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This wedding reception was romantically lit by candles, and with the sound of the rain falling outside, it was quite a cosy scene. For the photographers, this meant we were shooting in near-darkness. But we were not intimidated by this. Nor were Jackie and Marcus intimidated by having to stay indoors for the reception. These two regularly host a Game Night, at which Jackie directs her friends in riotous play, enforcing the rules where necessary and ensuring that everyone gets involved. They brought their love of games to the wedding reception. Never before have I seen wedding guests dash about so madly, counting the change in their pockets and taking off articles of clothing. It was astounding. Jackie and Marcus are awesome.

Thanks again to Joye of Green Fuse Photography for getting such great shots. The one of Jackie and Marcus next to the fountain is hers, and it’s my favorite shot of the whole day.

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

I am really far behind on posting about weddings. So far behind, I don’t even know if I CAN catch up. Is it humanly possible? Let’s find out!

To commence that effort, I submit for your perusal some favorites from the wedding of Jackie and Marcus. Which was almost a whole year ago. I know! Like I said, I’m really far behind on posting about weddings.

We showed off some of our engagement photos of these two in this (much earlier) post. I was very glad that we’d had the chance to take pictures of them on a sunny day in the forest, because the next time we found ourselves with Jackie and Marcus and cameras in our hands, we weren’t so fortunate with the lighting.

Putting the matter bluntly, it rained. All day.

Jackie had been practically promised a sunny day for her wedding by the good people of Chaminade, where the shindig was held. Late October is usually beautiful and precipitation-free there, and when we visited the site a few weeks before, we got excited about how magazine-perfect our photos would be. Chaminade is lovely and we could easily imagine getting great shots of Jackie and Marcus strolling along a leaf-strewn path, the golden light touching their hair. Sunset rays glittering through glasses raised to toast the couple, bouquets wilting poetically in the twilight, that sort of thing.

Such photographic bliss was not meant to be. The sky was cloudy for most of the morning, giving us all hope that we would be merely threatened by rain, not imprisoned by it. But shortly before the ceremony began, those clouds broke open and all hope disappeared. It poured.

Was our blushing bride upset by this turn of events? If so, she didn’t show it. Rain or no rain, Jackie was getting married to Marcus and that made it a beautiful day as far as she was concerned. Also, what she had planned for her wedding reception did not require perfect weather, as we were to find out.

I’m getting ahead of myself here. First things first. Presenting: Part One, the always-intriguing Getting Ready photos! (Including one of international superstar Peter Stults, who has since been claimed by New York City. Hi, Peter!)

Oh, wait! I almost forgot to say this: the Red Bats were assisted on this day by the incredibly talented and versatile Joye Barnes of Green Fuse Photography. Joye was in training to be a substitute shooter for Red Bat, in case one of us is kidnapped by aliens before your wedding day. She wrote a guest post on this blog a while back when we did a maternity photo session together, and her work gets better and better all the time. I was very glad to have her along that day, because she is extremely good at low-light photography, which is what we were dealing with for most of the day. Many of the photos in these posts are Joye’s own. She rocks. Thanks Joye!