A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of photographing Katie and Brandon’s wedding at the beautiful St. John’s Catholic Church on Creighton University here in Omaha, NE. Both Katie and Brandon looked fantastic and everything went perfectly! The reception was at Millard Plaza Ballroom. A beautiful place and the best wedding buffet in Omaha.
Here are a few highlights from the day…
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Congratulations again Katie and Brandon!!
I love photographing weddings at St. Margaret Mary’s Catholic Church here in Omaha and Lauritzen Gardens for the reception. So when I found out that Shana and Travis were going to have their ceremony and reception there, I couldn’t wait! Shana and Travis looked AMAZING and were so much fun to be around all day! In fact, they were both so relaxed, taking photos of them was a piece of cake!
Here are a few highlights from the day…
Here they are…
The crazy party… I mean wedding party…
Sunset at the garden… A beautiful place!
Congratulations again Shana and Travis!!
My BNI group (Business Networking International) has right now 18 members that we pass referrals to one another. We are growing it to 25 members. If you would like to come to one of our meetings on Tuesday at 12:00 noon let me know and I can arrange it so you are a guest.
This is your personal invitation to visit BNI, an organization specializing in business referrals.
1) We only allow one person from each profession. So if you join, all other like professions are locked out of that chapter (group).
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4) We are structured, positive & supportive.
Email or call me and I would be happy to explain more.
A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of photographing Elizabeth and Jordan’s beautiful wedding in North Platte, Nebraska. The wedding was at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church and the reception was out in the country where there was beautiful rolling hills. A GREAT Couple, Wonderful Details Everywhere, Delicious Food, A Fun Wedding Party, and Perfect Weather!
Here are some highlights from the day…
Elizabeth’s Stunning Dress!
Here they are…
A emotional day…
Congrats again Elizabeth and Jordan!
We are so pleased with all of your work! We cannot wait until they are hanging in our home!
Beautiful pictures!!
amazing pictures!!…Having family in Omaha I plan on telling them about Mr.Gunder and the lovely pictures he takes!!
amazing pictures!
Wonderful photos taken at an amazing location. Perhaps the flooding of the reception hall WAS a good thing?
I love all of the pictures, they turned out amazing!!! I am so happy for you guys! My favorite is the one of the whole wedding party & Biss is kissing Jordan, Kayla looks so cute watching….the kiss is her favorite part!
Beautiful photos of a beautiful couple!
What a good lookin’ couple! Your pics are gorgeous!
it’s a beautiful wedding and photographer did a wonderful job.
The pictures are amazing!! Love them!! U looked beautiful Elizabeth!!
Love the pictures!! Wish I could have been there to help celebrate!
They are a great couple and SO lucky! I couldn’t make it to the wedding but I am so glad I get to see the beautiful photos of the day.
BEAUTIFUL PICTURES…..you make a great couple!!!
The photos are great! Love the reception site ones best!
They are beautiful!!! I’m so happy for you both 
Love you guys!!
They are a lovely couple. I loved all the pictures I have seen. Cheryl
Great pictures – you guys look so incredibly happy! So excited to see what God has planned for you guys!
Absolutely Beautiful pictures. Elizabeth you look amazing. Can’t wait to see more. Take care.
Love the pictures!! Really shows how much fun the day really was . Love you guys!
LOVE these pictures, really captures how beautiful the
day was! I especially like the pics of Elizabeth and Jordan with the hills behind them!
I don’t even have the words to say about how good the pictures are. You did a wonderful job and I have had people say that if you lived here they would hire you!
Thank you for such an awesome job on my daughter’s wedding!
Patti Waltman
Very beautiful pictures. Wish I could have made it.
Amazing pictures! Again so upset I was unable to attend Congrats to Jordan and Elizabeth!
They turned out great! love you!
