Judging by the amount of laughter at their engagement session, I expected that Tonya and Robert’s wedding would be a relaxed and fun one. Tonya had to concentrate to keep from laughing when her maid of honor put on her makeup, while the tunes of their favorite singer, Taylor Swift, played in the background..jpg)
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I expected Robert would arrive in his black Corvette, and would have no problem making his “sexy face” – and even though a too-small shirt threw him a momentary curveball, he delivered:.jpg)
What I didn’t expect were the many touching, truly heartfelt moments that happened over the course of the day. I wanted to squeeze Tonya’s grandparents – I hope when I am their age, that my husband and I are as sweet as this:.jpg)
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And if you’ve read some of my previous wedding blog posts, then you know I have a soft spot for daddies and daughters – when Tonya’s dad got choked up during his toast, I don’t think there was a dry eye in the house..jpg)
Special thanks to Tonya and Robert and the O’Banion and McGonagle families for letting me be a part of such a sweet (and hot!) day!

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It didn’t hurt that Amanda chose a gorgeous
And once the veil was put in her hair, it was almost like you turned on the “bride” switch – I mean, how pretty is she???.jpg)
Robert was lookin’ pretty spiffy himself:
They agreed to see each other before the ceremony, which I love because…
…you get pictures like this…
…and this! “So…how do I look?”
Gotta have a bridal party jump shot. It was so funny because we had some timing issues, but I think the groomsmen made up for it – check out their fierce ninja skills!.jpg)
Off to the
When I saw the lobby, I got a little giddy because I could see this picture in my head – I remember telling Amanda & Robert, “We HAVE to shoot on that couch.” Of course they were all for it, and we got my favorite picture of the day. It’s insane, right?!?!?!.jpg)
Did I forget to mention they got from the church to the hotel in a .jpg)
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Later that night at the .jpg)

