Mary and Brandon got married on Saturday at the Ainsworth House and Gardens. Do we have good weather karma or what, . . . three weather services said; rain, rain, rain, but nope, our weather luck held out once again and we even had a little bit of sun. Truth-be-told however the grounds were a little bit mushy and I have yet to be able to talk the groomsmen and bridesmaids into creating mud angels as I photograph them, alas, . . . someday maybe I'll shoot a trash the bridal party session!
The flowers were beautiful, provided by Alicia Flora Design and for only the second time in well over 600 weddings I drew blood while attaching a boutineer. Fortunately, sort of, it was my own and I was able to carry on despite my injury.
While Patrice photographed the girls getting ready for the day in the beautiful bridal room I took some time to play with the guys. I knew early on that this was not going to be a boring day, . . .
Due to the forecast weather, the mushiness of the grounds and the trouble that the staff went to to set up all of the chairs in the conservatory THAT's where we had the ceremony. In front of 100 or so family and friends Mary and Brandon listened to a wonderful, ceremony officiated by, . . . hmmm, another piece of information that did not seem to end up in my notes, but it was heartfelt and seemed to move the crowd, I saw a few tears, the rings were exchanged, there was a kiss or three and then off to the party, SCREEEECH!! time out, . . .off to the parlour of the manor house where we signed the certificate and gathered all of the guests for one massive group shot, . . .whew.
Then we went to the party. The festivities were shepherded by a fun and very capable dj named Frank from Bust-A-Move dj service, The buffet was pasta themed with yummy meatballs and a salad, according to Mary, "that's the biggest chef salad I've ever seen!" There were cupcakes at the party and a cake made by Coldstone. Frank was full of surprises such as a Bride and Groom Shoe Game, a full-contact version of Musical Chairs and even a stage performance himself, great moves Frank! Then it was time to throw the bouquet and garter and party on.
After we put our gear away we came back in the reception to party and have a beer with the crowd. This was definitely a fun group!