I absolutely love the pictures! They are amazing!! My favorite pictures are of the hills in the background; they are so unique. They are all beautiful!! Congrats to my brother Jordan and my amazing new sister in law Elizabeth. Love you so much and glad we have such awesome pictures to remember your wedding day!:]
The pictures are wonderful. Love the pictures in the hills and canyons. We are so happy that the photographer captured some of the special moments prior to the wedding at the church and the more relaxing moments after the wedding at the reception site. Love the attention to detail in capturing photos of the rings, flowers, wedding mints, and candles on the bridal party table.
As parents we are often too busy on special days to notice some of those special moments. Mr. Gunderson seems to capture small moments of time nearly effortlessly. We were so pleased to see the photos as it helped us realized the day was beautiful in many ways despite the relocation of the wedding reception. Jordan and Elizabeth will always cherish Mr. Gunderson’s unique style of photography and willingness to travel for special events.
Beautiful pictures of a beautiful couple!!!
Jessica and John had a fantastic wedding a couple of weeks ago! The ceremony took place on Wedding Island at Wilderness Ridge in Lincoln, Nebraska. The reception was there also at the log lodge. As you can see from the highlights, we got TONS of great shots and I can’t wait to design the wedding album!
Jessica’s Gorgeous dress and Bouquet…
Jessica and John on their big day!
Wedding Island…
To have and to hold…
The wedding party…
John and his groomsmen live on stage.
They really had a wonderful first dance they worked hard on before the wedding day.
Milk and cookies for everyone.
Congratulations again Jessica and John!
This was the best wedding ever! The only thing better is the fact that Jessica is my daughter and John is my son-in-law! Love you guys!! Dad
Great pictures, Great Wedding, Great couple! Love you lots! Judy
Jessi-crazy! You look so beautiful in your pictures:) And John, you don’t look half bad either!
Beautiful pictures. I’m so happy for you! Love,
Grandma
Beautiful couple! Beautiful Wedding! Beautiful Day!
Wonderful, loving, caring parents! I was happy I could share such a blessed day with all of you!
Great wedding – venue, food, and especially the little travel details (pictures at each table, luggage tags)were fun! Oh – and obviously the wedding couple themselves!!
A beautiful wedding!! You guys looked so happy! Thanks again for allowing us to share your day! Amy and Shawn
What BEAUTIFUL pictures!!!!
Jessica and John -
A wonderful wedding and reception for a great couple! And, such beautiful pictures as a keepsake.
Congrats – Diane and Mike
Wonderful wedding and wonderful photos of it!
The pics are just beautiful! Jessica, your dress is gorgeous!
Beautiful black and white pic of the couple!!! Congrats and lots of love and happiness to you! Tina Thrasher
We had a wonderful time at the wedding, it was so great to see you and meet John! The pictures are beautiful!
The pictures speak for themselves. A great day for a great couple!
Congratulations. You two make a great pair.
John and Jessica – this wedding was absolutely gorgeous! Thank you for including me. Congratulations!
Loved the pictures! Thanks for letting us share in your beautiful memory! The black and white picture is my favorite! Love Michele and Girls
Loved the wedding and the awesome pictures bring back many memories hope you both have a happy wonderful life together and will see you when you come home love you”s
Beautiful pictures-John & Jessica. It was a wonderful time. We love you both. Katherine & Joe
Last week, I had the opportunity to shoot the wonderful wedding of Krista and Brian. The ceremony took place at Christ Community Church and the reception at The Club at Indian Creek in Elk Horn, NE. As you can see from the highlights, we got TONS of great shots and I can’t wait to design the wedding album! I want to make a special note for UNIQUEPros… because whenever Teeroy is the DJ for the evening I know everyone will have fun!
Here is Krista all ready to get married…
A detail shot of her ring, memory locket photos of grandparents and purse.
In front of the church with the bridesmaids…
Brian already for the wedding.
The ceremony… The flower girl was busy.
We went to Regency Lake to take some beautiful photos. They where very easy to photograph as you can see.
