Candice and Chris were married on the B&B Riverboat, The Belle of Cincinnati in front of their dearest friends and family. They had originally planned a destination wedding in Florida, but their sweet little girl Sophia came down with a sudden illness that required them to stay close to home so that she could get treatment. Their journey has been tough, but these two are strong and the love they have for each other and their family is where they get their strength.

It was one of those super hot days we had in July, and as soon as I met up with Candice and Chris of course it started to rain, like major downpour rain. I am not going to lie, I was a little nervous. Throughout the past year and a half that I have been shooting weddings, I have yet to have a rainy day wedding. Not only were we planning on shooting their portraits outside, but the location on the boat where they were to be married was on top of a boat with no shelter. Candice and Chris weren't phased by the rain and we decided to go ahead and drive to the location and hope for the best. That's when the magic happened. After driving for about 10 minutes, clear skies, dry grass, perfect weather. Candice looked amazing in her Nicole Miller dress.This is their sweet Sophia with her Grandpa. Have I ever mentioned how much I adore Marti of Marti's Floral Designs? Because of their change of plans, Candice had to do a lot of last minute planning. She contacted Marti about a week before the wedding about putting together bouquets and boutonnieres for the wedding party. In the wedding world July is BUSY! It is hard to squeeze in time for yourself let alone last minute clients. Marti was so understanding, she went out of her way to create these spectacular flowers for Candice and Chris. They were perfect. A polaroid of the couple. :) Ok I am going to go ahead and declare this the best cake I have ever had at a wedding, period. Ahhh I remember some kind of lemon filling, it was to die for. Chris' aunt, Moe Thie is head of the Bakery Hill cake department at Midwest Culinary Institute. She created this amazing cake for the couple. After the wedding and dinner cruise we took the party to the landing for drinks and dancing. It was so much fun I ended up staying 2 hours past my scheduled time. Highlight of the night...breaking it down on the dance floor with Candice's Dad to Salt and Peppa. Epic night!