I photographed Natalie and Jon’s wedding at the Geneva Ramada Lakefront. They had a very sweet ceremony under a big white tent, and their reception was inside.
After the ceremony we were shooting formals, when the hotel manager quietly whispered in my ear that there was a storm brewing and that it would probably get there in about 30 minutes. So I had to scrap my regular routine and get started on just-them pictures before finishing formals.
You can see the storm in the background.
We had just enough time to do some quick bridal party shots and then it started raining cats and dogs! We had to quickly dash inside and watch the storm drown the lawn outside.
It was so perfectly timed! The ceremony was fine, the family formals went great, we got some awesome just-them shots, and then while it stormed outside, the bridal party got introduced, toasts offered, and dinner started. By the time dinner ended, so had the storm. Natalie was willing to go outside for just a few more photographs.
All in all this was a great day. I will be forever grateful to Ramada Lakefront’s manager for alerting me about that storm! And thanks Natalie and Jon for trusting me to keep you outside up until the first drops started falling!