A few B&W photos…
I love the expressions and motion of this photo.
Congratulations again Krista and Brian!
awesome pictures. i love the ones that really show the facial expressions. i like the candid reception shots also. you fully captured the maginificent day in all it’s spendor. thank you for great pics!
Thank you Doug for giving Brian and Krista wonderful pictures to remember their day. You captured the entire wedding day in your remarkable, talented way!
You’ve given Brian and Krista (and their families) all the visual memories of the wedding that will be treasured forever!
Absolutely BEAUTIFUL pictures for an AMAZING couple!!!
LOVE the pictures! Brian & Krista, I’m so happy for you guys!! Can’t wait to see the rest of your pictures!! Love you both!
Beautiful pictures of a beautiful couple:)
I think these photos are very unique and fun. The event was capture well I thougth I was there. Congrats to the two of you.
Awesome pictures..
we wish you the best!!
Krista & Brian,
Beautiful bride, great day! So happy for you!
Gorgeous!!! You definitely captured the moment!! You look beautiful Krista! Such a handsome couple to photograph!
The pictures really captured the moment! Superb! Yiiippppeeeee!!!!!!!!!
These pictures really captured their wedding day and their joy and love for each other, they will relive these moments through these photons year after year.
Sorry I missed your wedding but I was so glad to see the pictures. Your photographer did a really, really nice job but he did have a great looking couple to work with. Enjoy your life together! ~Angelique
Beautiful niece who found a great guy to treat her with the tenderness she deserves. Much Love and happiness!
Great pictures guys! What a blast your wedding was! Hope you’re having a great time in St. Lucia.
Brian & Krista,
Great pictures of your special day. Beautiful wedding and your photographer really caught your personalities and love for eachother.
Just the start of many fun memories together.
great pics. You made a beautiful bride..
Love the pictures! Wishing you guys all the best, can’t wait to see you again!
Cheers to the Happy Couple! Pics turned out great!
all the pics are amazing and really capture all the wonderful moments!! well done!!!
Absolutely beautiful pictures of an absolutely beautiful day!
Beautiful photos! Love the ones at the lake!
Lookin good! Can’t wait to see you guys again-
The pictures are beautiful. It couldn’t have been a more beautiful weekend. A beautiful couple is what makes the pictures what they are. Doug, you did a great job. Thanks
Love the pictures! What a beautiful bride!!
What beautiful photos . . . of course . . .from such a beautiful couple!!!!! Congrats and have a wonderful life together~
Congratulation again and great photos!
In St. Cecilia Cathedral here in Omaha for a short time is a display of the full scale reproduction of Michelangelo’s LA PIET’A. www.LaPieta.com
It is one of the greatest sculptures ever created and after seeing it up close (this was a identical reproduction from the same mould) you see why. It was the only sculpture ever signed by Michelangelo. It was kind of funny because I was looking for his signature and could not find it. I asked my wife where did he sign it at and I was looking in the bottom corners looking for it. But right out in front of me St. Mary is wearing this strap going across the front of her where Michelangelo signed it in big bold letters.
Up close the detail in this sculpture is amazing carved in marble. The surface of the marble shines prefect under the lighting because of the way it is finished and polished. It is so hard to believe that this was created almost 500 years ago. Imagine the tools he used to carve marble back then.
LaPieta means Pity. It was made for a tomb I think. The original sculpture is in St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican (Rome). In 1972 some crazy person went up to the original sculpture and took a hammer to it damaging it. During the reconstruction of the original sculpture they made a mould of it to produce this reproduction of it that I saw. Now the one in Rome is behind bullet proof glass from a distance. Why in the world would someone do something like that? It is so crazy this sculpture was just fine for 450 or so years and then someone in recent days try to destroy it. Go figure?
Anyway I’ve never seen up close Michelangelo’s work before. I’m glad I finally did. Probably the greatest artist ever.
