Cheri and Kevin

Venue: Sea Venture Resort (Lauren McIntyre coordinating)

Flowers: Lori Boe

Food: Sea Venture Restaurant

My two weeks back in California started with PartnerCon and ended last weekend with a wonderful wedding on the sand in Pismo Beach. Cheri and Kevin are from the Phoenix area and I had a great time getting to know them earlier in the week. We did a last minute engagement session on Wednesday and it was a blast.

A bit of anxiety filled the air all week. A 60% chance of rain for Friday. Not good for a bride from Phoenix who's always wanted a beach wedding.

Come Friday morning, however, the skies were clear and the sun shone. As morning turned to afternoon, storm clouds rolled in. But the skies stayed dry and the 4pm ceremony went off without a hitch. At 4:30pm I was standing on a ladder in the sand–taking a group picture of Cheri and Kevin's 50 closest friends. I looked down at my 5D. Splat. A drop of rain hit my camera. "It's raining. Can we go inside?" someone asked. "It's not raining until I say it's raining." I quipped. Everyone laughed. I grabbed another frame. Splat. Splat. Splat. "Ok, now its raining. Go eat."

It's not often you see clouds like that in Pismo Beach. It's also not often I see a wedding day actually transpire on time from start to finish. I have to tip my hat to Lauren McIntyre from the Sea Venture. She did a great job coordinating.

Thank you Cheri and Kevin–I had a great time. Thank you Lauren and Lori–you guys make my job easy. Thank you Judi and Barry–It was a pleasure meeting you. Thank you Lord–for holding the rain off until 4:30.

Enjoy the images.

Cheri's dress hanging in the Sea Venture balcony window.

Getting ready.

Cheri in that same window. It's hard to take a bad picture with window light like this.

They were excited to see each other

I think their kiss lasted about 10 minutes. The pastor got a kick out of that.

Did I mention the clouds?

Lori Boe did a great job with the flowers.

The cake.