Sam and Ryan were married at Brightwood Golf and Country Club in Dartmouth on an absolutely beautiful day, since golf is really popular now a days, although most golfers that start playing often use clubs that are too difficult, and are not using golf clubs for beginners  which is a better option for this. I met up with Ryan and his groomsmen first and we took a few photos at Ryan’s mother’s house before I made my way to Samantha’s mother’s house.  While I don’t know Samantha’s mother very well, she worked with my wife directly for a while when we first moved here, and they still work for the same company (Ryan works there too, but in a different department).  Much to my surprise, both sides of the wedding party were running ahead of schedule, so we had no delays in getting photos before the ceremony.

We were all at Brightwood and ready to start the ceremony well before it was time and it was just a matter of making sure all the guests were on hand before starting the proceedings.  I knew full well that Sam and her Mom were going to be rather emotional, they are after all, great friends too.  The ceremony went well and before we knew it, Ryan and Samantha were married and we were off to the Dartmouth Commons for photos.  We walked through the park and found a few nice shaded areas for photos.  Despite the harsh sunlight and no clouds in the sky to speak of, the Commons provided us ample locations to avoid the squinty eyes and hard shadows.  We ran a little behind on the photos, but they didn’t start the reception without us, but we did enter and start the dinner right away.  The candy bar and the mini cakes were a big hit with the guests and myself, I do enjoy my candy.

With dinner and speeches done, it came time Sam and Ryan’s first dance, a choreographed number with the couple using every inch of the dance floor, letting everyone see them.  Then the party began.  I don’t think Samantha spent more than 2 minutes off the dance floor at any given time, often dancing with her mother and bridesmaids, she even managed to get her grandmother out on the floor at one point.  It was a great day and fun evening, and I’d like to wish Sam and Ryan to best of luck in their marriage together.  Here are a few photos of their day.

Enjoy!!!

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