Monday, February 11, 2008

Kelly & Matt are Married!

What a phenomenal weekend we had! We were very pumped for our first wedding of the new year with Kelly and Matt. We couldn't have asked for a better day, 50 degrees! And we really couldn't have asked for a better couple! We started the day at St Xavier's on the St Louis University campus, a very beautiful church. The flowers were provided by one of our favorite florists Sandra with Petals Galore.

After the ceremony we had the privilege of going to the The Fabulous Fox Theatre for some group shots of the wedding party. The Fox has endless possibilities when it comes to spectacular backgrounds! Needless to say, we were very excited!
Next it was off to Lacledes Landing for some fun pics on the cobblestone streets. We actually ended up in an alleyway!

The reception was held at the St Louis Airport Marriott in the Grand Pavilion. A gorgeous cake was provided by Wedding Wonderland. The high lite of the evening, besides Kelly and Matt of course, was Smash Band! We always know that we are going to have a great time when Smash is the entertainment for the night!
Here are a few of our faves:

The necklace Kelly wore held the diamond from her mom's originally engagement ring.
Kelly with her gorgeous girls!
A few of the boys.
The ceremony at St Francis Xavier's.
This is the grand staircase at The Fox.
After we did a few pictures of the wedding party we were able to take Kelly and Matt around and do some more romantic images.
This next series was an experiment with a technique called "painting with light". We are extremely happy with the outcome!
The temperature started dropping by the time we got to Laclede's Landing, but everyone still knew how to have some fun!
More romantic stuff with Kelly and Matt. I must admit, they made it very easy!
Kelly and Matt's first dance in the Grand Pavilion.
The Band pulled Kelly on stage to sing a little Georgia Satellites, "Keep Your Hands To Yourself".
She was awesome!
Smash had a little Twist contest during the reception.
We like to play a little with the rings during the reception. I absolutely love this ring shot!Kelly and Matt, thank you so much for letting us be a part of your day! We had a blast!

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

What an INCREDIBLE photography team you were! I was in the bridal party and could not get over the time and thought you put into every picture and pose! You have given Kelly and Matt the most beautiful reminders of their special day!!

Diane Maxeiner said...

Thank you for the kind words. I need to thank the entire wedding party for making our job so easy. You were all GREAT!!

Anonymous said...

Coby and Diane you ROCK! You make my gorgeous flowers look even more gorgeouser! Is that even a word? Your photo journalistic style is phenominal. Both of you impress me as always. "You Da Bomb!"

Unknown said...

Coby and Diane, thank you so much for everything. You made Matt and I feel so comfortable, I can't express our gratitude. You were so friendly, easy to work worth and you clearly take amazingly creative photos. You were able to capture the joy and excitement we felt throughout the entire day. Thanks to you, we will have gorgeous memories and photos to last us a lifetime!

CMAX Photography said...

Kelly, we really need to thank you and Matt! It was really easy to get gorgeous images when we had such a great couple and wedding party to work with!
We can't wait for you to see the rest.