When I heard that Rhiannon and Ernie were engaged, I told Rhiannon that I really, really wanted to photograph their wedding. Not only are they artistic and all around fantastic people, but I had always loved hearing Susan tell stories of she & Ernie in high school running around making crazy VHS videos and taking black & white photos. There were a couple of plans for the wedding that I had talked about with Rhiannon, but one day she called me and said that they were just going to keep it simple and go out to her Grandmothers house in Cherokee and get married with family only. I didn’t realize how beautiful it would be, I just said yes!

Rhiannon modified the dress here grandmother and mother had worn on their wedding days. When everyone arrived, they went out to the gazebo and the ceremony began. Just as Rhiannon had predicted, a train went by, right beside the house during the ceremony and with perfect grace everyone stopped, waited, laughed, then resumed…