So, around 5pm, the rain started coming. The sky started turning a little dark, and as we pulled up the radar, we notice a little bit of light green, followed by dark green, followed by red headed towards this beautiful outdoor vineyard wedding. No problem for this family though! Mr. Youngers and Mr. Meireis pulled some extra chairs in, rearranged some things and made a beautiful aisle for their daughter and son to walk through for their wedding of their dreams! And it was still beautiful Both her dad and her stepdad walked her down the aisle (which I LOVE!) and instead of a unity candle, they opted for a “sand unity ceremony” and it was beautiful – once the sand granules are mixed together, they will never completely separate – such a beautiful picture of marriage and the pure oneness that God intended it to be!

Enjoy these pics of the ceremony …tomorrow = dancing reception shots! Whoot!

3pm Saturday afternoon, the beautiful bride slipped into her beautiful white gown and walked out to meet her prince charming. Glowing from ear to ear, surrounded by beautiful family and friends, rows of white chairs and a beautiful vineyard as a background, things were going perfectly! We started our afternoon with first glances, portraits of the bride, groom, their wedding party and then some family. Even though some rain came just about an hour before the ceremony started, it didn’t ruin anything for these soon-to-be newlyweds! They improvised – they moved the aisle inside, brought some decorations in and went with the flow. I definitely applaud both Emily & Will’s family for bending with the changes so well and making it the most perfect day for Will and Emily! Everything was beautiful…just let the pictures speak for themselves Part II and Part III coming over the next couple days!