Sugar Rush Photography

Tara and Brad were married a couple of weeks ago on a gorgeous day in Taneytown, Maryland. The ceremony and reception took place at The Antrium which is a beautiful Bed & Breakfast and made a gorgeous backdrop for their day. They were surrounded by family and friends and you could tell that these two were truly happy that this day had come. I don’t think I saw Brad stop smiling once the whole day!

Check out Tara’s hot shoes! The red shoes went perfectly with the rest of wedding details. After the first dance at the reception, Tara changed out of her beautiful wedding gown into a traditional Japanese dress for the rest of the evening. Red and gold Chinese lanterns lined the wedding aisle and adorned the hall that the reception was held in. Chopsticks were given to the guests as gifts. It was just beautiful!

Thank you to Dorie for second shooting with me!

Vendors

Venue: Antrium 1844
Flowers: To the 9’s (Frederick, MD)
Hair & Makeup: Give Face Artistry www.givefaceartistry.com
Cupcakes: Sweet Angela’s Cupcakery
DJ: Michael Wideman

Tina contacted me the month prior to her wedding to inquire if I would be available to shoot her Joe’s special day. She proceeded to lay out her plans and visions for the day and also what she was looking for from a photography perspective. In hearing of her ceremony timed at 6 oclock in the evening so that there would be sun shining perfectly through the trees onto outdoor ceremony, her peacock feather theme, the way she wanted to get married surrounded by friends and family so that she would arrange the chairs in a circle around her and Joe…it sounded like a dream come true for me to shoot. I soon after met with Tina and Joe and Tina’s mothers house where the wedding day would take place. I had a ball that day and instantly knew this was a great couple and it would be a wonderful day no matter what. Now if you remember 2 weeks ago we had record rainfall the entire week. I kept checking the weather all week long to see if Saturdays forecast showed any sign of sun. By Thursday I received a call from Tina saying they were onto plan B. The huge tent they were planning to set up in the backyard for the reception would have to be moved to driveway due to totally saturated grounds. No problem….

Saturday morning came and I received a call from Tina. As calm as could be she said “I just wanted to give you a call to give you an update, we are no longer on plan B, we are now on to about plan D or E”.  Her Mother’s yard where the ceremony and reception were to take place was massively flooded from the rain storms during the week. So bad that her basement was 8 feet under water. They had lost power and water service. Thank goodness the power company was able to get power back Friday night but there was still no running water. The ceremony and reception would all have to take place under the tent in the driveway. I felt so bad for her because I know she had put so much thought and planning into her and Joe’s special day. But the one thing that stood out was how remarkably calm and unnerved she sounded. She told me “oh well we just have to go with the flow”. That says sooo much to me about Tina’s character and Joe is lucky to have found such a strong remarkable woman!

The stories I heard that day about how their friends had spent the day and night before tossing sandbags in an effort to save their day just warmed my heart. This wedding turned about to be one of the most beautiful weddings I have ever shot. No doubt to the love between Tina and Joe and their family and friends. Congratulations you two! It was a pleasure to capture your special day!