Here is my version of La Pieta. I photographed it this morning. It was nice because I was the only one there and could move around it.
This is a fun event that I have done twice for the Business School at the University of Arizona. Warren Buffett has Business Schools come from all around the world about 6 times a year to meet with him here in Omaha. There was about 200 students that toured Nebraska Furniture Mart, Borsheim’s Jewelry, Q&A with Mr. Buffett and then a lunch at Piccolos Pete’s Steak House. I photographed candid photos at the lunch. Lots of fun. Seeing Mr. Buffett with all the students is amazing. He jokes around like you never have seen him before.
Love the root beer float!
A T-Shirt and a basketball from Arizona.
Striking a pose. It got pretty crazy.
Group Photo…
This past weekend I photographed Jordan and thought I would share a few photos. He graduated mid term from Burke High School here in Omaha. We went to the Old Market Downtown to photograph and it worked out well as you can see. The weather is finally warming up and it feels good to get outside again.
These four dates have opened up on my wedding schedule that I would really like to fill.
June 25, 2011
July 16, 2011
July 29, 2011
August 6, 2011
Let me know if your wedding is then and book me as your photographer. I will take $300 off your wedding day package. Must have a 5 hour coverage or more to qualify. These four dates only for special. Call me at 402.571.2399 or email doug@douglasgunder.com to meet and talk about wedding photography for you.
July 10th, 2011 at 10:25 pm
Doug, thank you for the time and your attention to detail during Katie and Brandon’s wedding. The photos are beautiful and capture the blessings and celebration of the day from the ceremony to the reception. Jeff & Mary Girard
P.S. We agree, the food was great.
July 11th, 2011 at 8:22 am
Katie your pictures are beautiful!! I love the one of your dress and the unity candle. Great shots, it looks like the photographer captured every emotion of the wedding which is great for keeping the memories. Congrats again!
July 11th, 2011 at 4:37 pm
The pictures are amazing! I am so happy for you guys and am so honored to have been a part of your big day! Love you big sis!!
July 11th, 2011 at 5:14 pm
Wow! I feel like I was there! Such beautiful photos of two wonderful people.
Laurie
July 11th, 2011 at 5:33 pm
The photos are absolutely gorgeous as was the ceremony. I love the creativity of the shots as well. They aren’t just like every other wedding photographer.
July 11th, 2011 at 6:06 pm
Those pictures turned out great!! Congrats!
July 11th, 2011 at 7:21 pm
Congrats again, Katie and Brandon!! The pictures bring back so many memories of the special day…Good luck choosing!! They are all so good, I can’t wait to see them all.
July 11th, 2011 at 9:34 pm
These photos turned out absolutely gorgeous as did the ceremony. I love how creative these pictures are too! They definitely are not your typical wedding photos.
July 12th, 2011 at 1:58 am
You did an amazing job with all the photos! Katie and Brandon, great choice, you both looked amazing!
July 12th, 2011 at 2:52 am
Awesome pictures! They are so beautiful…something to treasure for the rest of your life! I wish I could redo my wedding pictures so that they looked like this!!
July 14th, 2011 at 12:26 am
Beautiful pics! Congrats Katie & Brandon!!
July 14th, 2011 at 12:59 am
The backgrounds are great accents to the subjects in the pictures. You did well to utilize these.
July 14th, 2011 at 1:44 am
Breathtaking photography, spectacular couple and great food(so I hear!) these photos bring so much emoition and life! Thank you for sharing! -Winn
July 14th, 2011 at 1:47 am
Thank You Doug,
You did a great job on our children’s wedding pictures. All are very good and its going to be hard to pick some for our wall @ home!
July 13th 2011
July 20th, 2011 at 7:20 pm
7-20-2011
Looked at Brandon & Katie Garrels’ wedding pictures. Loved them. What a beautiful couple.
July 21st, 2011 at 4:40 am
Beautiful pictures. Anxious to see more.