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mel’s wedding in texas • 08.22.09

so, lil and i flew out to san antonio for lil’s sister’s wedding. she and jonathan chose “the hideout at the horseshoe” outside of canyon lake for the proceedings. it was a really beautiful spot on the river there. it was a might hot, but thanks to bottled water and gatorade we all survived and had a wonderful time. also, the most imporant factor in ensuring survival was the presence of wash rags packed in ice in a cooler. were it not for that, i’m not certain we survive the rehearsal dinner. the dinner was a ton of fun though. it gave lillis a chance to show off some of her killer dancing moves. it was western themed, so i wore my snap button shirt and my boots (courtesy of the fine artisans of esteli, nicaragua). but it made me think of one thing. cowboy boots are undoubtedly the most uncomfortable thing one could ever wear in extreme heat. so, i found it surprising that that was the method of foot protection chosen by cowboys. that said, i haven’t come up with a better solution for them, but it seems that since i’m quite certain they didn’t even have socks that wicked moisture, then foot odor must have been a problem every bit as scary as dysentery in the old west. hmmmm, maybe a leg shield that brackets on just below the knee but leaves room for airflow? i’ll run some clay models and see.

anyway, not many pics from the first 24 hours there, so i’ll recap. we flew in and went straight out onto the lake. lil did some skiing and tubing and i took a shot at the wakeboard. we then headed out on the lawsuit inducing jetski that canyon lake had. it got up to 58 mph with the two of us on it. that didn’t seem like a good idea, either for us, or for the people who rent the lake equipment. the rehearsal dinner was that night. the next day after lillis spent the morning helping out with decorations and such, we went out with most of the assemblage for a float down the river. then a cookout and then the wedding. below are pics from nearer wedding time.

lil’s mom and aunt pam toiled tirelessly with thread and needle addressing sartorial concerns.

while melissa and her dog got their toes ready for the wedding (as captured by lillis).
lil also got a shot of the dress.
then it was outside for pre-wedding photos. luckily lillis NEVER sweats so she had no fear of the 100 degree heat : )

the river bed (and lake bed for that matter) are limestone. so the water ends up being a pleasantly odd shade of milky green.

i was sitting in the back of the wedding all by my lonesome as my beautiful bride had assumed her spot towards the front. so, noticing that i hadn’t seen the photographer shoot any “overhead” shots of the wedding crowd, i decided to sneak up the hill…..and yes, that is the dog there and yes, he is wearing a garland of flowers.

the sunset just a few moments after the wedding was completed and it was a quite beautiful one. if i had a picture of lillis and i in front of it, i would post that, but i don’t so, here’s the sunset, and you know what lillis and i look like, so imagine that.

after heading up to make sure that the golf cart came to pick up lillis’ grandmother, i ended up alone down at the wedding site (everyone else had moved up to the reception). so i decided to take a few more shots as night crept in.

then caught up with my wife at the reception. she loves to sing. and to dance. and to bob her head around to music. she’s doing all of those things here along with her cousins.

last pic is a view from the balcony of our cabin the next morning.

from there, we headed on to austin to shoot engagement pics for scott and anna, and to catch up with my good friends lauren and berkley and to meet their latest addition.

here’re some more of the photos from the weekend…..hope you enjoy, and if not, well it didn’t cost you anything.

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mandy+webster wedding in puerto rico • 08.02.09

mandy and webster were great enough to fly me down to puerto rico for their wedding. lillis came along as well, b/c, well, there was a wedding, and a beach, and pictures, and mandy……so, yeah, i don’t think i could have kept her home under any circumstances. it was a beautiful venue, a great couple and two wonderful families coming together. here are the first pics from the event. i’ll be publishing a full set of probably 150 or so pics at charles+camera in the next two weeks.
mandy’s mom susan hugs her sister just moments before the ceremony began.

mandy’s ring is a gorgeous family heirloom (i believe webster’s grandmother’s ring).

we did most of our non-family shots before the ceremony which made for a quick transition into the post-ceremony brunch reception.

they weren’t really leaving here. it just looks that way : )

mandy’s dad walks her down the aisle. i’m not going to say he cried, exactly, but it sure seemed to have been a little dusty in his vicinity.

the ceremony itself was gorgeous. webster’s brother was the officiate.

here they are as they started up the aisle together.

the attendees showered them with rose petals as they came up the aisle.

one of the passages that was read at their wedding.

i hope you enjoyed the pics. thanks.
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wedding complete…..everyone said yes • 08.02.09

a beautiful wedding in vieques is in the books…. lil and i had a wonderful time with mandy and webster and their families and friends. great times with great people. we spent time on the beach, kayaked and swam with bio-luminescent thingies and took about 700 pictures. 701 if you count this picture, which is a picture of a picture (pic of the back of my camera taken with my cell phone). i hope later to take a pic with my camera of a computer with my blog post of the pic of my camera from my phone : ) at present lil and i are escaping the heat of old san juan inside a little cafe, aided in part by a pina colada. soon, homeward bound!

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