Family Vacation - Day 2
We woke up and quickly went through our scheduled bathroom time for showering. After I got out of the shower, I walked downstairs and realized it was raining. This wasn’t good since the wedding was supposed to take place at 10:45am in the back yard. Hm. Sure enough, My sister walks in a few minutes later on the edge of a meltdown. After being assured that a ‘plan B’ was in place and that the wedding would go on as planned, she finally left for the hair dresser. This is where my fun started. “Plan B” basically brought the wedding into the house, working on the assumption that many of the guests wouldn’t come to an outdoor wedding if it was raining. I quickly reorganized my plans for pictures and set up the tripod in a strategic location. Cool… Let’s do this.It’s time for the wedding. The Mayor of Charlotte is in the main room waiting to perform the ceremony. The groom and the rest of the wedding party, along with those that were present for the wedding, were patiently waiting for the bride to descent the stairs and get on with the ceremony. And we waited. And waited. The Mayor was getting a little nervous, which was why he typically doesn’t do wedding ceremonies anymore. After making this acceptation, I can only imagine that he was second guessing his decision. As it turns out, my niece, who’s birthday fell on the same day as the wedding, was feeling the need for some attention and was causing the delay – not misgivings from the bride. Finally, she came down the stairs and the wedding went on without a hitch.
After the wedding, the wedding party and a few family members went to Holland, MI for pictures at the beach. Yes, for those who know where my parents live, this constitutes an hour and a half drive (one way) for pictures. This isn’t as bad as it sounds because the theme of the wedding was that of a “beach theme” complete with leys and Hawaiian shirts. Also, my niece doesn’t count her birthday as ‘official’ unless she goes to the beach. Off to the beach we go – and the pics turned out great.
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My wife, son and me at Lake Michigan
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Several hours later, we are back at the house and I’m taking pictures at the reception. Tons of pictures. Of all the family. And friends. And guests. And the food, cake, etc… When it was said and done, I had taken 938 pictures throughout the day and I wasn’t done yet. The reception was a good time and wound down a little early at around 10:30pm or so. The neighbor pitched in and helped pick up the mess in the yard while my parents cleaned up the food and dishes. All in all, the whole deal cleaned up real well.
Following the clean-up effort, I began downloading and sorting the pics I had been snapping all day. It quickly became apparent that I was going to have to take some time to get these things archived to CD for my sister. I started the process but never burned a CD tonight. I’ll work on it in the morning before she gets here.
Following the clean-up effort, I began downloading and sorting the pics I had been snapping all day. It quickly became apparent that I was going to have to take some time to get these things archived to CD for my sister. I started the process but never burned a CD tonight. I’ll work on it in the morning before she gets here.
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