cherisse & luke - september 15, 2007

cherisse and luke were married at christ the king catholic church in medford, mn. i met them in 2006 when i shot her cousin jessie's wedding. cherisse also worked at timmer's floral, where i have helped out taking orders for valentine's day. i had been looking forward to cherisse and luke's wedding all year for quite a few reasons. one was that i could get to see some familiar people and a group who knows how to have fun. another is that cherisse is an interior designer and is so creative. she has an amazing sense of style and from our first meeting when she talked about what she wanted for their wedding, i knew it was going to be beautiful.

let's start out with some fun pix of the couple:



shoes!


cherisse's dress was stunning. it reminded me of a cross between grecian goddess and classic hollywood glamour:


the gals at timmer's floral did some amazing arrangements. the combinations of greens were stunning:

cherisse getting ready:

the guys:

and the gals:

cherisse, looking gorgeous:


and luke, who was a natural in front of the camera:

i love this shot of the flowergirls scurrying into the church:

cherisse and her dad's silhouettes just before they walk down the aisle:

the vows:

luke giving the 'thumbs up' during the ceremony:


after the receiving line, cherisse & luke had a dove release, which lent itself to some great reaction shots:


and the takeoff:

during the cocktail hour, we snuck out to an alleyway by the elk's in owatonna and got some great shots:


here are the aforementioned jessie with her husband andy along with their beautiful daughter nora:

i love the cake topper:

cherisse's dad giving a toast:

cherisse & luke's first dance:

congratulations, cherisse and luke! here's one last favorite of the happy couple: