Heins Wedding - Quad Cities Photographer

Wow. It's been just over a month since I photographed this gorgeous couple's wedding day! I just completed editing all of their images!

I have said it several times, I am NOT a wedding photographer. However, I am so happy that I agreed to photograph Jake and Jessie's wedding...so so happy!

There is so much I could say about this gorgeous couple. They are as beautiful on the inside as they are on the outside and truly, they were so much fun to photograph! They had a gorgeous wedding party...like the most gorgeous one I have ever seen. They were layed back and fun...all of them.

It was such an honor that they trusted me to capture their big day.

I mean, c'mon! How beautiful can 2 people be?!?!!!

The rings placed on Jessie's purse which was made from her grandmother's wedding dress...

The "first look"...I totally cried the whole time. Not the most professional thing in the world, but this is a prime example of why I don't do weddings! :)

And just because you're getting married doesn't mean you shouldn't represent, right?!
See, my kinda couple! :)

The Recker Family...

The Heins Family...

The groom and his beautiful sisters...

The bride and her beautiful neices...

And then I cried during the entire ceremony. I am not even kidding...

The church was breathtaking...

First kiss as husband and wife!

Hitched!!!

After the wedding, I met the wedding party in downtown Dubuque for some more pictures...well, after I got lost for about 15 minutes and had to call the groom for directions. Yup, not my finest moment.

But honestly, this group of people was a BLAST!

How cute are they?!!!

This was not staged...I swear. Jessie accidentally lost her shoe while walking and Jake had to put it back on!

And then the whole "team" had a meeting of the minds before entering the reception. Lots of important stuff to discuss I'm sure!

Then it was a party the rest of the night (not before I sobbed during the toasts though!).

The cake was adorable!

There was lots of dancing to be done and a bouquet and garter to be tossed...

The day was unbelievable and magical and so special!
Not sure what the future holds for me in regards to photographing a wedding again, but I am so glad I did this one! I certainly am not a wedding photographer, but if all weddings (and wedding parties, brides, grooms and families) were like this one, I definitely would be!!!

Congratulations Jake and Jessie and best wishes for a happy life together!