These two love to smile! I’m counting on lots of laughing, joking and more smiles on their wedding day. From the Haymarket to a gorgeous, sunny evening out in Pioneers Park, I had a great time with this session.

James Bitz is a Wedding Photographer in Lincoln Nebraska. His unique style make him an excellent choice for capturing your special day Sarah +Dirk [engagement pictures] – Nebraska Wedding Photographer – James Bitz Photography.

Every time I shoot my first engagement session of the year, I always feel like the pressure is on. I feel like I’ve gotten rusty every new year, no matter how long or short of a time it’s been since I shot last.
It was such a pleasure to shoot these two though. They were real troopers considering the cold wind, as well as the fairly rough nature hike I took them on to get to a few special spots I discovered on my “location scouting” missions I’ve started taking. There were so many times today, that I started saying, “Why don’t you…” and before I said anything, they were pretty much doing what I was going to direct them to do anyway. I felt like I was cheating to get shots this awesome.

James Bitz is a Wedding Photographer in Lincoln Nebraska. His unique style make him an excellent choice for capturing your special day Chelsea + Nate [engagement] – Lincoln Nebraska Photographer.

I was really excited when Sara got a hold of me for shooting her wedding. Sara and I have known each other for 20 something years- back when we went to elementary school together. It was great to reconnect in person, and share in their fun on this warm day.

James Bitz is a Wedding Photographer in Lincoln Nebraska. His unique style make him an excellent choice for capturing your special day Sara + Dave [engagement pictures] – Lincoln, NE – James Bitz Photography.

Elise wanted to split her session into two, so she could shoot one session in the changing leaves, and another in the historic Nebraska State Capitol building. How could I refuse anyone with such an awesome smile!

I loved how this session… or both these sessions, rather… turned out.

The second half of this session was also my first attempt at processing a full set of pictures using the excellent new VSCO toolset for Adobe Lightroom.

James Bitz is a Wedding Photographer in Lincoln Nebraska. His unique style make him an excellent choice for capturing your special day Elise [Class of 2012] – Lincoln, NE – James Bitz Photography.

James Bitz is a Wedding Photographer in Lincoln Nebraska. His unique style make him an excellent choice for capturing your special day Karla + Ralph [wedding] sneak peeks.

James Bitz is a Wedding Photographer in Lincoln Nebraska. His unique style make him an excellent choice for capturing your special day Ashley + Steve [engagement].

This engagement session was definitely one of my all time favorites! Katie wanted to stop and take some pictures out at the farm she grew up on, which included an old barn. We didn’t spend too much time inside, as it looked like one small nudge would knock the whole thing over, but we used it as much as we could.

Not to mention that these two were all smiles and laughs!

James Bitz is a Wedding Photographer in Lincoln Nebraska. His unique style make him an excellent choice for capturing your special day Katie + Pat [engagement].

I have to be honest- shooting guys for their senior pictures isn’t always my most favorite thing to do. They don’t usually like to smile, laugh or joke around. I was pleasantly surprised to have a great time with Michael for this session. He was really open to try just about anything, and was just a lot of fun to have around. I haven’t been able to do a lot of shooting in the artificial lights of the city at night, so this was an extra treat for me as well.

James Bitz is a Wedding Photographer in Lincoln Nebraska. His unique style make him an excellent choice for capturing your special day Michael Horst [senior].

James Bitz is a Wedding Photographer in Lincoln Nebraska. His unique style make him an excellent choice for capturing your special day Laura + Matt [wedding] sneak peek.

Kate and Ryan are the coolest, sweetest couple. I really loved working with them so much, from their engagement session through their wedding day. Kate was unfazable all day, and let nothing take her out of her calm and collected mood.

The church worried me at first, because although it’s amazingly beautiful, is full of dark blue light. It turned out to be a really nice backdrop for the ceremony.

It was soooo hot out though. As soon as I stepped out of the church, all my lenses fogged right up. Everyone was good sports about it though, and they just kept on having fun.

The Lied Center was a fantastic location for the reception. I loved every minute of it. I’ve honestly never seen a dance floor fill up so quickly and last so long. These people knew how to party!

Thanks guys for letting me be a part of your day!

Congratulations Kate and Ryan!

Vendors
Caterer – Tastefully Yours (Kim Morock)
DJ – Ben Rynearson
Cake – HyVee
Florist – iBloom (bride’s bouquet and groom’s corsage)
Makeup artist – Clinique
Hair stylist - Jet Salon (Anna Evans)

James Bitz is a Wedding Photographer in Lincoln Nebraska. His unique style make him an excellent choice for capturing your special day Kate + Ryan [wedding].