We are now entering…my favorite time of year…FALL!! (Insert creepy twilight zone music – eeeeeven though fall isn’t creepy. Well, except for Halloween. But anyway.) This season, other than WEDDING season (hehe), is mi favorito!!
So as we enter into the glorious atmosphere of leaves set on fire, wind that bites your cheeks pink, and a nose full of cinnamon and pumpkin smelling drinks that warm your hands, Shane and I also get to spend our time outside shooting WEDDINGS!! So fun. Love it. Love the weather. It maketh me happyeth. Yes. Eth.
BUT. And there is always a butt. This time a big ol ghetto booty butt. The changing of the seasons bringeth weird weather….like rain. Lots of rain. Rain at unexpected times. Rain when you don’t want it. Rain when it just makes you so gosh darn mad. But seriously, WHO can be MAD when happy-mushy-gushy-head-over-high-heels-in-love people are about to walk down the isle?? Not I (says the photographer!).
Picture this: Friday, September 24, 2010. Camp Carlson, just south of Louisville, Kentucky. Gorgeous lodge out in a country woodland setting. The nuptials taking place on the back patio overlooking the serene lake. The reception convening in the comforting wooded glowing lodge. Then….dun dun dun…IT RAINS. I mean, this area of Kentucky was in a DROUGHT (yes, a drought I tell you! The horror!), and it does a little downpour the day of the wedding. Oy oy oy.
So what is a bride to do?? Start swigging the bottle of wine. Ooooh yes. And I only say this because it’s the BEST wine out there (from what I’ve had so far!). RELAX. No, I’m not telling you to relax. That’s the name of the wine. Heard of it? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?Buuueeelleeerr???
Okayyyyyy, andbacktonormal. Well, for me anyway. While the guys were getting ready and throwing back some cans of goodness themselves, Stephanie was worried about the rain ruining some pictures and not allowing her and Aaron to get married outside. With the larger-than-life-biggest-umbrella-you’ll-EVER-see in tow, we moseyed her and the bridesmaids out the door and into the little street, taking some fun and silly pictures of her and the girls! The portraits of Stephanie on the porch turned out GOREGOUS. Seriously, this woman is sophotogenic!! She was absolutely GLOWING that day. Sigh.
Onward ho! As luck may have it, the clouds parted like the Red Sea and the shining ray of God’s good light graced all those in attendance that day. I am NOT exaggerating. As soon as Stephanie walks out, a ray of sunlight shines down, just on her, halting the humid cloud from continuing any more.
Despite the stress of the rain, the wedding went PERFECTLY. We got some great shots of Stephanie and Aaron exchanging rings, a tear down her cheek, the bridesmaids wiping their eyes, and the family having a great time at the reception after.
NOTE: If you want to make us REEEALLLYYY super duper happy when we come to shoot your wedding, have mexican at the reception. Hey, I have my vices, what can I say. They had a mexican buffet, cheesecakes to choose from, and a CHOCOLATE FOUNTAIN. Yeah, you read that right. Read it again. CHOCOLATE FOUNTAIN. Lord have mercy.
After the wedding, a funny little ditty happened. While me, Shane, and our super awesome second shooter Chelsey were heading home, we ended up getting stopped in a police trap! For some reason, they were stopping everyone driving down that street….long story short (I’ll save the details – hehe again), we made it through and headed towards the interstate.
I think next time we are gonna stop at that totally fabtastic Bingo hall we saw on the way back (and, if you know me and you know my blogs, fabtastic is alas, not a typo. Gotcha!)….that place was suuurreee hoppin…haha! I think it’s time for me to show some old ladies who’s boss.
Until the next wedding….
Smile pretty,
Raychle
P.S. Me and Shane usually single out a few wedding pictures from the day that are our favorites (yes, it is super hard!!)….so the last picture on this blog is one of our very very favorites of the day!! Which one is yours??
