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Friday was the spectacular 08-08-08 wedding of Chad and Sarah. The ceremony was held at the Pump House Regional Arts Center in La Crosse, WI. The Pump House is a gorgeous, old building downtown La Crosse. I was so excited to shoot in and around the building. The reception was held across the street at Piggy’s restaurant, which I was also excited about for many reasons (one being they have the best breadsticks in the entire world, but also because it is just a neat, old building).

I have many, many, many beautiful pictures to share from Chad and Sarah’s wedding. I am actually going to do the first-ever, two-parter post. Between me and my second shooter, Dawn Silva, we just have way too many pictures for one post. Today’s post are all of the posed shots, ceremony shots, and reception shots. Tomorrow I will share all of those gorgeous details.

Chad and Sarah saw each other before the ceremony. We had a lot of time for pictures and relaxation, which was so nice. Chad and Sarah’s first look was still very special.

I am really loving having a second shooter. Dawn captured some amazing candid moments that I would have never been able to catch because I was shooting the posed shots. These photos were taken by Dawn Silva.

The ceremony was held in the theater of the Pump House, so it was pretty dark. I had to use a flash, which I don’t normally do for a ceremony. I still think their ceremony pictures turned out beautiful though, especially because Chad and Sarah faced their guests the whole time. I LOVE that (excellent tip for those of you still planning those details).

You know I had to turn my flash off for a few, right?

This photo was taken by my second shooter, Dawn Silva.

Sarah and her sister after the ceremony

Then we went down to Riverside for some fun pictures.

My take

Dawn’s take (by the way, Dawn has this awesome, amazingly sharp 85mm 1.2 lens that I’m coveting in a big way)

Some more of my pics from around Riverside and one in front of Piggy’s.

Perhaps my favorite from the day…though there are so many.

My take

Dawn’s take

The reception room at Piggy’s is so pretty.

This photo was taken by Dawn Silva.

The first dance with flash…

The first dance without flash…

And, I couldn’t decide, color or black and white?

Stop by tomorrow for part two! I promise lots of no-head shots!