The Wedding of Natalie Plaisted & Dustin Koziuk – Rembrandt’s Coffee House

With a successful 2009 loaded with exciting weddings in the bag, Steve Smith Weddings is ready to take on the 2010 year with an enduring sense of enthusiasm. January 10, kicked off the much anticipated 2010 year with a lovely little wedding at Rembrandt’s Coffee House in Eagle, Idaho. I have always adored Rembrandt’s converted church space as a place to sit back and enjoy a delicious cup of their fair trade, organic coffee. It was a real treat to find out that this space could be flipped into an idyllic church setting to hold a wedding while still maintaining it’s creative modern flair.

I started off the day with a few exterior shots before heading into the dressing rooms to catch the tail end of the bridal party getting ready.

Rembrandt’s Coffee House in Eagle, Idaho

Natalie adding the final touches

Dustin and his groomsmen huddling it up

After catching a few photos of everyone getting ready we walked a couple blocks down the street to Heritage Park for the bridal party shots.

Jump for joy!

Lucky man

Lucky woman

Easing the nerves

With the bridal party all taken care of, it was time to move on to the bride and groom

Vibrant flower compositions and elegant wedding decorations were provided by Ray’s Custom Floral and Design

Dustin anxiously awaiting his bride to be

Dad with a few tears of joy

Lovely little duet performed by two of Natalie’s bridesmaids, Meagan on piano/vocals and Colleen on backup vocals

Natalie’s maid of honor, Colleen sharing some kind words

Dustin’s best man, Javin, blessing Natalie and Dustin’s new marriage

And a toast by Natalie’s father Randall

Natalie’s grandfather, Ralph, gave a surprise performance on the harmonic that had everyone clappin and foot stompin

Can’t forget the bouquet toss

Being such excellent friends, Dustin’s groomsmen couldn’t resist spicing up the garter toss. Natalie was replaced by Dustin’s best man, Javin, for a shockingly hairy treat.

Priceless reaction

That’s more like it

Over the shoulder firing

Guys vs. girls dance-off

What a great way to kick off the new year. Big thanks to Dustin, Natalie, their wedding party and both of their families for making such an awesome wedding!

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Maureen Shea & Ryan Brewer Wedding – Barber Park

Boise’s solid four seasons offer a plethora of potential wedding day temperatures. For many, the warm summer months are ideal while other prefer the more temperate feel of spring and fall. Iin the past, there has been a tendency to stay away from the winter months. However, we’ve began to see a trend in more and more people choosing to have a winter wedding. Boise has some excellent indoor wedding venues, the outdoor scenery can be incredibly spectacular and all around vendor prices can often be more affordable. I’ve been fortunate to be on board for several winter weddings this year.

Maureen Shea and Ryan Brewer were one such couple to choose the winter for their season of choice. I couldn’t have been happier to work with these two as well as their cast of gregarious guests and kind families.

Ryan and Maureen chose Barber Park’s great event space for their wedding and reception location. This great space coupled with the creative eyes at Bliss events set the stage for a great wedding day.

We strolled across the parking lot to the wooded walkways of Barber Park

Having a little fun with it all.

If couples are up for seeing one another prior to the ceremony in order to take care of the bride and groom shots ahead of time, we will setup our own personal “reveal”. This reveal give is specially setup in order to give that same take your breath away feeling when you turn around and see your husband or wife to be for the first time that day. I had Ryan all staged and ready to go when Maureen gave him a welcoming hello. He made it about a quarter turn before everyone shouted to stop. This shot below shows the groomsmen giving a good chuckle to the near slip up.

OK Ryan, Now you may turn around.

Although a bit chilly out, the wedding party was tolerant enough to head down to the river for a few group shots.

Heels for the wedding, Uggs for everything else. Lucky bridesmaids!

Next up, the ceremony.

While everyone’s nerves may have been pumping, the ministers slight slip-up put everyone at ease with a good laugh. Instead of saying “we’re here today to join Maureen and Ryan” he led with, “we’re here today to join Maureen and Dan”… Dan just so happens to be Ryan’s best friend and best man.

Not to worry, Ryan and Maureen still got married.

Meet Dan, the man that the minister almost joined together.

Maureen played for the Boise State women’s soccer team and still carries strong ties with her former teammates. One of these teammates, Molly Hawker, was married a year or so ago wearing these same earrings. These earrings were first passed down to another fellow teammate, Kristin Sword, and then on to Maureen. Their goal is to keep passing the tradition around to the former players. What a great newly founded tradition.

Heart-warming memories from Maureen & Ryan’s past as a couple flickered on the wall giving guests a glimpse into their lives with one another.

Touching toasts were given by Maureen’s sisters/maids of honor as well as Ryan’s best man.

The first dance.

Maureen and her dad.

Some cake cutting.

Ryan’s sister and niece put on a beautiful hula dance for the everyone to enjoy.

Kind, appreciative words flowed from Ryan’s mouth as he thanked everyone for joining him and Maureen on their wedding day.

Another great wedding to be a part of!

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Traci Sterling & Dan Johnson Wedding – The Stone House

Several weeks prior to the Traci Sterling and Dan Johnson wedding, I met up with the couple to capture some intimate formal shots in Dan’s personally designed home. We were able to take out the wedding day fluster and just focus on the two of them. It was a great afternoon and truly helped to ease the whole process.

As the wedding day rolled around, Dan and Traci had one less item on their plate to think about. Their friends, family and love for one another was the focal point for the days events and it truly showed from a photographic standpoint.  It was another great experience filled with big smiles and kind eyes.

Traci and Dan chose the quaint Stonehouse catering and events center as their ceremony and reception site. This location has a cozy charm to complimented by delicious eats.

Warm sunset glamour shots a few weeks prior and iconic snowy strolls through the park the day of. I think they got the best of both worlds.

The resonating bagpipe reverberation in close quarters gave me chills down my spine.

Dan and Traci gave a fine toast to the audience.

Dan brought his Scottish roots to the table with an exquisite toasting cup, a spot of whiskey and some pleasant Scotsmen verbiage.

Dan’s father wasted no time following suit with his own Scottish toast.

Traci and Dan were a great couple from start to finish. Their love for one another was truly evident every step of the way. Congratulations!

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