Weddings and water balloons

Groom reaches for a textbook grab on the run for big yards.

Bride shows her mad skills....

          It was their wedding day.

          The tiny Broadview apartment hummed with activity.

          Breakfast dishes dried, air mattresses stowed, coffee drinkers back from new favorite place (Broadview Coffee), the last few place cards were folded, after a final late-night inspiration someone's (not saying who) vows were printing, camera lenses cleaned, water balloons were filled......

          Wait, what? 

...until someone makes her pay for her, um, reception.

unphased by triple coverage

          Some years ago, as you may recall, I spent a year living in Uganda, sharing the house with seven other people engaged in various good works for a variety of entities. Calvin, a high school teacher in Toronto, wrote new educational materials for the ministry of education and ran a weekly after school program for kids in the slums.  Creative, passionate, dynamic, intelligent, fun.

so.... does that count as a catch?

          When he announced he was getting married, it was a no-brainer, I wanted to be there and not just to make photographs.

          Calvin's family.

          Fast forward ten years to the day, two of us arrived in person, although the rest were truly there in spirit. Calvin had found the perfect match and the day of "I do" was upon him. I often prefer to participate and not shoot so much when people who are important to me tie the knot. But we were helping each other out on this, and it was my honor to be documenting this day for them. Stuff like this is when the work is that food for the soul kind of thing. Documenting an important thing for important friends.

           Little did I know.

           First, to start the celebration among friends and family from across town and across the continent off right. Calvin and Anh-Thi style.
With water balloons and Hawaiian leis, of course.

           Water-balloon football in the rain.

           I'd explain further but especially in this case, I think the photographs speak for themselves, don't you?

Brother of the groom reacts to the rain-soaked turf, but maintains balloon control

Star receiver.

ANOTHER touchdown?