YellowBird Wedding

because simple is beautiful

Days like September 18th don’t come around very often. I was so honored to officiate the wedding of my best friend Amanda and her amazing, amazing wife Joelle! I’ve known Amanda since we were 15 and have been friends longer than we haven’t been. Yeah. 20 years. So obviously, I have a lot of love for …

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There are some couples that rain will not hold down. Kristen and Ray are definitely one of those couples. At the Bristol Harbour Resort, they weren’t going to let a few showers dampen their spirits on September 12th. And by a few showers I mean torrential downpour. When I arrived, people were scrambling to get …

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September 6th continued by remaining crazy warm, and crazy lovely. Heading over to Kloc’s Grove it was time to join Stacy and Michael in matrimony! Guests were milling about and I may have gone up to Michael’s brother instead of him (they look so much alike), but eventually I found my couple and saw that they were …

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The sun was out on September 6th, and it was no joke. The streets were cooking by 11am as I headed out to Orchard Park to marry Julie and Dominic in a beautiful backyard wedding. They were planning a 12:00 wedding, so I arrived at 11:30 to check in and see how things were going. …

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Picture it. The sun is out, the temperature is ideal, and you’re at a farm/vineyard with everyone you love. Sounds wonderful doesn’t it? Well that’s exactly what Kate & Matt got to enjoy on August 29th at Becker Farms. And I was extra happy because Ayres Photography was there, and they are kind of my …

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Statler City is a beautiful and historic Buffalo building. As soon as you see it you think, I bet there is a classy-as-hell wedding going on in there. And on August 22nd, you would have be right! Walking in the doors and seeing Patrick’s groomsmen in tuxes, I knew this was going to be an …

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Kloc’s Grove is a beautiful place in it’s own right, but when it’s full of happy, laughing people, it’s even more amazing than one could anticipate. And that’s exactly how it was on August 21st for Rachael and Josh’s wedding. Josh was cool as a cucumber when I pulled up. He was ready to go. …

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I continued August 14th, dry now that the rain had finally stopped, with Kathy and Jeff at Joseph’s Catering. They were lucky enough to be able to have their ceremony outside in a lovely garden and only have to worry about the wedding that was taking place next to theirs which involved bag pipes…yeah…we had …

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August 8th was an amazing day. It called for rain, but in Bemus Point, it was nothing but clear skies and a cool breeze. A perfect day to get hitched, and an absolutely perfect place. At a family members old lake house, Angie and Eddie were able to have their wedding look exactly as they …

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I love a Friday wedding. I can sneak out after a long day at work and become part of an amazing event. You can’t quite top the enthusiasm at a wedding, and on August 7th at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center, that was a proven fact. Guests were piling in for Lindsay and Andy’s big …

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