OH wow..... so when Mindy first contacted me and told me about her venue, I couldn't have been more excited. She was planning an outdoor ceremony in front of beautiful Hightower Falls in Cedartown, Georgia. As with all outdoor ceremonies, there's always the chance of rain forcing you to use the back up plan.... and as the day got closer and closer the weather man kept predicting not only rain, but extremely severe weather including high winds, powerful tornados, and hail. Not exactly what Mindy and Jordan had in mind. As I came up to the gates of Hightower Falls, the rain was light but steady. The cloud cover did make for some amazingly soft window light as Mindy got into her beautiful, custom-made wedding dress as the rain continued outside.
Since the threat of severe weather had passed, they decided to have their ceremony under the tent in the original spot...rain or not. Mindy arrived by horse drawn carriage on the other side of the falls and used the beautiful "Bridge of Love" that crossed the stream as her aisle.
After the ceremony the bride and groom wanted to make use of the amazing grounds regardless of the wet grass and slight drizzle. I was ecstatic! We did portraits in front of the falls, inside the beautiful ruins of the grist mill, by the dance hall and even went off-site to a quaint tree-lined lane Mindy had spotted on a previous visit.
After shooting outside for quite a while, we scooted indoors to warm up, dry off, and enjoy the reception!
I had a blast photographing their wedding. It's really something when you encounter two people who have such a passion for beautiful photographs and will do whatever it takes to get them. :) A little rain never really hurt anyone anyway! I hope you guys enjoy your images as much as I have already. I might have looked like a ragamuffin when I left, but I sure had a great time getting soaked! :D Click here to see the entire gallery of wedding images.
Thanks for choosing me and letting me be part of such a fun, special day. :) |
