When J&K asked me to photograph their wedding I was beyond honored. I had known them for a long time and was thrilled that they were ‘finally’ getting married. I also knew their wedding was going to be the best wedding Stillwater MN had ever seen. You see, the bride had grown up very traditional and the groom who played in a local Irish band was less than traditional so when I heard K was having a RED wedding dress, I about died! I knew she would be gorgeous in it and J would look handsome as ever in his very traditional tux. When I saw them that day, my heart skipped a beat; they looked amazing and were both grinning ear to ear-they couldn’t wait to get married.
The St. Croix River in Stillwater was higher than ever and their wedding, originally planned to be in the pavilion had to be relocated to the patio off the side of The Water Street Inn. The bagpipers started the ceremony as K’s son walked her down the aisle. At the end of the ceremony, after the high five’s and the hugs I reminded K what she said; “come hell or high water we WILL get out on that pavilion and that is exactly what the did. Shoes came off, pants rolled up and K had help keeping her dress out of the water and out they went, knee deep in water to the pavilion. The night ended with them surrounded with the people that love them-just the way it is supposed to be.
