Josh and Amanda had quite the crowd at their outdoor wedding ceremony at the Halls of St. George in Schererville, Indiana. As we waited for the bride to make her entrance, the groom exchanged laughter as he recognized friends in the crowd of well wishers in front of the gazebo at the Schererville reception hall.

A crowd of guests wave to the groom at a summer wedding ceremony at the Halls of St. George.

The bride makes her entrance at an outdoor ceremony at the Halls of St. George.

Both of these families exhibited a lot of laughter as I spent the day with them. As the winds kept blowing out the unity candles inside the gazebo, family members and the wedding party tried to keep them lit and having fun with the moment.

Family attempts to keep the unity candles lit at an outdoor wedding ceremony.

Capturing Josh and Amanda's kiss was no problem as they smooched an extra long time, completed with the groom dipping his bride in front of family and friends.

The groom dips the bride during their first kiss at the Halls of St. George in Schererville, Indiana.

The day started with hair and make up at The Color Room Salon and Day Spa in Dyer, Indiana. It was there that I found some of the girls under hair dryers, others getting make up done and our bride Amanda texting love messages to her soon to be husband...

Bridesmaid smiles as she poses for a photo in curlers and under an old fashioned hair dryer.

The bride sends text messages of love to her soon to be husband.

The bride and groom exchange text messages of love on their smartphones on the morning of their wedding.

Amanda looked stunning even in the salon without her dress. She was going to be a gorgeous bride for sure.

Bridal portrait at the color room Salon and Day Spa.

We spent some time at the couple's house where the girls ate Jimmy Johns for lunch and eventually got into their dresses. We took a whole bunch of photos at this time with mom, bridesmaids and the flower girl as well as detail shots of the dress, shoes and more.

The bride and her bridesmaids pose on stairs overlooking their wedding day dresses.

The bride shows off her dress on the steps of her home in Cedar Lake on her wedding day.

We've been having a lot of rain in Northwest Indiana this year and it's dampened a lot of weddings, but it was full on sunshine for Amanda's big day.

A bride basks in sunshine for her wedding day portrait at her Cedar Lake home.

The flower girl hugs the bride for their wedding day portrait.

After the ceremony we visited the red caboose and railroad cars on display in downtown Griffith, Indiana for some bride and groom shots as well as silly wedding party photographs.

The bride and groom kiss on top of a railroad car in downtown Griffith, Indiana.

Bridesmaids carry the groom while wearing sun glasses at an outdoor wedding at the Halls of St. George.

Soon we were back at the Halls of St. George for a delicious dinner and a night of dancing. The groom's godfather gave a speech that was worthy of a skit on Comedy Central. He had the crowd howling in laughter.

The bride and groom are introduced during their wedding reception at the Halls of St. George.

A wedding guest face-palms her laughter at one of the speeches given at the reception.

A monogram appears on the wall as the bride and groom take their first dance at a wedding reception at the Halls of St. George.

I hope you have enjoyed this sneak peek of Josh and Amanda's outdoor wedding at the Halls of St. George. Stay tuned here and the SBV Photography and Region Weddings Facebook page for more updates.