I received an e-mail awhile back from a precious lady in Australia asking me if I would be there to photograph her wedding…and be a witness on her marriage certificate, as there would be no guests! That was definitely a new one for me, but of course I said “Yes!” I met up with Bernie and Kerri last Thursday, they are an absolutely ADORABLE couple from Queensland that came to Seattle for a holiday and cruise (gotta use the Aussie terms here!) and then after booking their holiday decided that they wanted to turn it into a honeymoon and so they decided to have a judge perform a wedding ceremony while they were in Seattle. Kerri had searched for wedding photographer’s online, found me, and booked me (thank you Google!). It was a great excuse to spend a day in Seattle – I took my friend Jenny (who is also my “nanny” for my kiddos in her spare time) and we headed up to Seattle Thursday morning and had an wonderful afternoon with Bernie and Kerri (Jenny was also a witness for their marriage), and then finished off our evening checking out the sites and eating some yummy Italian food.
Their wedding was very simple – he wore a grey suit, she wore a white dress, and had a simple rose bouquet. No complications, no busyness, just two people celebrating their love together. It was the most simple wedding I had ever been too, but yet their apparent love and affection for one another also made it one of the most beautiful weddings I have ever been too.
And the Ceremony:
