Jeff & Jessica are from Columbus, Ohio. Jessica dreamed of having a spring wedding where everything took place outside under the sun and stars without the threat of rain. So her mom knew the solution was to move the party to Arizona. This past weekend, 170 of their closest family and friends made the trek out to the desert to celebrate.

I had such a great time photographing Jeff & Jessica's wedding celebration! You'll have to come back tomorrow to see some of my favorite photos from their wedding day. Today, I'm going to share some photos from their western-themed rehearsal dinner that took place Friday night at the Buffalo Chip Saloon in Cave Creek, Arizona....under the sun and stars.
I'm convinced that part of the reason the couple went with a western theme was to show off how well Jeff wears a cowboy hat:
But everyone seemed to enjoy the excuse to dress up, including this little man:
Jeff and Jessica's family made some heartfelt toasts, including this one by her brother that brought Jessica to tears:
Jessica's family owns and manages some car dealerships in Columbus, and one of the perks is getting to demo new cars up until 3500 miles. Here Jessica's brother Zach awards Jeff with his first demo car:
But it came with some amusing fine-print:
Super-cute couple alert!
Buffalo Chip Saloon also features live bull riding that the guests were able to watch. This poor guy barely made it out of the gate, but he's definitely braver than I am!
After dinner, guests were invited to participate in line dancing lessons under the stars:
SO fun! Can't wait to share the wedding with you tomorrow!

Edited to add: Wedding photos are up! Click here to see!

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Equipment used for this event: Canon 5D Mark III // Canon 50mm 1.2 lens // Canon 24mm 1.4 lens // Canon 70-200 2.8 lens // 2 Canon 600EX-RT Speedlites // Gary Fong Lightsphere // 2 Battery Packs // Light Stand with umbrella bracket and cold shoe
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