Jen's Wedding Part 1: The best camera is the one you have with you

By EricMesa

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[caption id="" align=“aligncenter” width=“500” caption=“The Entrance to the Wedding Location”] Quaker Neck Landing (bw)[/caption]

Our good friend Jennifer Bonass got married a couple weekends ago.  The wedding was out in Chestertown, Maryland - out near Ocean City.  Since there’s only one bridge to get there, we left early to make sure we’d get there on time.  We got there insanely early (1-1.5 hours early) so I decided to take some photos of the setup to pass the time.  Turned out to be a great thing I was there early because the official photographer was with Jen and they were at another location so I was the only one to get these shots.  Here are some of my favourites.

[caption id="" align=“aligncenter” width=“500” caption=“The couple took a huge gamble having an outside wedding. Whether or not the weather cooperated depends if you’re an optimist or pessimist.”] The Area for the Ceremony and some Rain Clouds[/caption]

[caption id="" align=“aligncenter” width=“500” caption=“Sicne the wedding was outside, the program doubled as a fan”] The Versatile Program[/caption]

[caption id="" align=“aligncenter” width=“333” caption=“Jen and Joe had an interfaith wedding, so the priest and cantor had to get their schedules lined up”] The Cantor and Priest Go over the Ceremony[/caption]

[caption id="" align=“aligncenter” width=“500” caption=“I kept myself entertained by photographing Jen’s nieces and nephews. Kids are awesome to photograph.”] Getting a Closer Look Alone[/caption]

[caption id="" align=“aligncenter” width=“500” caption=“Instead of place cards they used place boxes filled with M&Ms emblazoned with their names.”] Table Boxes filled with M&Ms emblazoned with Joe and Jen’s name[/caption]

[caption id="" align=“aligncenter” width=“333” caption=“Once again, small children being uber-cute”] A little Soft Shoein’ To Pass the Time[/caption]

[caption id="" align=“aligncenter” width=“500” caption=“Joe bought dozens of umbrellas and over 100 ponchos in case it rained during the ceremony.”] Joe and Groomsman Bring out the Umbrellas and Ponchos[/caption]

[caption id="" align=“aligncenter” width=“333” caption=“I was very honored to be asked by Joe to take the photos of him (and others) signing the marriage certificates. The official photographer wasn’t around so the Cantor said I was therefore now “the best we had”. “] Joe Signs the Jewish Marriage Certificate[/caption]

[caption id=”” align=“aligncenter” width=“333” caption=“Eric, the best man, jokes about signing in the bride’s spot. According to the Cantor it happens all the time. Some people become mortified at having done so.”] Eric Jokes About Signing in the Bridal Slot[/caption]

[caption id="" align=“aligncenter” width=“333” caption=“Joe shows off the signed Hebrew Marriage Certificate.”] Joe’s now “officially” married. But Jen would kill him if he now skipped the ceremony.[/caption]

[caption id="" align=“aligncenter” width=“333” caption=“With the ceremony only minutes away, Jen wasn’t there yet and it had started to rain. Would rain ruin the wedding? Would the ponchos and umbrellas be needed? Find out next time….”] Who Says the Two Faiths Can’t Get Along?[/caption]