The Andy Aupperlee Explosion 5000

Meet Josh and Andrea. They met sometime during 2k7 and fell in love. Josh decided to make it honest over Christmas that year, and that’s when he called me. I’m the guy in the middle, doing my best to conduct a wedding ceremony. They were married on October 25, 2008 in Fort Collins, Colorado.

This is the groom, Josh. I’m so happy that Andrea loves his zany fashion and ironic hatwear choices.

This is Alex Chu, a groomsmen. Alex came all the way from sunny Los Angeles, California because he loves fall in Fort Collins.

Planning a wedding is tough. Good thing Josh and Andrea both have cell phones to call and text everyone. “C u @ my wddng. It’s on Sat.” I’m pretty sure I RSVP’d by SMS, how about yall?

This is Chris Brown, Vice President of Brown Industries, and a groomsmen. Chris flew in from Grand Rapids, Michigan just to smoke that cigarette.

Rebecca is Andrea’s sister and Maid of Honor. Her smile is almost as big as the state of Texas!

This is Josh’s last lunch before the wedding. I only ate half of my sandwich because I was still writing the ceremony into my little black book—also, I was a little nervous (not much appetite).

Nobody in the wedding party has short hair. We all did this for Josh so he could have a more “vintage” wedding.

Josh and Steve.

Photo by Alex Chu on his First Generation Edge Network iPhone.

Alex titled this photo “Executive Decisions.” Here I am going over a few last minute details with the groom. “Are you thirsty? Do you need a Capri Sun? How do you say ‘Weinberg?’”

Photo by Matt Wolterstorff.

Whoa. Hot. Sorry Tony, not talking about you here.

Photo by Matt Wolterstorff.

Photo by Matt Wolterstorff.

Photo by Matt Wolterstorff.

Photo by Matt Wolterstorff.

Andrea giving her sis a hug after she toasted her & Josh.

Best man and Brother Jason toasts the newlyweds.

Getting totally toasted.

First dance—nice moves, bro!

Let’s get this party started!

Josh (WY), Alex (CA), Chris (MI), Joe (IL), Matt (MI).
Photographer: Andy (WA).

This is a funny moment for all of us that witnessed it.

Hi ladies!

Joe Beutler kept the party going.

All tuckered out.

Alex and Mel.

Marty and Tony: fathers in law.

Steve and Bianca.

Many thanks to Andrea and Josh for having me (and officiating!) at their wedding. It was a honor and I had a lot of fun. Also, much thanks to The Weinberg Family and The Fritz Family—you guys threw one helluva party. Special thanks to Matt Wolterstorff—he operated my big rig (Nikon D300 + Nikon 18-200mm VR lens) during the ceremony and got some great shots.

These are just a few of the hundreds of photos I took over the weekend. Please visit my Flickr set, Josh & Andrea’s Wedding, to see more pictures. You can view a slideshow here, or just watch the one below. To get full screen, be sure to click the box with arrows in the lower right.

I’ll be adding more photos to Flickr over the next few days, so check back soon. You can subscribe to this feed if you’d like RSS updates when I add new photos.

If you’d like any photos for print, please email me at andy.aupperlee[at]gmail.com. (Obviously, put a “@” in place of the [at]). I can send you hi-res, color corrected files by email or CD, or I can have them printed for you and shipped to your house (for a small fee).