It’s not often I get to post about my friend’s getting married – but here it goes!  Angela – the same photographer that took most of the photos from my wedding in the Dominican Republic (and works for Documentary Associates) got married this past summer!

She was incredibly easy to work with and we brought a lot of the items we are already had in stock in order to decorate her wedding.  A couple of things you won’t see in this post is the decor that we did not get to use.  Miguel and I went to decorate the tent in the morning with pretty paper lanterns.  Then as we made our way back to the hotel to get ready for the ceremony and enjoy the wedding – a torrential downpour of immense magnitude came in!  Miguel and I made our way back to the Island Manor early to assess the damage.  We stood amazed and could only laugh…which quickly eroded to sadness and worry that our beautiful friend and bride would be terribly upset.  Not only were all of the lanterns completely destroyed by the rain, but there was a duck swimming in a newly formed pond underneath the tent above the dance floor.

Fortunately, the rain had stopped and stayed away.  We had to act quickly to find a new spot for Angela and Rob to get married and make new plans for the actual reception as well. The Island Manor did such a great job and offered their patio space and let us move everything inside the manor for the reception.  It turned out beautifully!

Angela also ordered a cake from our friend Debbie over at Cakes by Design. Miguel and I brought the cake with us to Chincoteague for them and, again, The Island Manor was wonderful and made space in one of the fridges for the cake when we arrived the night before the wedding.  Don’t ask about the cake topper, I don’t know the whole story except that Rob calls her space monkey!

In the end – the most important element of the day is that two amazing people found each other and fell in love.  True Love – which is so fun to watch unfold and they are now expecting a little one!  Just so much joy this past year – both Miguel and I felt so blessed to be part of their day! Tom and Ashlee did such a wonderful job of taking the photos of course!

Congrats to my friends Rob & Angela!