Whenever it rains on one of my couples’ wedding days, I never worry about the photos. I always figure that rain can make for some awesome candids of people scurrying around under umbrellas, and there are plenty of other unique portraits to be made. What I do worry about is a bride who is distraught by the weather.

From the minute I walked into The Hotel Monaco where Patty was getting ready, I instantly knew she was the farthest thing from stressed. She was happy, giggly, playing around with her beautiful bridesmaids and savoring every minute of those once-in-a-lifetime 24 hours that always go by faster than we want them to.

Her groom, Jesse, was equally laid back and took any and every opportunity to make my job as easy as possible. This even included moving construction materials out of my shot and even fighting off some very angry geese with a stick (thanks, man!). Long story short, I couldn’t have asked for a better couple to photograph this past Saturday.

I also wanted to give a big shout out to Miguel to thank him for second shooting with me, and for his awesome contribution to the blog images!

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Congratulations Patty & Jesse! Wishing you a beautiful future filled with days as amazing as this one!