A couple months ago Clay was approached about photographing a wedding the day after the Baltimore Marathon - a Sunday. It was one of Clay's elite runners who happens to live in Oregon, but he and his fiance grew up in southern Pennsylvania and had lately begun planning their wedding.
Shooting a wedding the day after the marathon meant adding another hectic day onto a week of hectic days. Sunday would start in Baltimore long before the sun was up; Clay would take athletes to the airport - two trips - before 7 am. After that we would head to the Sunday market, drive home to York, quickly get gussied up, and then drive to Lancaster where we would spend six hours shooting, arriving back home around 10 pm.
I think we decided to do it because the bride and groom were marathon runners.
I spoke to the groom on the telephone and a few weeks later spoke to the bride. She said she would think about things and get back to me. I actually heard from her seven days before the wedding date, and I'm not sure what the back-up plan was . . .
Anyway, it all worked out and the wedding was very nice. The bridesmaids were dressed in an unusual color set, but definitely appropriate for autumn. The groomsmen were in sport jackets and casual pants.
The wedding was outdoors at a beautiful venue - the Landis Valley Museum. The outdoor setting and wonderful weather allowed for interesting pre-ceremony photos. The reception was in a barn-like building.
They pulled off a nice event in approximately two months, maybe a bit more.
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