Dani and Thibaut, Mulberry Inn, April 10

April in Savannah….aaaaaahhhh, is there a prettier time and place for a wedding!?
Danielle and Thibaut share a “love that crossed oceans”! They’ve have endured separations while he was living in France and she was finishing school here in Georgia with an unwavering closeness and sense of each other.
This wedding was  so special; it brought Thibaut’s family from France, and was the first time many of the in-laws had ever met! It drew family members from North Carolina, New Jersey and all over Georgia to share in the celebration; people who don’t get to reunite as often as they’d like.
Now, it’s important to understand a thing or two about Danielle and her family: they’re tough-talking northerners, clever, sarcastic and dry in their humor, and royalty in the world of smart-aleck remarks(which is why we are such close friends!)! I’ve known this family for years, and have to say that when I heard Dani had met The One, I was very excited to meet him!
I will admit, I was worried for Thibaut at first. He is soft-spoken and mild-mannered, but all it took was my attendance at their Jack-and-Jill Bridal Shower to see that he shared all the qualities that clearly made him and Dani the very best of friends!

The wedding was held at the Mulberry Inn in downtown Savannah, April 10th.  It was the kind of preparation scene you hope for; brimming with positive energy and excitement, people scurrying around helping each other and assembling the last minute details!  Jen, Danielle’s mother, was running up and down the stairs when I arrived, on the cell-phone with a guest or family member, giving directions and looking for some finishing-touch items!  When I got to the hotel room where the girls were getting ready, it was amazing to see Dani infused with calm!  Certainly there was a quiet excitement about her, but she was beautiful and confident, without a tremor or a harsh word for anyone!

Being with the wedding party as they get ready is one of my favorite things to witness; there is such a spirit of cooperation, and gathering around one individual and pulling together to be sure each little detail is perfectly assembled and that she is feeling good infuses the whole day with a sense of community, connectedness and warmth.

The ceremony was held in the courtyard, and the weather was ideal!  Although, being spring-breezy, it did blow out the Unity Candle…but I have evidence!  It was lit!

The azalea’s were in full wild bloom, and the weather was a perfect, warm-in-the-sun, cool-in-the-shade spring day!  Naturally, we had to venture to the neighboring square to get some shots with the goofball wedding party and the ecstatic bride and groom!

Entertainment was provided by All About You DJ’s, those families like to party, let me tell you!  Those kids even partied till they dropped!

All in all, it was an event where everyone felt like family, even though there was a slight language barrier.  Within an hour, it was utterly forgotten. Thank you so much Dani, Thibaut and families for inviting me to be a part of this!  To view and order portraits, please visit: www.hsgsphoto.com, visit Events, and enter your email address.

CONGRATULATIONS!

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