Happy Wedding Wednesday! Last summer, I received a call from a bride inquiring about photography for her wedding she was planning for the fall. She had the most adorable accent and was so sweet! I only had one weekend off and I was planning on going to the Circleville Pumpkin show with my best friend – I haven’t been in forever! As Mo kept telling me about her plans, I knew that I really wanted to be her wedding photographer. Mo continued to tell me that the wedding had been pushed up because her father had ALS and she wanted him there to take her down the aisle, of course. The pumpkin show could absolutely wait until next year. I had to meet these incredible people.
Get this! Mo and Armando met while training horses for cutting. Armando recently decided to turn pro and compete as an Open Trainer after winning the NCHA Non Pro Triple Crown and 2016 Non Pro Horse of the Year on a horse named Watch Me Whip! How cool is that?!
Mo was so stunning in her wedding gown. I cried alongside their family and friends when she walked down the aisle and during her father-daughter moment at the reception. I cried more at this wedding than at any other wedding before and I had just met these people. If you know Mo, you will completely understand what I mean. They are just kind, wonderful, gentle souls.
They found out Mo’s father had ALS last year and he was called home to heaven a year later. Mo and Armando’s wedding reminded me to shoot every wedding like they are some of the last pictures you may have. I do not take this task lightly.
Mo and Armando, I pray that you enjoy a lifetime together. It was a joy and an honor to be your wedding photographer.
