This post is Part 3 of a 3-part series. Read Part 1 – Read Part 2 – Read Part 3

For the rest of the evening, there was much rejoicing, and the children did eat chicken and throw each other upon the ground, and the adults did raise the bubbly glass to true love, and all of the people did feast upon numerous cakes. And the photographers, they did circulate and perch and stalk as in days of old, and the female photographer did leave the gathering several times to explore the area.

And lo, she found the place to be agreeable of aspect, especially in the darkness when the stars came out, and she made plans to return later all by herself for a REAL vacation. So it was decided, and so, weeks later, it was done. And you can totally see the photos as soon as I get around to them.

Oh, and here is the poem Brooke and Josh read to each other during their ceremony:

i carry your heart with me(i carry it in
my heart)i am never without it(anywhere
i go you go,my dear; and whatever is done
by only me is your doing,my darling)
i fear
no fate(for you are my fate,my sweet)i want
no world(for beautiful you are my world,my true)
and it’s you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you

“[i carry your heart with me(i carry it in]” by e.e. cummings

OMG I totally forgot to post the last set of photos from Scott and Lindsey’s wedding! And these are the glorious ones too.

For backstory, here are links to Part 1 and Part 2 posts about Scott and Lindsey.

The part of the reception that involved sitting at tables and eating fancy food ended after just a few hours. Then all guests were invited to join the newlyweds at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk for the REAL party. Only a few of them did, probably because down by the ocean, it was cold and foggy. This did not stop Scott and Lindsey from having a delightful time at the Boardwalk in their wedding clothes. When it comes to fun times, Scott and Lindsey cannot, in fact, be stopped.

We were pleased that these two decided to do something so visually interesting and ideologically appropriate during their wedding reception. A visit to the Boardwalk is a venerable Santa Cruz ritual and it made sense to combine that kind of ritual with the matrimonial one.

The ritual became even better when the Tornado got involved. Scott talked Lindsey into it, withholding crucial information about the sick-making properties of that ride until it was far too late for Lindsey to get off the Tornado. I don’t know anything about getting married, but a ride on the Tornado seems like a fitting metaphor for that experience. Check out the photo sequence near the end of the series below and you’ll see what I mean. I’d explain my point further, but this is a photography blog and around here, the pictures are preferred to the thousand words.