Sure, I would agree that a certain combination of vision & technical prowess a talented photographer does make; but it's quite comical how easy this picture-taking business becomes when folks like Ezra & Megan get in front of my camera.

They're quite literally the best around.

And, for the sake of acknowledgement, the Kauai coast sure didn't hurt our causes in the slightest.

Ceremony & Luau: Kauai Grand Hyatt
A few personal frames from gorgeous Kauai can be viewed right here.

I've come to believe that there aren't many honors truer than photographing those near & dear to you, and likewise not many challenges quite as big. Katie is my dear sister-in-law, and Michael  - we call him Big Lou - has likewise become just as dear a friend. There's not a bit of pretense in these folks. They're kind and warm and genuine and real; so, as could have been expected, their wedding day was just about the same.

It was something else.

(And, given the situation, I was privileged not only to be a bystander on wedding day, but on the two days prior, which produced some of the scene-setting pictures below.)

Ceremony: St. Agnes Parish
Reception: The Sawyer Room
Rehearsal: Boulevard Brewery
Film: Baysinger Films

A special thank-you to Addison Sauvan for lending a hand, as well.

A handful of Lou & Katie's engagement portraits can be viewed right here. Their full set of wedding photographs can be viewed right here.

I won't begin to try to throw words at this one; I'm hopeful these photographs tell the story. It was surely one for the books.

Ceremony & Reception Venue: Stony Point Hall // Baldwin, Kan.
Dinner: Whole Foods
Dancing & Entertainment: All Ears DJs
Photo Booth: The Photo Bus
Videography: Baysinger Films
Floral: Hitched Planning & Floral
Planning: Christine Manning