Stuke Wedding - Todd and Shela proclaim their love for each other! Spirit Lake, Perry, KS


Shela and Todd's wedding was ABSOLUTELY phenomenal! It's what I want from every wedding we shoot. Emotion! When I first sat down with Shela she told me what was most important was that we portray the love and romance they had. That's right up our alley!! But it was interesting that she's really the first to ever tell me that! Every couple tells me they want FUN pictures and I love FUN but to me my primary goal every time is getting raw and unfiltered emotion! And so I was super excited to be a part of their day! These guys are so in love and so passionate towards one another that it was a sight to behold! Shela looked absolutely amazing and gorgeous and beautiful! I can't say enough to describe how wonderful she looked and Todd was just the most happy groom ever! Such a photogenic couple all the way! I will never forget their amazing day and I am so thankful that we were there to capture all the special moments! Enjoy the blog post but especially the slideshow below. It includes many of the images from the day! Enjoy!!!





Thank you for visiting our blog! Check out this amazing wedding slideshow with many images from the wedding! Shortly, I will post these and more to a Facebook album!

Tommy and Holly Peterson
tommy@thpetersonphoto.com
785.793.2492 | 785.213.0812
Scranton, KS

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