Congratulations Monica + Rob!

I loved this wedding- such an amazing mix of culture, tradition and a full-blown party! All the wedding photos will be posted on my proofsite by the 24th- for the event code use Monica's maiden name.

first up-getting ready- here's monica and her sister at the hair salon

then its time for makeup

and the dress

and the ceremony begins...

Rob and the groomsmen wore lei's and traditional Filipino shirts.




this was so cute- instead of wine for the communion- they had the minister serve a bottle of champagne- here she is launching the cork a good 20 feet in the air to open it- definitely took all the guests by surprise!



a bubble filled send off from the church

they rented a school bus to get the whole wedding party around "old- school" hee hee! i loved it- such a great idea- so much space and so fun!

awesome reception site- it had such a cool, funky 60s vibe going on! I guess there have been dances there every sunday night for over 30 years!

listening to their toasts

in addition to the traditional wedding cake there was lithuanian cake that was also quite tasty!

Monica is part of a Lithuanian dance troupe and when a member gets married all the other members perform a series of traditonal wedding dances for the new bride and groom.

in this lithuanian tradition monica's mom removed the veil and put an apron on her and rob got a pipe (yep- thats the veil over their heads)

first dance

the whole crowd on the dance floor for a circle dance- monica and rob warned me there would be some good dancers there- and there were! so fun to watch- no wonder they decided to have thier reception at a ballroom!


and i had to include this last shot- the end of the night after the reception site closed and im exhausted from a full day shooting- and monica and rob's friends who rode the bus back to the hotel with us are just getting started...i'm sure the party lasted well into the night!


hope you guys are having a blast in hawaii- thanks for letting me capture your big day - can't wait to share the rest! xoxo Kris