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When I arrived at the church, Chris was waiting with his family so we decided to take some formal shots until Elise arrived and we arranged their pre ceremony meeting.  We got a few in with his family included these two with his Dad and his best man.

Chris takes the award for calmest groom ever.  Here he is chillin' just as I was receiving notice of Elise's arrival.

After this shot we went to the side of the church to put Chris in a hidden away area for the big meeting chronicled in Pt.2.  It was at this time that he showed me a bag stashed outside in a corner that had all the frisbees for our wedding party shot out on the big lawn...

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One of our other pre planned stops was the spiral staircase inside of Chapel of the Resurrection.  We took several versions.  Be sure to enlarge the images for a better view...

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A quick one, just seconds before the ceremony was to begin at the entrance of the spiral staircase...

It was one heck of a bright sunny day and I wanted to make sure these guys didn't fry in the sun so I turned their backs to the light and used some flash to make sure their faces could be seen. The bridesmaids were a lot of fun willing to endure multiple shots so I didn't get any blinkers in the bunch.

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The kissing bridge is practically right off Route 30 close to the south entrance of Valparaiso University.  I gave these guys a spot to stand and they did the rest...

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There is no way we could not use that spectacular stained glass window as a backdrop for a few...

One of the things I'm known for is photo montages like the one that begins this post and the one below.  This one is actually one photograph.

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Hey, we can't forget about the groomsmen in Reservoir Dogs mode...

For parents and aunts, uncles, etc. I tend to go more traditional, meaning no frisbee tosses!!

Lastly, I leave you with a shot of the entire wedding party gathered around a grand piano in the choir loft of the chapel.  Tune in tomorrow for the Reception.

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