Washington Wedding from Aubrey Joy...

I have toothache!!! Some serious kick-ass toothache!! I can't think or write straight so I'm keeping this short and sweet and heading back to my wheat pack to feel sorry for myself! And... I'm hungry!!! Can't eat! Sympathy most welcome :-)
Anyhoo.... I'm on a bit of a rainy wedding day kick this week. This time from the other side of the world in Washington State by Aubrey Joy Photography. Breanne & Patrick got married on a rainy day in March (actually on my wedding anniversary!!) but they didn't let the inclement weather bother either one of them, they just grabbed the umbrellas a good attitude and away they went. Breanne incorporated a lot of soft colours throughout the wedding to give a vintage feel to the day and ended up with some gorgeous results.

Submitted via Two Bright Lights

Board#122: Gowns & Gumboots

Since we've been having some incredibly rainy days here lately I thought I'd do up an inspiration board for some wet and wild nuptials!! I know one of the biggest thing most brides wish for is for the sun to be shining on their wedding day - or at least just no rain - however if it does happen to rain there are some amazing photos opportunities to be had... just check out this rainy wedding I posted last week. There is something quite romantic about it I think. And just think of the fun gumboot and umbrella options you have to play with!! Did any of you have rain on your big day? Or do any of your brides to be wish for it? Just a sprinkle perhaps... before the sun comes out!!

Photos from top left; Bride | Braedon Photography via Once Wed, Blackberry Pie | Ellen Silverman , Signs | Susan Stripling via Green Wedding Shoes, Berry bouquet | Braedon Photography via Once Wed, Hot Chocolate | Ellie Miller
2nd row; Grooms | Adrienne Maples, Polka dot gumboots | Erin hearts Court, Bridal Party | Braedon Photography via Once Wed
3rd row; Couple with umbrellas | Bayly & Moore, Wine | Karen Wise, Couple | Denise Fasanello via Style Me Pretty

Rainy day wedding {gumboots essential} by Bayly & Moore

Here we are at Monday again so quickly... but for most of you it's a four day week right? Not so when you work from home I can assure you! But I do get the husband home for four days over Easter which is a good thing!! He's actually promised to cook for me over the entire long weekend so I'll keep you posted as to how well he sticks to that! So if you just pretend it's Tuesday, the week just got that much better hopefully!! Before I sign off I just want to wish my Mum a very happy birthday!!!
Looking at the fun in these photos might have brides reconsidering the pre-wedding weather panic! I think these are possibly some of the best rainy wedding day images I've seen and I can't imagine how they could have had better photos had the sun been shining! You can't control Mother Nature, so the best alternative is to embrace it, and that's exactly what Kate & Dave did when a cyclone put an end to their plans of a sunny outdoors wedding at their home in the Whangaripo Valley. Photographers Bayly & Moore did an amazing job of capturing their day... considering the inclement conditions they were dealing with (see that water on the floor of the reception!). Loving the gumboots!!

Sofia from Bayly & Moore tells us a bit more about the wedding... (after reading this I realised I had read about this in our local paper... telling about some poor guests who had brand new cars completely ruined from the event!)

Kate has her own store for vintage/antique interiors so naturally their house of full of great pieces with loads of character. They had planned for a sunny wedding but cyclone Wilma decided to hit on the day of their wedding so it was torrential rain virtually the whole day. This didn't seem to dampen the mood at all, all the guests and bride & groom had a blast despite the weather. At about midnight people started leaving and then coming back because they couldn't get through the flooding, taxis couldn't get to them and so it was a lock down and they had 30 guests stranded with no gear sleeping on every surface in the house! The water rose up to the teepee! Cows from 2kms up the road swam into their paddock and the guys spent four hours on kayaks and surf boards pulling cows out of trees! Four cars were written off (including theirs).... they were front page of the local paper.

Thanks to Bayly & Moore for sharing this fabulous wedding with us... and to Kate & Dave; wishing you all the very best!