Without This Ring:  Losing the Wedding Band

During all the whirlwind of activity on a wedding day, there’s nothing more essential than making sure someone has the wedding band. And that’s exactly what went missing at a wedding on Pompano Beach.  Here is the recap of that special day.

It was a big day for Rachael and Scott, who were set to be married  right between the Hillsboro Lighthouse and the Municipal Pier.  It was an intimate ceremony with only the happy couple and performed by Wedding bells and Seashells.  The time came when the officiant said the lines “Do you have a token to represent this union”?  At that moment, when the rings tied to a satin ribbon were pulled from the safety of the his pocket, there was a sudden pause and the rings tumbled into the sand!

Franticly we all searched the sand looking for the shiny gold band to appear.   Some on- lookers realized what happened and pointed out two beach combers up the shore line with their metal detecter.  Immediately I ran over to them and asked for their assistance.   Billy and his wife Stevey obliged without hesitation and began to scour the beach with their metal detector.  What seemed to be the longest 15 minutes in history was finally broken by the discovery of the wedding band buried in the sand.  We all cheered to our delight and the wedding ceremony commenced.

 As the sun slowly melted into the horizon the couple said thier I do’s and kissed.  It is a day that none of us will ever forget.  This wedding and couple will go down as one of my favorite and most memorable wedding shoots.  I wish Rachael and Scott many years of love, light and laughter.

Here are some of my favorites shots of the day.