Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Zeeland Michigan Wedding: Mr. and Mrs. Jones

The sunny January weather is quite possibly the only thing about this wedding that could be considered "mild"... in a good way of course. The combination of a beaming bride, a really expressive groom, beautiful bride's maids, dramatic groom's men, vibrant flowers, and fabulous speeches produced one unforgettable wedding!

Kyle and Lindsi are good friends of mine, and it was a tremendous privilege to be able to spend time with them on their wedding day and capture their excitement and every other emotion as only a photographer can do!

Here are some photos to tell the story of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Jones:




Lizzy (the girl on the right) was one of Lindsi's bride's maids. She and Lindsi and I did all kinds of things together during our freshman year of college, so it was fun being together again for Lindsi's wedding. Lizzy did a great job keeping Lindsi laughing throughout the rather cumbersome beautifying process!




I told you she was beaming!




Kyle and Lindsi wanted to see each other before the ceremony, and Lindsi came up with a really creative way to do it. With a little directive assistance from their handy-dandy photographer they held hands with their backs to the pillar and turned at the same time to see each other...


For a while I thought maybe Kyle's face was stuck like that...


... but it wasn't. :)





















The speeches were a hit... as indicated by the variety of expressions rendered above. It was fun to watch. God has given Kyle and Lindsi solid families and solid friends, and I know that He has allowed the two of them to be a source of joy, encouragement, rebuke, admonition, and gospel hope to those family members and friends and to each other. That is a gift from Him, and it was a joy to see them rejoice in it!

Congratulations Kyle and Lindsi!!

Monday, January 9, 2012

January First With the Witte Crew

It seems like there is always a new second cousin to meet at each Witte family gathering... this year there were two new little guys who became the center of attention for both the adoring great aunts and the photographers.








Poor Elizabeth was both bewildered and intrigued by photos of early Uncle Mark's "girl hair." As I recall, I had a similar reaction to photos of early Uncle Mark's baby blue shorts...