Walt and Amanda – Ceremony
08/21/2009This week I watched as my brother married the love of his life. They had an extremely intimate ceremony at Broken Top Club in Bend surrounded by 30 of their closest family and friends. Amanda is a master of words, and wrote the exquisitely crafted ceremony herself. As the officiant wove their story of love, and they recited the vows they had written for each other, we wept with joy for their luck at finding each other. All 30 of us. The world lost another forest Wednesday with all of the kleenex that was being passed around.
Inspired is the only word that comes to mind when thinking about these two. They are the perfect example of what it means to give, to love, and to cherish. Walt and Amanda I love you and I’m so excited to see what comes next for you.
Here are just a few of my favorites from Wednesday.
Walter’s best man, Chris Shipley played guitar for them while Amanda walked. He’s a close friend to both of them.
One of the most memorable moments of the day for me was watching Amanda’s emotions as she practiced her vows at the salon before the wedding. She genuinely loves my brother, and for that I love her more than words.
Allison at Lemon Halo did an unbelievable job on the flowers for the day. Can you catch your breath? GUH-OR-GEOUS!
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Hey Laura,
What amazing photos – we both got teary looking through these as they brought back tons of memories and emotions. THANK YOU!!
Laura! What an amazing job you did of capturing such an amazing day! See you Saturday for more fun!
Laura! So beautiful! Those flowers are stunning. Great job at capturing their day! :)
Laura, you did such a fantastic job covering the day and capturing these awesome moments. I look forward to seeing all of the rest of the shots! Great job!
Hi Laura,
Interesting and beautiful. Thanks for being there.
These are amazing pictures, Laura. Amanda is gorgeous and Walter so handsome. What a beautiful couple… what an amazing wedding! We are all blessed as a family. Irene
love those shoes!
Beautiful work Laura! Your brother was lucky to have you there to document his marriage!
Laura you are so talented! This looks like such a beautiful ceremony and you narrated this blog so well that it seemed like a fairytale wedding. Love you. Ginna.
Beautiful! I always cry at wedding photos, but these are awesome!
oops – correction on that name…
Laura, these pics are a wonderful way to capture the special event, especially for those of us who weren’t there. I remember Walter as a baby, then the years he came to our house to play with his cousin Eli. Now he’s a handsome young man marrying a beautiful young lady! Wow! Do you have any of the actual ceremony? I’d love to see them. Thanks!
These are AWESOME! You have such a great eye… I was there and would have never seen the things the way you were able to capture them! Well done Laura. Best wedding gift ever!
Laura, these pictures are beautiful. I bet your parents are proud of both of you. :) Your brother and his wife look like a sweet couple. Love the detail photos as always. Her dress is gorgeous. Your pictures really capture their love. Great job.
Fantastic photos, good looking couple.
Thanks for sharing.
You nailed it again. :) love your compositions and you really do capture the emotions!