Katie & Ben
October 20, 2007
The Swedish American Hall
San Francisco, CA
~The Bride’s Party Processional~
The bride and flower girl walk down the hall to the ceremony site…
“The countdown begins…”
The maid of honor, bridesmaids, and flower girl walk up the staircase…
flower girl…
Katie begins her ascent…
the bride… “Here we go!”
Katie shakes off her nerves while the girls get ready to walk down the aisle…
bridesmaid Anet begins the procession down the aisle… (the groom and his party + the bride’s attendants all
walked to “You Are Too Beautiful”, an instrumental version of the classic, played by Derek Smith & Dick Hyman.
You might recognize this version from Woody Allen’s film “Hannah & Her Sisters”).
Emily follows…
maid of honor Jen…
flower girl Anna is all smiles…
~The Bride’s Entrance~
Katie’s dad waits at the foot of a staircase for her dramatic, Scarlett O’Hara-inspired entrance…
(I walked to “My One and Only Love”, Louis Armstrong)
He held Katie’s bouquet so she could hold her dress while walking down the steps…
The bride makes her entrance…
Father and daughter walk down the aisle…
A color shot…
The bouquet…
The groom awaits his bride…
“Thank you each and every one of your for your presence this afternoon…”
A beautiful shot of Freja Hall, where the ceremony took place…
The bride’s attendants look on…
Exchanging vows…
Exchanging of the vows: different angle..
“I give you this ring as a sign of my love and commitment.”
“I now pronounce you husband and wife.”
First kiss as husband and wife…
“Left a little bit of lipstick behind…”
“We did it!” Presenting…Mr. and Mrs. Ben Richards (cue music to begin here: we exited to Frank Sinatra’s “Come Fly With Me”)
Yaaaay!!!
A bride and her groom…
Husband & wife…
“That MAC lipstick works like a dream!”
The guests adjourn to Balder Hall for the receiving line and cocktails…
~Photos from the Receiving Line~
