mes-wedding

mes-wedding
Mary Schmidt and Todd Leonhardt were married on the shore of the Mississippi Gulf Coast in Pass Christian, MS on the 23rd of October, 2004, around 5pm. I arrived in Gulfport, MS (about 20 minutes away) a couple of hours early, and spent a total of 18 hours in Mississippi. It was a wonderful ceremony, attended by family and a couple of close friends; lovely vegetarian catering; and topped with private label wine and fireworks. And it was a wedding on the beach in a warm place in October -- nice.

DSCF0331 Travel dissonance.  I woke up before dawn in Pittsburgh, in frost.  By 1pm I was rolling by the Gulf of Mexico with the windows down, to take a walk on the beach.

Travel dissonance. I woke up before dawn in Pittsburgh, in frost. By 1pm I was rolling by the Gulf of Mexico with the windows down, to take a walk on the beach.

DSCF0332 I stayed in Gulfport, MS.  It was adequate, in parts even lovely...

I stayed in Gulfport, MS. It was adequate, in parts even lovely...

DSCF0334 Other parts, like the miles of chain stores and casinos... less pretty.

Other parts, like the miles of chain stores and casinos... less pretty.

DSCF0336 Yes I arrived exactly on time... or a close approximation thereof.

Yes I arrived exactly on time... or a close approximation thereof.

DSCF0337 Lovely ceremony on the beach

Lovely ceremony on the beach

DSCF0338 Mary looked lovely

Mary looked lovely

DSCF0339 They've got a look...

They've got a look...

DSCF0340 Enthusiastic crowd

Enthusiastic crowd

DSCF0341 It was not a large group who made it out.  A very reasonable sized group.

It was not a large group who made it out. A very reasonable sized group.

DSCF0342 The ceremony incorporated several guest speakers reading pieces.  From the wind, we could only hear some of them.  This was Mary's brother.

The ceremony incorporated several guest speakers reading pieces. From the wind, we could only hear some of them. This was Mary's brother.

DSCF0343 Another speaker, Todd's brother-in-law.

Another speaker, Todd's brother-in-law.

DSCF0344 And another, Aron Schmid...

And another, Aron Schmid...

DSCF0345 An advantage of a wedding in the sand is

An advantage of a wedding in the sand is "shoes optional". Evidence that Mary took advantage of it.

DSCF0346 The minister was an old friend of Todd's, with the finest in ULC ordination credentials.

The minister was an old friend of Todd's, with the finest in ULC ordination credentials.

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DSCF0351 The big moment...

The big moment...

DSCF0352 Tag back... now YOU'RE it

Tag back... now YOU'RE it

DSCF0353 The key is to incorporate cute little girls.

The key is to incorporate cute little girls.

DSCF0354 And off they go...

And off they go...

DSCF0355 ...to the zillion required wedding shots.

...to the zillion required wedding shots.

DSCF0356 It quickly emptied, leaving only the concept of a wedding ceremony.

It quickly emptied, leaving only the concept of a wedding ceremony.

DSCF0357 The weather was great, including the sunset (not well captured here)

The weather was great, including the sunset (not well captured here)

DSCF0358 She's watching him...

She's watching him...

DSCF0359 Can you feel the instinct?

Can you feel the instinct?

DSCF0360 Yet another of the n^2 combination of pictures they needed.

Yet another of the n^2 combination of pictures they needed.

DSCF0361 Another wedding started soon after the Schmidt-Leonhardt one ended.

Another wedding started soon after the Schmidt-Leonhardt one ended.

DSCF0362 It was a great deal larger and more elaborate... and probably not as much fun.

It was a great deal larger and more elaborate... and probably not as much fun.

DSCF0363 Must... get... through... we're... al-... most... done!

Must... get... through... we're... al-... most... done!

DSCF0364 Todd and Mary show off that they can dance.

Todd and Mary show off that they can dance.

DSCF0365 Although I have evidence -- see picture -- that Todd was using a Heads Up display in his glasses for instruction.

Although I have evidence -- see picture -- that Todd was using a Heads Up display in his glasses for instruction.

DSCF0366 Fidget and Forget are really similar words, and Forget and Regret rhyme.  

But I doubt that's the case here.

Fidget and Forget are really similar words, and Forget and Regret rhyme. But I doubt that's the case here.




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