Gehman Photography :: Iowa Wedding Photographers: Leah + Scott

We had been looking forward to Leah + Scott's wedding for a long time, as we love outdoor weddings in new places! Their celebration was held at the Rock Island Arsenal Golf Club, and was a day full of beauty and style, and ended with Independence Day fireworks over the Mississippi River. Can you get more American than fireworks on the Mississippi River?

One of the more special things about the wedding was how Skype was involved. Leah's first cousin was recently diagnosed with leukemia, and due to treatments was unable to attend in person. So, one of the family brought her along on his laptop, and she was able to watch the whole wedding and was passed around at the reception, able to talk with family and friends, and give the bride and groom her best wishes and congratulations from Texas!

We love photographing significant moments in people's lives, and it's a huge honor and privilege to be part of more than one event in Leah's life, having created her senior portraits a few years ago. Her family has become an extension of our family as well, and Scott just fits right in with all of it! I get to hang out with the grooms and groomsmen at most weddings, and I'm pretty sure Scott was one of the most un-nervous, laid-back grooms I've seen in a while. He was so confident in the day that he changed out the black shoelaces in his tux shoes for the colors of the day... pink and green!

"Leah + Scott:

Congratulations on an incredibly beautiful wedding! You both have great friends and family surrounding you, and cheering you on... that's something special. Thank you for making us feel part of the celebration, and being flexible with all that was going on that day. We wish you all the best God has for your lives together, and I'm sure you'll find a way to make Iowa City feel like San Diego... although, truth be told, when football season is over in January, I'm guessing it'll be a lot more difficult! :) See you soon!"

-Rodney & Jodi