“It’ll be here before you know it.”

No joke.  At our first consultation with Kim back in August 09, their wedding was barely a blip on our iPhones.  Don’t get me wrong, it was a very important wedding for us (myself especially), but S&R was so busy during those 5 months that we barely saw more than 2 weeks ahead.

Well I did have a baby in November.  So perhaps that’s partly responsible. :-\

Why was the wedding so important?  Well I’ve known Kim since the 2nd grade, and lived down the street (literally) from her for over half my life.  I knew pretty much all of her side of the guest list, not to mention my very own parents were in attendance as well.  3 of my own groomsmen were there (one of which is her brother).  Even my wedding photographer was there.  Oh, and my sister did her makeup.

Crazy, huh?

So yeah, this was important. Kim has been, and will forever be, like my 2nd sister.  And I treated this wedding as such.

This was our first of many 2010 S&R weddings at the beautiful St. Joseph’s Catholic Church.  But hopefully, our last with record low temps.  We did try to get some pics of the guys out front in the cold, but that didn’t last very long.  Did manage some keepers.  Note to self:  buy gloves.

After the ceremony, we successfully beat the limo to the reception at the Renaissance Resort at the World Golf Village in St. Augustine (http://www.worldgolfrenaissance.com/).  A tremendous venue, all of which was decorated to perfection by frequent S&R collaborator Unforgettable Events (http://www.theunforgettableevent.com/).  I got a nice pano shot of the reception hall; too large to post here, though.

But before the bridal party made it’s way inside, Brian and I again tried to get some shots outside.  Seriously: BUY GLOVES.

The temps continued to drop through the night, but we were able to pull Kim and Ben alone outside for some more shots.  Alcohol must have like some kind of miracle warming agent.

A great ceremony; a fantastic reception……and Kim deserved every second of it.  Ben is a lucky man.

Congrats, Mrs. Claus.  Much love

–Rodney