Sara and Mark

On the 24th of October, Ashley and I were more than just excited to photograph Sara and Mark's wedding at Toad Valley Golf Course in Pleasant Hill, IA.  Following the engagement session that we had with these two were were counting down the days until their wedding.  Even made one of those second grade Santa Clause construction paper countdown chains leading to the big day.  We were pretty stoked to pull off that final ring.  The weather on the big day was fantastic and while we fought the harsh sun for a little while, it quickly clouded up and allowed us great lighting for photos. 

So what would be in their wedding word cloud...how about...Fun, Exciting, Random, Perfect, Love, Together, Cake Balls, Fall, Beautiful Weather, Karate, Mini-golf, and Forever.  Those are just the highlights, now for the detail.  The day started out great and we got right to the fun.  Sara and Mark have great fun attitudes about EVERYTHING.  But this especially true about their wedding photos.  They were up for all the fun and the funky that we could throw out.  Wedding party was great as well.  As is always encouraged, they had some of their own ideas and we incorporated and used them during the photos.  Mark and Sara had an interesting challenge during the wedding which wasn't all too bad.  The Hawkeyes, having a good season, were playing on TV that night.  A lot of attendees of the wedding were interested in the game and being at a golf course with a club house they had TV's readily available.  During the reception you could find several people at the TV's checking the game and a few just lingering there as well.  However, once the game was over the party really got started and with the Hawkeyes winning, everyone was in a pretty good mood.

So, Cake Balls.......I don't know what else to say.  We don't typically eat at weddings but I made an exception for my new favorite food.  They even inspired us to make them for our Halloween party the next weekend. 

To our coolest story of 2009....below you will find a picture from Sara and Mark's engagement session next to their cake topper.  Such a cool idea.  And to think that it was all so random on the day of the engagement shoot.  We were just out having a good time on the photo shoot and I asked Mark to give Sara a piggy back ride.  Well they thought that was a fun idea, but for her to give him one was better.  We ran with it. 

We had great time and the photos show how much fun we had.  Below are a few of our favorites.  Congratulations to Sara and Mark!