Simon McConico | Valo Photography

Rain. It’s a part of life. I just hate that sometimes it is a part of weddings as well. Vanessa and Drew’s wedding was my first experience shooting in the rain and it seemed like they barely even noticed it.

Their wedding was in the same church as Jason and Allison’s, but the decor and vibe were quite different. It is really cool to see how the same space can be used and decorated very differently. Vanessa went to school and does graphic design and you could see her design influence all throughout the day.

They had a cake/hors d’oeuvres reception after the ceremony and then we left to take photos. We arrived at our location and it started to drizzle. We got the group shots done and then it started to pour. We ran around and found overhangs and some cover to shoot in. Eventually we were all soaked, so we just shot in the rain. (I’m super glad all my gear works. Thank God for good equipment!) We finished outside and Jake and I still wanted to take photos… a photographer is never done. One more shot NEVER, means one more shot. That is like a preacher when they say they are almost done… fiction. Anyoldways. Jake suggested a coffee shop might be fun and so we headed to the closest one, which was closed. Awesome. Well, guess we have to… go… ho… wait. Grocery store in the rear view mirror. Wonder if they would be up for shooting there? They were and it was epic.

Drew. Vanessa. Thank you so much for being amazing and trusting that even though Jake and I had never shot in a grocery store before, we would come up with something interesting and a memory like no other for your wedding day.

(If you saw their sneak peek, you know you can click twice on the last photo to see it large. It’s a combination of about 7 photos that I stitched together. If I printed this at it’s original size it would be 60 inches wide by 13 inches high. I hope they have large walls…)

P.s. What are you watching on TV? Americas Next Top Model doesn’t come back on for a while and I need a new show.

P.p.s. Leave some love on the blog for Drew and Vanessa, not just the TV show

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Dang. Rain. Dang. Nicole and I had some rain on the morning of our wedding, but the sun came out before our ceremony. Drew and Vanessa were not so lucky. People say it is a good sign to have rain on your wedding day, but it is tough to be positive when it’s raining and you want it to be nice out. These two were smiles all day and it was such a pleasure to be able to photograph them. It was pouring out and we finished up shooting outside and were looking for a coffee shop that was open. We went to the first one that was on Google Maps and it was closed. I saw Sendik’s in the mirror and though out loud to Jake, ” We should go shoot in there.” To which he replied, “Heck yeah!”

We made our way to the store and ran though the rain with our cameras and started to shoot. Lots of fun looks and congratulations were sent their way as they modeled up and down the produce aisle. It was super fun and here is one shot that I got that I will show you… Gotta wait for the rest (Which is actually about seven shots stitched together in Photoshop to a total of 60in wide x 13in tall).

P.s. Click on the photo twice to see it larger (still not as large as the original file, but it is still pretty big.

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