Now at the Arboretum, the four of us split up to come up with options for the family and wedding party images and the consensus was that the patio attached to Rosine Hall would be as close to perfection as we could get. It was mostly (bonus!) and it had some lovely green foliage behind it (definitely what we needed). The downside was that it was set up for eating so we set out to rearrange the furniture – 5 or so heavy metal tables and 6 million chairs. I swear they multiply when you are not looking.
But everyone was in excellent spirits, laughing and enjoying the time together, happy they weren’t getting soaked!
We even had some time to take pictures of both sets of parents together. Aren’t they all just so adorable?
Here’s where I had to really had to take a chance. Kim’s brother had come up to me and said “you know, I think Kim really wants some pictures in the garden where she was going to get married”. I could tell she was making the best of the situation and saying a peep but that he was absolutely right. So I turned to my lovely coordinator at the Arboretum and asked for a golf cart to take us to the garden. I shook a menacing finger at the sky and said “give me 10 minutes, please!” It was nearing the time for the ceremony and guests were arriving. It was now or never.
So I grabbed Hugo “I need you to go trigger happy with me!” and somehow the five us (Kim, Tom, myself, Hugo, and the coordinator) fit on a golf cart and zoomed our way through the Arboretum. Hugo and I went click ballistic in the 7 minutes we were there. I posed, he clicked, I clicked, he posed.
By the time the reception was in full swing the anxiety of dodging the rain was gone. We finally could enjoy the Chihuly exhibit in all of it’s evening glory.
