Will and Kara MARRIED! | Glen Allen, VA Wedding Photographer

I am SOOOO excited to finally be sharing these very special images with you all!  My brother-in-law, Will, and his fiance, Kara, were married this fall!!!!  It was an amazing event which family and friends were anticipating for so many months!  It is so rare that during a wedding day I am not taking photos, but I got the best of both worlds this day.  Not only did I get to capture this special time for Will and Kara, but I had an assistant with me who was amazing!  She was so helpful throughout the day, because at one point I was really stressed so it was awesome having someone with me!  She also took over the reception after the first dances and I was able to put my camera down for the rest of the night and have fun with my family!  It was such a memorable day and I am so happy for them both.  Also, this is probably the longest blog post ever, so I apologize in advance haha!

Oh, Hey Kelly! 🙂  She did such a great job with my hair(Salon 606!)  I cannot wait to photograph her and Ryan’s wedding next year! 2014-11-30_0033PIN IMAGEO.M.G.  I cant take the curls!  Really?!?!?!  I so wish I had those!  And sweet Carter, he played on his tablet the entire time Kaleigh and I got our hair done! 2014-11-30_0034PIN IMAGEMother and daughter…..wish I had makeup on haha! 2014-11-30_0035PIN IMAGEMother and son….He is so cute! 🙂 2014-11-30_0036PIN IMAGESoooo…..While we were waiting for Kara and her girls to show up, I had a mini session with Kaleigh. 🙂   She is gorgeous as it is, but seriously, with that dress and those curls, Ive never seen her look so grown up! 2014-11-30_0037PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0038PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0039PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0040PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0041PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0042PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0043PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0044PIN IMAGENext was ceremony details!….. 2014-11-30_0045PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0046PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0047PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0048PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0049PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0050PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0051PIN IMAGEYay!  Kara and the girls arrive to the church…. 2014-11-30_0052PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0053PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0054PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0055PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0056PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0057PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0058PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0059PIN IMAGEI LOVED the bouquets!  Each bouquet was lovingly handmade by Kara herself with heirloom pieces from her Grandmother and Great-Grandmother!  She spent so much time delicately placing each and every piece for each bouquet and they turned out stunning!  2014-11-30_0060PIN IMAGEKara, her mom, and aunt. 2014-11-30_0061PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0062PIN IMAGEAnd the guys arrive!!! 2014-11-30_0063PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0064PIN IMAGEEveryone is looking SHARP!!!! 2014-11-30_0065PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0066PIN IMAGEThis post would not be complete without the awesome(and funny!) dear friends in our lives! 2014-11-30_0067PIN IMAGELookin good Beaz!  And not too shabby Glasco Bros! 2014-11-30_0068PIN IMAGEThere’s my little man, William(as he likes to go by now)….He will always be Carter to me.  He is so handsome and growing up so fast! 2014-11-30_0070PIN IMAGEThats my boy! 2014-11-30_0071PIN IMAGEThe red/navy/green ties are from Scotland and feature the “Glasco Tartan” pattern.  How cool is that?!  Will and Kara wanted to add these special touches to the wedding because the Glasco’s are a Scottish descendant and Kara’s great grandmother was a Scottish immigrant.

2014-11-30_0073PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0074PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0075PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0076PIN IMAGEClassic Glasco brother photos haha! 2014-11-30_0077PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0078PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0079PIN IMAGEWill’s dad, Rick, gave him the awesome pocket watch below.  🙂 2014-11-30_0080PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0081PIN IMAGECarter being silly as usual…. 2014-11-30_0082PIN IMAGEFather and son 🙂 2014-11-30_0083PIN IMAGEThe rings!  I had so much fun photographing them because Kara’s ring is not your typical diamond, it is a rubellite tourmaline to be exact. 🙂  I’d say Rick and Will did a pretty awesome job finding the perfect ring.  You can visit Rick’s jewelry store here! 2014-11-30_0084PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0085PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0086PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0087PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0088PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0089PIN IMAGELook at these adorable kids handing out programs!  You would never know that they were fighting over who would give the next program haha!  2014-11-30_0090PIN IMAGEThats Kaleigh giving me her look….miss attitude! 2014-11-30_0091PIN IMAGECeremony time! 2014-11-30_0092PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0093PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0094PIN IMAGEKaleigh did such an amazing job at the wedding!  I was one proud momma! 2014-11-30_0095PIN IMAGEHere comes the bride! 2014-11-30_0096PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0097PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0098PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0099PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0100PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0101PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0102PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0103PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0104PIN IMAGEDuring the ceremony, Will and Kara did a hand tying, a traditional Celtic/Scottish wedding ceremony. 2014-11-30_0105PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0106PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0107PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0108PIN IMAGEMARRIED! 2014-11-30_0109PIN IMAGENana and Papa arent ones to hang around for long so I had to grab a few shots before they left! 🙂 2014-11-30_0110PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0111PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0112PIN IMAGEAlmost the whole family! 2014-11-30_0113PIN IMAGEFamily photos! 2014-11-30_0114PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0115PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0116PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0117PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0118PIN IMAGERick, Gigi, Kaleigh and Carter 2014-11-30_0119PIN IMAGEBridal party photos! 2014-11-30_0120PIN IMAGESo, Will and his brothers, Jay and Dustin, are huge zombie fans.  Of course, they would do something like this haha! 2014-11-30_0121PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0122PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0123PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0124PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0125PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0126PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0127PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0128PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0129PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0130PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0131PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0132PIN IMAGECarter’s face here cracks me up!  That is the most cheesy face Ive ever seen lol! 2014-11-30_0133PIN IMAGEOur family!  2014-11-30_0134PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0135PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0136PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0137PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0138PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0139PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0140PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0141PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0142PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0143PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0144PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0145PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0146PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0147PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0148PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0149PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0150PIN IMAGEReception time!  Thank you so much to my friend Aniko who took over the reception shots!  I was able to relax and have fun with my family and not worry about taking photos!  It was such a great time! 2014-11-30_0151PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0152PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0153PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0154PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0155PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0156PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0157PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0158PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0159PIN IMAGEI LOVE Will and Kara’s guest signing records.  This was such an original idea!  They chose “Peter, Paul, and Mary” which was a band that Ginny loved, “Bad Company”, a band that Rick loves, Rod Stewart because he is Scottish, and The Commodores because Will is a big fan!  🙂 2014-11-30_0160PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0161PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0162PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0163PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0164PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0165PIN IMAGEFirst dance as newlyweds…I took photos up until the first couple of songs, it was such a special moment with them! 2014-11-30_0166PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0167PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0168PIN IMAGEMother/son dance… 2014-11-30_0169PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0170PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0171PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0172PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0173PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0174PIN IMAGE 2014-11-30_0175PIN IMAGEOk!  I officially am done as the photographer haha!  Below are the images Aniko captured throughout the night!  Thank you again Aniko for being here to capture our family during this special event! 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xoxo