-
caren & tim’s jamaican wedding- trash the dress
Not only is this the last installment of the uber fabulous destination wedding, but it’s probably my favorite. Caren and Tim were so fantastic, putting up with me for one last day of shooting and getting back into their wedding attire. But really, the shoot was pretty fun!!
How about we start with a little ‘from here to eternity’?
They are really so fun!
Lovely.
Caren, you rock my world!
I hope all of you enjoyed the pictures from the wedding as much as I enjoyed taking them. Now, who wants to book the next destination wedding?! I’m ready!! -
caren & tim’s jamaican wedding- the reception
We’ve reached the second to last installment of Caren & Tim’s awesome wedding, and now it’s time to partay! Although about 10,000 degrees with 100,000% humidity, it didn’t slow down the revelry at all.
Started out with ‘cocktail hour’ with an awesome steel drum band.
Some speeches- one from Tim’s mom (using props and everything!)
A few details.
Caren’s sister Beth’s speech.
Dancing with the parents. Awwww….
See, told you it was rockin!
Tim took part (he was kinda the ringleader actually) of their rendition of Single Ladies. Awesome!!
I think I must’ve sweated off about 50 lbs that night, but it was worth every drop of sweat! My face hurt from smiling and laughing behind the camera. Thanks for a great end to a great day!! -
caren & tim’s jamaican wedding- after the ceremony
So, inbetween the ceremony and the reception we took a little time out for some portraits of the bridal party (including parents of course, and the entire cast of guests there) right there on the beach. It was amazing to me how quickly the light changed and how different the pictures looked just within the space of a few minutes.
Since I’m posting this so late in the day, not going to take more time for the narrative (and you got the best story from the wedding yesterday anyway where I dropped the wedding ring off the second story balcony!) so sit back and enjoy. There’s a lot.
-
caren & tim’s jamaican wedding- the ceremony
Can’t get much more ‘destination wedding on the beach’ than this. The ceremony was on the beach. Like at the water’s edge. Fabulous!!
And just as an aside- are you following the news and the craziness going on in Jamaica right now?? Wow, talk about timing. So glad we aren’t there for the wedding now!!
Tim had to turn backwards until Caren was ready to walk down the aisle. He did look pretty excited though, huh?
Told you the hat would be making many appearances throughout the wedding festivities.
It’s official!!
Congrats you two. Love that you are SO in love!
Lots more pictures to come. Working on the ‘after the ceremony but before the reception’ shots now. Be on the lookout!!
-
caren & tim’s jamaican wedding- getting ready
2 hours and counting from the big event. Or so we all thought! Hair and makeup getting done, a few cocktails to calm nerves, dresses being put on, boys getting dressed. And it’s on, baby!
Beautiful, beautiful glowy bride.
And lovely bridesmaids, all in a row.
Here are the rings, one of which I accidentally dropped off the second story balcony into the grass below. Yes, you read that right. It rolled right off the flower, onto the table and right off the balcony between the slats. Freaking out? Yeah, just a little! I saw it land and RAAAAAN downstairs to go get it. It was a little dicey for a few minutes cause I couldn’t find it where I had thought it landed. But thank god, I did find it and brought it back upstairs to the bridal suite all in one piece. It took a good 30 minutes for my heart to stop racing however. And my palms are sweating again just writing this!
It started pouring (really like monsooning) just a very short while before the wedding was scheduled to begin. And the wedding was pushed back about an hour. But they don’t tell you that. They just keep you on hold in the bridal suite, waiting for the phone to ring and for them to tell you it’s time. As the bride said–‘this is bordering on cruel’.
In the meantime I went and found the boys and the rest of the wedding party getting their flowers and hanging out undercover. Oh, and you’ll see the bride’s dad’s new hat make quite a few appearances throughout the wedding pictures.
The handsome groom. Waiting too.
Once we got ‘the call’ and we were on our way to the ceremony (very exiting!) I somehow lost one (yup, just one) flip flop. Couldn’t find it anywhere and neither could the search party I sent out later. Oh well, its a small price to pay for the whole trip to Jamaica.
Ceremony next…