Lindsay Pierce

I met Lauren at a “welcome to our school” picnic when we were each entering a new school to begin the 6th grade. Who could have known that 16 years later I would photograph her in a big white dress!! How fun! Lauren’s sister, Holly, who I also probably met at that middle school picnic, was her maid of honor; and Holly’s adorable daughter Kayla was the flower girl. Mr. Groom, and yes, the groom’s name really is John Groom, has a very cool son, Jakob. So Lauren, John and Jakob really began their life together as a family on May 28. Jakob was so sweet and mature on this special day, helping little Kayla with her flower girl duties and later bringing some heat to the dance floor! Lauren looked amazing. She didn’t plan to wear 2 wedding dresses, but some interesting circumstances arose and she rolled with the punches splendidly. No one could decide which dress looked the most stunning! Their wedding and reception were at Longview Mansion in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Lauren and John took off 2 days later to Bora Bora! Congratulations you two!

Jakob rocked out his tux….and I love the two of these guys together:

Lauren and John didn’t want to see each other before the ceremony, but I insisted on taking their picture together anyway:)

Is body language genetic? I love this mother/daughter moment as they watch guests arrive for the ceremony from the window upstairs: