Hayes Photography

We got to head north again for Travis and Erica's wedding in Monroe City and Reception in Hannibal. What can we say about these two? They are just a blast and so easy to be around. We feel at ease with them and they are just crazy about each other which makes our job easier. You may remember their engagement session from one of our first posts. Take a look at these images from their big day, it was so hard to narrow down to even this many!

Erica and the Maids all shared a toast (sent over buy the guys via the messenger boy i.e ring bearer) before the ceremony.

The guys were taking it easy as well ;o)

Travis had this huge smile on his face when they were reciting their vows like he was about to burst with joy. Erica was laughing and crying at the same time. They were the cutest little vow reciters ever.

It was a packed house! I can see why everyone would want to come out for these two. They are so lovable and considerate of each other and those around them. Which we first got to experience during their engagement session. They drove down from Iowa for us to shoot them in Rocheport because they loved all of our ideas and it was a great shoot.

The maids were all waiting in anticipation for Travis and Erica's exit from the church, sparklers in hand.

We couldn't resist taking this dramatic shot of just Erica by herself.
I'm always a sucker for a red door!

I love how the wind caught her veil in these next two.

The wedding party was the silliest we've had the pleasure to work with which is great for us photographers. We only just had to let them be themselves to get some great shots.

The wedding party got to ride around in a Trolley which I dubbed "the party bus." Don't worry, I don't know anything about any flashing going on in the back guys . . . ;o)

The beautiful details:
Top Left: Boutonnière on one of the guy's jackets hanging over the back of a trolley bench.
Top Middle: Another advantage of an engagement session, we designed a custom event card to be put at each place setting. I will post a photo of the design and explain more in the next post.
The rest: The table details were really fun. The couple chose a theme for each table based on an event or experience they had during their courtship. They had one called Rocheport (where there engagement session was) for example. Then, once you found your table they had table tents explaining the meaning behind the name. I wish I Had been ale to go around and read them all. I'm sure that will make for an automatic story or scrapbook if they put them all together. How cool is that?