It’s not often that I get to shoot a wedding in which I had an indirect hand in making happen but such was the case on June 17th when I shot the classy, sophisticated wedding of Melissa and Bora in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. See, Melissa and Bora met twice. The first time, after talking for a while and feeling a spark, Bora asked for Melissa’s number which she gladly gave him. But the number was one digit off (who’s fault that was, I don’t know…but Melissa swears that she didn’t give the wrong number on purpose). Sadly, Bora thought Melissa gave him the wrong number and Melissa thought Bora just didn’t call. Here’s where my part comes in: Melissa is a good friend of my best friend Kira and about three years ago (a little bit after that ill-fated phone number exchange), Melissa came out on the town with me and my girls for my bachelorette party. Late in the night, we decided to go to the King Club for some dancing (and some live on-stage karaoke for me…don’t ask) and, lo and behold, the stars aligned: Bora and Melissa met for the second time. This time, the correct phone numbers were exchanged…and the rest is history.
I was honored to watch these two join their lives together and to spend the evening with their loving families. I know they’ve got years of good love ahead of them–as Kira sang in their wedding, “their love is here to stay.” Enjoy the sneak peek and slideshow, you two–more to come soon!
And a big gigantic thanks to my good friend Jamie Lawler for flying out from San Diego to Wisco to be my second shooter at this wedding, and for letting me be a part of many of her “Midwestern Firsts”: first cheese curd, first fish fry, first firefly, first taste of custard….the list goes on. :)
To purchase a DVD or iPod copy of Melissa and Bora’s slideshow, go to www.weddingsbyvantage.com/melissa-and-bora and click on the CD icon at the bottom right of the screen. See more Vantage Photography work at our website.
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