Kantor-O'Neil Wedding

The Kantor-O'Neil partnership has been going strong for 27 years.  But now that they can be legally married, they decided to make it official. (Again.  They married in 2004, during the brief period when gay marriage was legal in Multnomah County. Those marriages were voided, paperwork-wise.) 

It was a very hot day, so we hung out in the reception space before going out to the dock where the wedding was.  This gave me the opportunity of taking some establishing shots.

The cupcake cakes.

Beautiful lanterns in the wedding colors.
(Which were not, despite my suggestion, Blush and Bashful)

On the dock where the ceremony was performed, all seats had fans.  This proved to be a very good thing as it was over 90 degrees.

The cantors (they had two) prep the wine glasses and the couple's children are holding the chuppah.  (The back of the chuppa was held by a niece and nephew of the bride and bride.)

The brides approach the chuppah.

I enjoy taking shoe shots at weddings.

I was impressed that the photogrpaher managed to get her name on both her front half (via a name tag) and her back half (on the bag.)

One of the couple's daughters.  She's got a mosquito bite from the party the night before. I had a massive mosquito bite, bigger than a fried egg, from that same party.

Detail shot of the couple's other daughter.

Vows.

After being wrapped in the shawl.

Breaking the glass.

Inside and cooled off, we ate dinner and had cake and toasts.  Then it was time for dancing.

Wedding aftermath.

When one doesn't wear a watch and one's cell phone has died, how does one tell what time it is?  One takes a picture of a random thing and then checks the playback information to see what the time stamp is.  This is one of those pictures.
 

After making us a delicious wedding dinner the couple with the incredible grill/trailer cooked us up a delicious breakfast.
 

Cindy and Karen the morning after.
 

Bill and Mary in the head-in-a-hole.
 

Casey and Cindy posed both ways, so we could decide who was the better bear and who was the better deer.
  

 

The wedding jeep, all decorated.
 

Finally, a picture of the wedding cupcakes!
 

One final picture on the porch before we left.
 

The Wedding

The hard work is done and now it's time to celebrate.  Bill and Mary start their celebration like the rest of us, waiting under a tent for the rain to stop.
 

It finally did and we wandered up to seat ourselves.
 

Pre-wedding self portrait.
 

Some last minute wiping of the chairs by E.
 

Sisters Karen and Ellen as bridesmaids.
 

The Brides!
 

Shoe shot.  Cindy got new converse for the big day.  They are her first pair of low-tops.
  

Post-wedding family photo.
 

College friends.
 

E's brothers, checking out the dance floor.  Once the dancing got going, they were dancin' fools.
 

Lovely sign.
 

 

Our gifts came in a personalized bag.
 

And included what I think is a homemade beer cozy.
 

Some homemade coasters from a tree in their yard.
 

And a delicious Ikea chocolate bar with a special wrapper.
 

The rain held off while we celebrated.
 

Our bartender and wedding officiant.
 

Bringing out the wedding cupcakes.
 

Yet another blurry picture.  It seems that the wedding cupcakes and I were not destined to cooperate with each other.
 

There was even a special wedding head-in-the-hole.  Matt wanted to be the bear.
 

We ate food that was delicious. I had two hot dogs and don't get me started on the sides.  When the sun went down, we started to dance. Here Matt captures a late night photo.
 

The brides, pre-first dance.
 

Did I mention that the drinks were great, and poured with a heavy hand?
 

First dance.
 

 

  

After the brides danced, we all danced for hours, through the rain and while watching the lightning.  It was a great wedding for dancing, and a great wedding overall. 

More wedding prep

This blurry picture is the only one I have of  the super fab wedding cupcake holders.
 

Bride Casey, on the left, chopped for hours at that table. Bride Cindy (in the middle) ran hither and yon to get things done.  Cindy's sister Karen is peeking over her shoulder.  The entire family did a tremendous amount of work for the wedding.  It was a very impressive operation and resulted in an awesome wedding.
 

Did I mention the cabin is super fancy now?  Witness the front porch steps that have a hydraulic lift to raise and lower them so people can have access to the storage area under the house.
 

Oh dear.  Rain.  Perhaps it will pass quickly.
 

Matt and I wait out the rain on the porch.
 

Toes.
 

Windsock in the rain.
 

Porch detail.
 

Double picture taking.
 

The alter/dance floor remains covered.
 

Some exploratory digging.