Damp, but delightful

My string of weather-stricken weddings continues. Kate and Mike were a couple of the most recent victims, but they didn't seem to mind. In fact, they were great sports about the dreary skies; anyone planning to get married in the spring -- those April showers always carry into May -- should take a page from their book and be ready to roll with the punches, err ... clouds, as it were. We photographers can control a lot of things, but alas, the manufacturers have yet to build a camera capable of meteorological manipulation. So on with the show!

Kate and Mike Carpenter chose to get married at a church near the University of Virginia since they're both Cavaliers, and their reception was in the Alumni House just down the street. It's a beautiful campus with so many fantastic places to shoot -- when there's not a monsoon, that is.







All in all, everyone seemed to truly enjoy themselves, including the photographers, and all the relatives and guests were a dream to work with.








The dancing was enthusiastic to say the least ... check out the joint articulation on this next shot. As much as I talk to folks about my years as a college athlete, I can never boast about being able to do this without hurting something.

There'll be plenty more shots like these once we've finished the editing process, but I hope those tide you over in the meantime.

For Kate and Mike's friends and family, the edits will be posted to www.pictage.com. If you want to go ahead and register there (it's free), you'll get an email notice when the images go up. All you have to do when you're on the home page is use the search box to look up "Kate Ashford" or "Mike Carpenter." That'll pull up there listing, and ten it will ask for the pass code, which is this: 050507. Easy enough, right? Enjoy!