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There is so much that we can say about this amazing couple. We had the privilege of finally meeting the two of them this last week for their session, and it was a beautiful time indeed.

Andrew+Tesmer both work for the U.N. in Tanzania. Let me just say this…

Hearts. Of. Gold.

They’ve given their lives to fight aids, feed the hungry, and love those who need it most. They are world travelers who smile, laugh, care and love in a capacity rare in this world.

We are deeply blessed to have met them. And are as equally as blessed to be capturing the new adventure of their lives as they become one.

Cheers to that. And cheers to these two lovely people.

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  • August 19, 2009 - 11:40 am

    Kat Speyer - A lovely couple with a lovely story… and smiles that warm my heart. Thanks for sharing!

  • August 25, 2009 - 11:03 am

    Jared - loving the shot through the window. PIMP

  • July 20, 2015 - 5:39 am

    Eliane - My daughter DOES pick bees up off of flewros in the yard and pets them with her finger. This summer I will have to get video of it. They do something that appears similar to when you pet a cat. As she moves her finger over their backs they appear to push up against it. She (Jada) is way more brave around them than I. She gets mad when her mother and I insist that she wear gloves and a veil when she assists in hive checks and manipulations. She has explained to us, “I don’t think they will sting me”. She is lucky, because I KNOW that they WILL sting me.

Just got an email that awesomely captured Whitney in action from a wedding two weeks ago.

Best part is that the pro behind the camera just so happened to be the three year old flower girl, London. Whitney grabbed these following shots while she was snapping away at her.

That little cutie’s not such a bad little photog.

Thanks Tina for emailing us that awesome image!

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  • August 12, 2009 - 10:06 pm

    Tina - Too cute! Love it!!

  • August 16, 2009 - 10:42 am

    Diane Nielson - ahh. london is sooo cute. you guys did an amzing job at sunny’s wedding.
    :)

  • August 19, 2009 - 4:04 pm

    SunnySmith - I LOVE THIS PIC! Ben & Whit you guys did an AMAZING job at our wedding! I can not tell you how many people were impressed with your constant phototaking and creative ideas! I absolutly cannot wait to see the images you captured:) I need some buisness cards to hand out.lol. hope to see some more on your Rad Blog!

OK. Don’t even get me started about how rad these two are.

Sweet kicks. Killer shades. Spunky attitudes.

All around amazing day, with so many killer images to boot. We couldn’t ask for anything more than that.

(not to mention we got to work with the killer Mind|Castle crew. they shot their cinematography and are insanely good at what they do.)

Can’t wait to deliver the rest of this goodness to Aaron+Reanne (those kids are so stinkin’ rad!)

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  • August 6, 2009 - 6:12 pm

    a-dog - those pics are awesome! you even posted the pics on Reanne’s bday, how’d ya know?! thank you so much you guys are so dope! we are gonna use you guys for everything now!

  • August 6, 2009 - 11:34 pm

    Renald - Dope Photos, especially the one of Eric all mad cuz of bird poop.
    LMFAO

  • August 10, 2009 - 12:19 am

    Zinchuk Studios - What a great wedding! Love their style and all the bright colors!! Great photos!

  • August 13, 2009 - 8:22 am

    Courtney - These are AMAZING! You guys are growing and growing and are so talented! We have gotta get some of these for our next magazine issue!

  • September 29, 2009 - 12:40 pm

    Mary & Nate Kundert - These photos are beautiful, Reanne, I love your dress. Aaron, you look so handsome and Reanne, I have never seen a more gorgeous bride. Congrats, and sorry we missed the big day. Wonderful pictures.

Chris+Jenna’s was out-of-the-hizzy awesome.

Yes. I just made that phrase up.

Maybe.

They were our first Korean wedding with a paebaek ceremony that we’ve had the opportunity to shoot. Filled with such rich tradition. I get very jealous of people with rich traditions.

So good.

I’m about to blow this blog up. Stay tuned friends.

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  • August 10, 2009 - 2:07 pm

    rob - love the picture of the couple walking down the stairs in the mirror

  • August 19, 2009 - 7:54 pm

    aaron - what’s that puddle of water on the floor?

About time we shake off the bloggin-wedding dust, eh?

Rocked it big time with this awesome crew. We jumped ship from the west coast to head to Lincoln, NE to shoot this one back in May. The results were nothing short of spectacular.

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  • July 29, 2009 - 6:26 pm

    Danielle - One of my favorite weddings you have done to date! Love the b&w series and the wide shot in the stadium

    d

  • July 29, 2009 - 6:50 pm

    Ashley H - Oh!! Go big red! Love it!! Those wide lens shots are fab! :)

  • August 5, 2009 - 12:02 am

    aaron - you shot in memorial stadium! no way! that’s awesome!

    also, i love the one of Jenna with her bridesmaids behind her.

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