Brian and Jane met December 8th, 2007 at a Starbucks in Denver, Colorado. Since the 8th is when they met, they decided to get married on that day. Brian & Jane dated for two years, decided that they were perfect for each other and it was time to plan the wedding day. Jane’s sister, Jennifer, who was the maid of honor, is pregnant with twins and due in July and it is a bit risky to fly this far along in her pregnancy. So, the planning began to have the wedding in New Orleans where Jennifer and her husband live. In addition to working around Jane’s sister, they realized it would be a fabulous place to get married!!

Jane had a last minute change in her wedding planner which added some stress, but when she found Kelly Sherlock to take things over Jane realized this was meant to be. Kelly did a beautiful job pulling everything together and did not miss one detail. In March of this year, I flew to Denver, Colorado where Brian & Jane live to do their engagement session which was posted in the blog earlier. We had a blast and allowed us to spend some time together before the big day.

I arrived in New Orleans on Friday so that I could be there for the rehearsal dinner which was at NOLA’s restaurant on St. Louis Street. Wonderful food and a great evening with their friends and family. A separate blog post will be made for the rehearsal dinner. The wedding was in beautiful Jackson Square with the reception at The Royal Sonesta Hotel on Bourbon Street. After the ceremony was complete, everyone headed to the street to get ready for the Second Line procession which was so full of energy that I got chills!! The procession led everyone from Jackson Square to The Royal Sonesta Hotel.

Thank you Brian & Jane for allowing me to be a part of this very important day, it truly is an honor! The entire wedding weekend was simply amazing. A big thank you to Kenny Kim for all your help 🙂 Below are a handful of images and the slideshow.

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Thank you for stopping by!

~lisa

What a way to kick off the wedding season for 2010! Stephen & Brooke’s wedding was absolutely perfect and the day carried on brilliantly without any major stresses or worries. Brooke was so calm and had a beautiful glow about her that everyone noticed. I have been wanting to share Brooke’s pictures from her bridal session, but needed to wait patiently until the wedding day. So, I will be posting a few here along with the wedding day images and slideshow.

I am always very respectful of the varying policies of each church when it comes to photography and I must say I was a bit worried when I was told that there was no photography allowed while the ceremony was being held. However, I could shoot through the beveled glass on the doors. This is the time to improvise and get very creative. Well, much to my surprise the ceremony shots turned out beautifully as the beveled glass created some stunning effects.

Congratulations Stephen & Brooke! I am honored to be a part of your special day. A big thank you to my second photographer, Allison Elizabeth. Slideshow is below posted images (please note, Firefox browser doesn’t always work with the slideshow).

~lisa