shotgun wedding | by scott + tem

I love how unpredictable weddings can be.

The bride, her father, and I all stepped out of the country club entrance to get onto a golf cart to drive down to the lakeside for the ceremony where he would walk her down the aisle. Just before the three of us got onto the cart, he roared “Where’s my shotgun, that boy ain’t getting outta this one!?” Thinking he was joking (as he’d been been pretty funny all day), I kind of chuckled and didn’t think much of it when he gestured to be looking for one. He stepped away for a second, and when he came back held at the ready was his trusty 12 gauge.

I got off the cart ahead of time and ran down to the aisle before they arrived. The site of the father escorting his daughter down the aisle with shotgun in hand was priceless. I shot three frames before dad racked it and declared that this marriage was happening no matter what. There were plenty of laughs to say the least. ^_^