andrea & kevin - october 8, 2006

it was an absolutely gorgeous fall day in rochester, minnesota, and a perfect day for a wedding. andrea (a.j. to all her friends and family) and kevin were married at peace united church of christ, and their reception was at the rochester event center. the date of october 7 was very important to them because it is exactly eight days after andrea's parents' anniversary and eight days before kevin's parents. like andrea said, they were proud to be right in the middle of two wonderful marriages. throughout their engagement and planning, i just knew i was going to enjoy working with andrea and kevin. what i didn't know, until that day was how cool and funny they are and how much i was going to laugh the whole day.

some cute pictures of the happy couple surrounded by beautiful fall colors:



andrea trying not to mess up her hair & makeup as her attendants help her get into her dress:

a fun personal touch on the bottom of her shoes:

a sneak peek through the glass doors after the couple sees each other for the first time:

i know no one really loves formal pictures, but the flower girl wanted no part of it:


this time was more successful:

it was a very fun and upbeat ceremony. their recessional song was the turtles' happy together.


some more casual pics of andrea & kevin:


catching a moment at sunset:


just in case you were wondering, the cake tasted just as good as it looked:


andrea put together a wonderful slide show for the reception. here is her mom, luanne, enjoying the photos:

moms and dads: consider yourself warned. those old photos of you can come back to haunt you, as kevin's mom and dad soon found out:

the first dance as husband and wife:


thank you andrea and kevin, for letting me be a part of a day that means so much to you. i loved every minute of it. you are a great couple, and i can't wait for you to see the rest!