I had been checking the weather all last week.  I even kept checking different apps on my iPhone to see which one gave me a more favorable weather report for May 22nd.  The chance of rain & thunderstorms went from 60% down to 20% by the time Dave & Kasandra’s wedding day rolled around.  Thank you Jesus!  They couldn’t have ordered a more picturesque day.

Through a scheduling conflict, I was left without an assistant about 2 weeks before the wedding.  So, I used my trusty friend Twitter & happened upon Vida Carson as a possible assistant.  She’s from Philadelphia and about 9 years younger than me, but oh so talented.  I love her company’s tag line:  fresh. hip. fun.  That is exactly what Vida is!  It was a blast to have her as my right hand woman this weekend, picking through trash, taking apart sinks, making a flower girl diva, and just laughing a whole lot.  Thanks Vida – I can’t wait to do it again!

And Dave & Kasandra…what can I say better than your photos can show?  You two are amazing.  So in love, so kind & gentle with one another, so willing to be in each other’s presence all the time, so content to gaze in to the other’s eyes.  I loved every part of our day together – even the misplaced ring – and am so excited to show off your wonderful day to the world!  Thanks for having me!

Here are the details of the day (fairly helpful for those of you planning your own wedding in the area):

Venue:  Quiet Waters Park – Blue Heron Center

Photographers:  Mandy Sroka & Vida Carson

Caterer:  Land & Sea Catering

Flowers: The Gateway Florist

DJ: Roberto “DJ Ran” Naranjo

And now on to the good stuff….

My 365 post from yesterday got moved to today because, frankly, I’m getting old & am too tired to stay up after a wedding & post a photo.  Maybe I need to take up coffee, or vitamins!

Well, I had the great pleasure of photographing Dave & Kasandra’s wedding at Quiet Waters Park in Annapolis, Maryland.  I got an email from Dave earlier in the week asking what my plans were if it happened to rain.  Um…not show up???   Well, thanks be to God, it did not rain until after the wedding!

We ran out of time (due to various reasons) for Dave & Kasandra’s bride & groom photos, so I begged them to let me take them out after their reception & have 30 minutes of their time.  The following photo is one of the many that made me get all giddy & teary-eyed at the same time.  Thanks so much for letting me put you in the briers…I think it was worth it!