Jonathan and Amanda...The Wedding!

They weren't High School Sweethearts...but they could have been. Just a couple years apart, they attended the same school, participated in the same activities and had common interests. It took a chance meeting several years later to finally bring Amanda and Jonathan together.

Their wedding was nothing less than fantastic! It was like all the powers that be knew what a special day it was and allowed a day long break in the rain just for them. The ceremony was held at Zion Lutheran church, with a reception at the nearby Columbus Maennerchor (with a little stop at Schiller Park thrown in for fun)!

Jonathan and Amanda opted for a First Look before the ceremony...you can just feel their excitement!

Courtney Mason second shot with me..i It was great to have her shooting their First Look from another point of view...

We had incredible weather which allowed us to walk all over German Village for some awesome shots!

When I shot this one, I noticed they were under the street sign for Pearl Street, and in my head I kept hearing a line from Fiddler on the Roof (yes, I know...my whole life is a series of movie quotes) where the grandmother's ghost is screaming about "Pearls, Pearls, Pearls"! It wasn't until the Best Man's toast that I found out they were actually in a production of Fiddler on the Roof together back in their High School days...

After the ceremony, it was off to the park for some fun stuff with the wedding party...

At the reception, Jonathan surprised his bride with a serenade...

... Yeah, I think she liked it...

Congratulations Jonathan and Amanda! May you both have all the best that life has to offer! It was an honor to capture your big day!

Don't forget to check out the slideshow!