It’s hard to imagine a more photogenic couple than this bride and groom from California. Unsurprisingly, Adrienne and Michael both work are on-air news reporters, so they were completely comfortable in front of the camera! We started out the wedding day at the elegant Southern Hotel in downtown Covington, where the bride and groom and both sides of the wedding party were getting ready in suites on either side of the hotel. Flawless Bride did the girls’ makeup and did a fantastic job as usual, with the gorgeous flowers being provided by Villere’s Florist. I loved the gifts each gave to the other… Michael’s gift to Adrienne was a DSLR camera kit, which she was thrilled to receive, while Adrienne presented Michael with a beautiful book she had created of old letters Michael’s late grandfather had written over the years.
We then headed to Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Mandeville for the ceremony, with the couple sharing a private moment of prayer first, holding hands but positioned so that they could not see each other. We were joined at the church by the Dyle Films crew, who are always a pleasure to work with.
After the mass, and some formal group shots, we were on our way back to the Southern Hotel for the wedding reception, where Party-Tyme Productions was on hand for the DJ duties. The bride handled most of the decorating of the venue, while Zoe’s Bakery crafted the beautiful wedding cake, as well as the New Orleans Saints groom’s cake (Michael is from this area). I loved how the couple made some time for a few informal fun shots out in the courtyard of the girls and the guys (with their custom sports-themed socks!), as well as some portraits of just the two of them around the hotel. The day was wrapped up with some very nice speeches from the maid of honor and best man, as well as from the bride and groom, which were particularly eloquent given both of them being in the business of communication!
