Hillary and Ryan… what can I say? I love love love this couple!!! Hillary and I met at an open house at Dresser Mansion and we immediately clicked! Although, I’m willing to bet Hillary has that experience with a lot of people. She’s extremely likeable and fun to be around. This wedding was way too much fun. They did everything I would recommend to have a great party. 1) They hired Erica Weddings. You can’t believe the importance of having an awesome wedding coordinator. I know initally people think they don’t need one. But you do. And no offense whatsoever, but your type A personality good friend isn’t going to cut it as a coordinator. (Okay, I take that back, I’ve been to two weddings where the friend did a great job. But I’ve shot hundreds of weddings) You really need someone who’s trained in wedding coordination. I’m off my soapbox now. 2) They allowed over 2 hours to do the portrait session with them and the wedding party. Having a bunch of great pictures takes time. It takes time for you and your wedding party to get relaxed. It gives April and I the opportunity to get creative. Can we take some great pictures if you only leave 10 minutes? Yes, but if you want to really utilize your photographers, leave some extra time. 
3) They hired great entertainment! Find the DJ company that’s perfect for your party! They hired Paul with Tulsa Wedding DJ. When we left at 11pm the party was still going strong and Hillary and Ryan were having the time of their lives. Okay okay, enough preaching! Time to show some pics!
We headed downtown for the portrait session. The weather was PERFECT! 
Of course the AWESOME flowers were done by Lindi of the Bridal Garden! I’ve sent so many brides Lindi’s way this year and every bride that has used her is in love with her! Her work is unreal! And she’s precious. Please, if you’re still looking for flowers go check her out. 
Oh another thing about having time… we can take random and hilarious pictures of your wedding party! This wedding party had a lot of fun with it. All these images were shot by April. 
All these boys were OU Baseball players. This was a special requested shot by the wives.
Yum! Loves!
Incase you haven’t heard me mention it before. I love it when we do family pictures where everyone’s huggy and pulled in tight. I think they just look soooo much better! Aren’t Hillary and her mama and sister just stunning??
This was probably one of my favorite parts of the day. These kids were the cutest flower girl and ring bearer ever. I just don’t think there’s any competing with them. I did not pose these pictures at all. All I did was ask them to stand next to eachother. They did the rest. It was precious! They just love eachother and were being darling. I’ve looked at these images about a trillion times and they make me smile every single time! 
Hillary and Ryan, ya’ll are the best!! Thanks for choosing me to photograph such an incredible day! I really feel honored!
by Andrea
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