Blake & Suzy's Sunset Beach Wedding

"Someday we'll look back on this and laugh". That's usually what you tell yourself when you're having a really stressful day and things just don't seem to be going your way. Imagine having a day like that on your wedding day!

Blake and Suzy almost did. But all is well that ends well, so read on...

We had been working with Blake and Suzy on the details of their beach wedding for a couple of months. They were visiting from Indiana and we all thought we had everything nailed down. Marriage license? Check. Officiant? Check. Photographer? Check. However, Suzy called us about four hours before their wedding to say she had lost her purse while shopping earlier in the day and was frantically searching for it. Luckily, they had already sent us copies of their IDs, so performing the marriage ceremony wasn't going to be a problem. But clearly this was not the best way for them to spend the hours leading up to their wedding!

We next heard from Suzy about two hours before the wedding. While carefully retracing the route she had taken earlier in the day, filing a police report, and calling all the stores she had visited, she had missed a call from a good Samaritan who had picked up her purse. Great news - except now they had to drive 30-40 minutes each way to pick it up, then get ready, and still try to get to the beach in time for their wedding - and we only had about an hour of sunlight even if we were starting on time!

Well, we don't know how they did it, but Blake and Suzy arrived looking like they had spent the day in a salon getting ready, not rushing around town stressed out and looking for a lost purse! While their ceremony did start a little later than expected, they had just enough time to make it a true sunset beach wedding. They were literally saying their vows as the sun approached the horizon!

Also in attendance was their handsome and happy six month-old son, Carson. Carson so wanted to be a part of the action that he managed to wriggle out of his stroller. Ron just picked him up and continued officiating the ceremony without missing a beat! It was a beautiful sunset and a beautiful beach wedding for a beautiful family. And a story that Blake and Suzy will surely look back on and laugh at for many years to come!

Congratulations guys. May your honeymoon be completely stress free!

Claire Copeland & Ron Thompson
Simple Weddings by Simple Treasures Photography
Tampa-Clearwater-St Pete Beach Wedding Packages