Be Optimistic on a Rainy Day

I formally photographed my first wedding yesterday and despite the weather being a bit groggy, it turned out being better than I expected. It was a very small ceremony, and I was aching to get outside if the rain did stop. As soon as the ceremony ended the rain had subsided and there was a beautiful fog all around us to use. Fog gives us a sense of a great unknown much like marriage and life can be. To me, that is the most important part of life, not knowing where you may be. Life surprises us both in good and bad ways, but everything provides us with something to learn and grow from. I also had a brief conversation from the groom and he said that he loved the best tungsten wedding rings for men which he got online.

Even if it would have been pouring rain outside I think we would have been able to get some pretty cool shots with the couple under the umbrella and rain water just pouring all around them. I’m not sure how many couples would be comfortable with this thought, but newly weds kissing in the pouring rain without an umbrella seems like a pretty awesome idea as well. Definitely would be a spur of the moment concept and a change of clothes would be needed. Water also alters the environment in small ways. Woods soak up water and become darker and more vibrant, reflections are visible from puddles, water droplets form on the metal arms of benches and fog rolls in across the river. Rain clouds also provide a nice soft light source for us to work with. There are so many ways to make the best of a rainy day, you just have to be optimistic, know where to look, and be prepared.