lace. Everyone looked awesome which matched the groomsmen's uniforms, all of which were in the Air Force with Mike.

After separate photo sessions with photographer Tim Davis, the couple headed to the ballroom for the ceremony. Family and friends came to town from all over the US to witness their vows and it was a full house with about 150 guests in attendance. The grooms Uncle presided over the ceremony and was a very personal touch. Two special readings were included in the ceremony, one of which I especially enjoyed from Dr. Seuss. I love this couple!

Without any hesitation, the vows were exchanged and the couple was soon announced as husband and wife with the groomsmen leaving ahead of the couple. They re-entered the ballroom as the Honor Guard with swords raised above the couple as they left. Of course, they had to be trapped for the traditional kiss and swatting of the bride's backside with a sword as they left!

A cocktail hour followed while the wedding party braved the heat and humidity for photos and then entered the reception hall with one of the best wedding party intros I've seen in some time. As the Black Eyed Peas "I've got a Feelin" played in the background, each couple came in dancing of course followed by the lucky couple. They all finished the song dancing wildly on the dance floor to start the party!

All the usual traditions followed, first dance, parents dances, cutting of cake, toasts, and of course boquet and garter toss. It was one heck of a party, one I cannot compare to in quite some time- everyone was having the time of their lives.

The couple will be spending their honeymoon in Hawaii, you lucky dogs! :) We wish them every happiness in their new life in Texas, you both are the best and we enjoyed spending the day with you and getting to know you immensely! Thank you for having us!

Check out all the fun everyone had below- I told ya they were a cool couple! :) (And thanks to Tim Davis for letting us poke a little fun at the "Paparazzi", too!