The owners of Serendipity, Topeka’s newest event venue, call its creation “a happy accident.”  We call it fabulous!

We’ve loved watching this wonderful new venue come to life over a short few weeks and are so excited to be celebrating its grand opening this weekend!  Be sure and come out tonight to NOTO for February First Friday to check out this great new event space and enjoy the wonderful entertainment lined up to celebrate the exciting event.

You can find Serendipity at 820 N. Kansas Ave. or visit them online at www.serendipitytopeka.com.

Cheers!

Ken Doll Photography is excited to be a part of this year’s 94.5 Country Bridal Fair at the Ramada in Topeka!  It’s always a great time of year when we get to meet lots of new brides and grooms-to-be and catch up with all the wonderful wedding vendors in Topeka.

We’re looking forward to meeting all of you this weekend as you plan your big day!  While you’re at the bridal fair, be sure to pick up a copy of seveneightfive {I Do}, Topeka’s newest and only wedding magazine!  It’s a wonderful new publication filled with lots of great resources for planning a wedding in Topeka – and you can also check out some of our work featured in the publication!

Once we get through this wonderfully-crazy bridal fair weekend, we’ll get some new pics up here on the blog.  We’re way behind on that (as I’m sure you loyal followers have noticed), but we’ve got lots of fun stuff to show you – so stay tuned!

Ashley and Chris celebrated their big day a couple of weeks ago in Topeka.  It was a cold and windy, but they braved the weather for a few outdoors pics before walking down the aisle.  The happy couple was surrounded by a number of friends and family for this special day and ended the evening with a fun-filled reception at the The Vinewood.  Congratulations Ashley and Chris!!

So we teased you a little bit last weekend with one shot from Amy and John’s Minnesota wedding.  And as promised, here’s the full sneak peek of their beautiful day.  We had a great time visiting Minnesota and getting to know Amy and John’s friends and family.  Everyone was so welcoming and it made for a really fun couple of days.

Amy had planned so many great details for the wedding day that really personalized the celebration.  From her “Mrs. Rose” dress hanger, to her “wedding” running shoes for a night of dancing (she is a marathon-running bride) and reception decor that was AMAZING – it was a fabulous occasion!

And, from what we hear, we really lucked out on the weather, which was beautiful, especiually for the time of year.  In fact, on the same weekend the year before, the town saw several inches of snow.  I guess it helps to have a meterologist as the bride – she has some awesome weather forecasting skills!

Congratulations Amy and John!!

Maggie and I are headed back to Kansas today, but before we leave we had to post one pic from Amy and John’s wedding yesterday in Minnesota.  A full sneak peek to come, we promise, but we thought we’d share just one as we hit the road…

We made it to Minnesota and are excited to celebrate Amy and John’s big day with the happy couple and all of their friends and family tomorrow.  The weather is looking beautiful – it will be a great day!

Congratulations Amy and John!

Wow – I think this post will win the award for quickest wedding day sneak peek turn-around!  We are headed north for a wedding this coming weekend, so we wanted to be sure and get something posted for Amanda and Jonathan before we head out of town.

We had such a great time with Amanda, Jonathan and their wonderful friends and family this past weekend.  The weather got a little chilly as the day wore on, but everyone hung in there to get some great pictures of the bride and groom’s special day.  As the Kansas weather starts getting colder and colder we’re getting more and more jealous of Amanda and Jonathan’s warm honeymoon coming up in a few short days.  Thank you both for giving us the opportunity to be a part of your day and congratulations and best wishes for a long and happy life together!

It’s a BEAUTIFUL day for a wedding!  Congratulations to Amanda and Jonathan – enjoy every minute of this special day!

Our latest wedding wins the award for our biggest wedding party to-date.  How big?  The guys had their own stretch limo, while the ladies had their own stretch Jag limo, led by our happy bride and groom in a beautiful Bentley!

It was a wonderful day and we had a great time getting to know Alicia and Trey’s amazing friends and family.  All wedding days are filled with love, but it was so obvious how much these two, and their families and friends all cared about one another.  It truly was a day where two families came together into one, and we’re so happy we had the opportunity to be a part of it.  And to top it all off, this wedding also wins the award for most heartfelt, sincere and touching maid of honor speech ever.  It had the whole place in tears – including Maggie and I.

Alicia and Trey, thank you for the opportunity to get to know you and share in your special day.  And, best wishes for a long and happy life together.

We were so excited to finally meet little Miss Rory a couple of weeks ago.  We’ve known her parents for quite a while and even shot their wedding almost two years ago.  It’s always so fun for us to see families grow and we are looking forward to a fun first year with Miss Rory and her parents.

Congratulations Megan and Jeff – she’s beautiful!