Julie and Brandon beat out threats of rain to have an elegant but boisterous wedding at Columbia Country Club. These two held a “small” ceremony with their enormous families, then invited all the folks to come have dinner and dancing and plenty of laughs. Plus, there were more cousins than you can shake a stick at. Julie and Brandon:

Cecelia and Patrick got hitched on a beautiful sunny day in the middle of our fair city, amongst scads of family, tons of friends and with plenty of style to spare. First they got full and really married at Holy Rosary Church, then partied it up at the Hotel Monaco, which supplied lovely red lamps for me to use as background. To top it all off, they hired a grilled cheese food truck to refuel their guests, who spent most of what they had on the dance floor. Cecelia and Patrick:

Jennifer and Nhan have been together for more than twenty years, so at their beautiful Woodend Sanctuary wedding, there was no hint of anxiety or uncertainty about the future – these two have been in it to win it for a long time. I mostly couldn’t even tell whose family was whose – at this point, they’re all just family. These two gathered together a whole bunch of my favorite vendors in the area – Lula Mae events, Woodend, and Main Event Caterers for a fun, emotional, and lively day: