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Ben + Natalie: 09.01.2012 (Shepherd of the Valley and St. Paul Hotel)

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Venues: Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran and The St. Paul Hotel

Well if there was ever a more high-octane bridal party I have never seen one.  Simply unreal and super fun: we chased squirrels (see video below, ladies), climbed loading docks, crashed Summit Ave, ran out of beer (as usual), and gnerally just had a ton of fun.

Public service announcement for amount of beer on limo/trolley/vehicle of choice for everyone out there:  with 20 people drinking, two cases of beer is gone in about 15 minutes so plan accordingly.  There is a fine line between a good buzz and having too much and having to stop to go to the bathroom.  Ben and Natalie hit it just about perfectly with 2-3 drinks per person: 2 cases of 16oz beers and 4 bottles of almond champagne.  Luckily we only had about 45 minutes to shoot in between the ceremony and reception or we would have had to make a liquor store pit stop!

Josh and I just had a great time randomly stopping by a sweet house on Summit (Thanks secret scout!) and some of my favorite images are below: awesome jellyfish bouquet, black and white class, bridesmaid flower balls, squirrel on a bike, Vikings garter, Leprechaun story where Ben dressed like one when meeting Natalie’s family for the first time, shoe trivia at the reception, Michael show Ben and Natalie the St. Paul Hotel decorated so extravagantly for the first time, Natalie doing the “George Costanza” on the couch and breaking her dress, and the string quartet playing Journey for the processional.

Ben and Natalie you guys are so great; you have so much fun together and it radiates to your friends and family. You guys genuinely offered to carry our stuff like four times – unreal! It was so fun to hang with you guys today and enjoy the images! -Judd and Josh

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Video just for the bridesmaids… (inside Chicago joke)

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