Jody & Jeff!!!

WOW! That's all I can say about this amazing wedding! I had a chance to get to know Jeff and Jody during their engagement session in Chicago. Since we became friends, I was SOOO excited for their wedding day! I knew it was going to be gorgeous and I was right - a perfect fall day in Hermann. There were a ton of details and great special moments, so there are going to be two posts for this HUGE wedding. Today you'll get the details and moments, and tomorrow I'll show some pics of the gorgeous newlyweds :) Enjoy!

this is where the day started off, where Jody and her girls got ready. it smelled really good because of the great barbecue cooking downstairs :)

her shoes! she's a shoe girl, too, and she didn't disappoint :) These are awesome gray patent-leather mary janes by bcbg - gorgeous!

her chic mermaid dress is from David's Bridal

her 'something blue' - an awesome clutch with a huge bow - awesome!

so fun! I can't take the credit, though - it was Jody & the girls' idea :)

the super-cute flower girl! there may have been some sugar involved :)

she looks at him like that a lot :)

see?

St. George Catholic Church in Hermann is gorgeous! Such great light!

Jody's uncle - who was kind enough to chauffer the bride and groom for the day in his fab car

quite possibly the funniest toasts ever - everyone was cracking up! especially Jody, who has an animated and contagious laugh :)

Stay tuned tomorrow for more pics of the couple!