Tim & Lisa Lauber

As the owner of a business that relies on referrals from past clients I understand the importance of giving credit where credit is due.

So: thank you Emma Anielak for being born. Emma was my first client at age six months and her parents Eric & Lisa have returned to me for portaits of each of their children: Sam, Grant, and Lydia. When Eric's sister Lisa (yes, the kids' mom is Lisa, their aunt is Lisa, and as of 8/29/08 they now have one uncle Tim on each side) got engaged I was thrilled and honored to be asked to be a part of the celebration.

Lisa and Tim were married in a beautiful ceremony at Our Lady of Sorrows on Gillham road -- for my money just about the prettiest church in the entire city:


Before the ceremony we took some shots of the wedding party and the families of the bride and groom at the altar and then with a little extra time on our hands Tim and Lisa joined me in the pews for a few casual portraits. Here's one of Tim:

I guess it was up to Sam to hand out the programs while Grant took a load off:

Tim and Lisa head out:

After the wedding we headed over to Kauffman Foundation Garden for some pictures of the happy couple:


Tim and Lisa on the most picturesque bench in the city:

Lisa on the same bench. Told you it was picturesque.

Next stop on the Lauber's whirlwind wedding day tour of Kansas City: Eric & Lisa's house. A shot of the happy couple enjoying each other's company while the teeming masses gaze on in admiration:
Saw this in Eric & Lisa's backyard and thought it was kind of cool. Think of it as a picture to cleanse the palate before moving on to the rest of the wedding pictures:

There is a good reason this is one of the most popular spots in KC for wedding pictures:

Last stop of the day - The Uptown Theatre:

You never know what you're going to get when you shoot a wedding. For instance, before meeting with Lisa & Cathy I had no idea that in certain segments of our society it is tradition for the bride and groom to push one another in a wheelbarrow:

Tim and Lisa's first dance on the parkade floor at the Uptown. A nice moment between the two of them. Plus it reminds me of the cover of the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack album. Not that I listen to or own any disco albums. Because I don't. Seriously.

I love the idea that as Tim & Lisa went through their album online the first time the last picture that they saw was a shot of Sam giving the thumbs up with his teeth covered in chocolate wedding cake. He may have already been doing it or I may (and I stress: may) have suggested it to him:

So thanks to Tim, Lisa, and their friends and families for the opportunity to be with them on the big day. And, once again, to Emma without whose intercession none of this would have been possible.