The Wedding of Audrey + Matt

Audrey and Matt were married on the beach at Hug Point with a very intimate ceremony on February 21, 2009. In attendance were the bridal couple and their parents. The wedding coordination and officiating were done by Tammy and Robert from Celebrations By the Sea. With only 2 hours to capture getting ready, ceremony, family formals, couple portraits, and cutting of the cake photos, and the rain coming in, my second shooter, Rosemary Ragusa,  and I were very busy.  Audrey and Matt were incredibly accomodating and wonderful to photograph. We met at their vacation rental house for some preparation photos. I had been watching the weather forecast all week and the 21st was the only day it wasn’t suppose to rain, at least not until that evening. After Audrey was in her dress, we drove to Hug Point near Cannon Beach for the ceremony. Matt was already there awaiting the arrival of his bride. There were tourists mingling about in the background, but it really did seem like we were the only ones on the beach once Matt and Audrey held hands. The ceremony included a sand ceremony with the couple scooping up sand from beneath their feet using two separate sand dollars. After they were pronounced man and wife, we took some family formals and then the parents left to prep the wedding cake and get ready for the toasts. Rosemary and I then photographed Audrey and Matt as they walked around the beach, stopping for quick kisses and big smiles. Then it started to drizzle, apparently evening is around 4PM, and we went back to the home for the cake. Upon arriving there, the rain started really coming down, we couldn’t have time the events any better.  The cake got a little squished when Matt had to stop short while driving to the beach, but it photographed nicely from the other side.

Congratulations Audrey and Matt! It was an honor being a part of your wedding day!