Really super belated post and my sincerest apologies

First I have to give you a little background to help you understand why this belated post is such a big deal. Sheri, the bride featured in these pictures, is probably one of the sweetest, funniest, most organized people I have come across in my last three years as a wedding photographer...she also happens to be my blog's biggest "stalker"...at least that I know of...seriously like when I wasn't able to post for a long time I would get these desperate emails from her begging for a post...almost even leading to blackmail if I didn't...ha ha (J/J Sheri)
Anyways I met up with Sheri and Mike last Sunday for their final consult and she reluctantly brought it to my attention that I never posted HER pics...of all people to forget to post...I forgot hers...I was dumbfounded and really don't know how they never ended up here...but...here they are now! We had such an awesome fall day at Lafeyette Park. Mike was so...how should I say this...worried...that I was going to make him do stupid stuff...which I did...but he was a trooper and I think even though he may not to admit to it, we had a fun time.
Sheri, I am soooooooooooooo sorry I never posted your pictures. I will make it up to you somehow. AND....I hope those wedding nightmares ease up a little for ya...at least the ones you're having about me not showing up...you were probably having those about me since I never posted your pics...ha ha Love you guys and I can't wait to shoot your wedding!!! Good luck with your programs!
Also I must also tell everyone.... Sheri came to the meeting with all her family formals written on index cards outlining who she wanted photographed and even numbered them and everything!!! sooooooooooo cool!!I wanted to take pics of them to post to show you how cool this is but I am still waiting to get my camera bodies back. yikes I hope my camera guy hurries...T minus 5 days and counting till my first wedding of 2008!!!

Nicole and James

Well, yet another fabulous couple who are getting married next year...and guess what?! Nicole and James are getting married on my birthday! Yay! We were downtown once again for this engagement shoot. I tell ya it's a challenge to be at the same locations and make the pictures look different. I try not to do the same things because I know alot of girls share their images online! How'd I do so far?

Yay! Emily's a senior

I have known Emily for a long time because her mom is one of my very best friends. Emily was in second grade when I started teaching so this makes me feel old. Emily is also the sister of Sam who I shot some senior images of last year. I feel sorry for their dad (Ben) because he has two very beautiful little girls!

yikes...I am behind in posting....

Okay so Kate and Jeremy are not a couple of mine....They are actually getting married in Chicago...but I am SOOOOOOO jealous of their wedding photographer. These two are just about the cutest, most in love, photogenic people of all time. We had so much fun during this shoot..(even with the 50 mile an hour wind gusts...ha ha) Best wishes guys! You're awesome!

Drew and Joette...married AGAIN

Joette and Drew have a really special story. They met and fell in love while they were both in the army. Drew got the call that he was going to be sent to Iraq, so they had a quick ceremony in 2005 before he left. So now a year and a half and one child later, they found some time to include their family and friends and celebrate their union all over again.
It was such an awesome day. At first I was FREAKING out because it was an outside ceremony and it was most definitely going to rain. Alison White (simply elegant events) was her wedding coordinator and she is just soooo fabulous! I highly recommend her. She handled all the day's issues (like rearranging the tent twice before the ceremony) and calmed Joette down when she started panicking during the rain. But just as the carriage of girls pulled up to meet the groomsmen, the rain stopped and the sun came out and the angels started singing...no not really...but that's what it felt like...It was such a great ceremony. Congrats guys and thanks so much for letting me photograph your wedding!


Their little girl decided to jump on in during the ceremony!


I got some of the cutest expressions during the ceremony





I am not sure why but I LOVE this pic. It cracks me up every time I look at it!





Click here to see a quick slideshow of their very special day!
http://sjmacky.phanfare.com/slideshow.aspx?username=sjmacky&album_id=324690

Toby and Tess

everyone had a blast at the reception!

Toby and Tess had one of the coolest ceremonies (did I spell that right?!) that I have ever seen! Not only did they have a full catholic mass, they did the traditional wedding customs from the Phillipines and India! It was my first multi-cultural wedding and I learned a great deal. I loved seeing how different cultures celebrate marriage!