I’m not sure how you’d know if you had been to Mason, Michigan. In fact, the only reason I know I’ve been to the town is that the reception was at the Mason Fairgrounds. That’s right, this past weekend I attended a wedding. The mother, Toni, of the bride, Cami, has recently returned to her passion for art, specifically, photography. So, she and I had an impromptu mini-photoshoot during the reception….that both the bride and the maid of honor crashed.
“Just humor me,” I started to say, as I steered Cami toward the brick wall. As I lined up the shot she figured out exactly what I was up to.
“Do I even have to smile?” she asked.
Alaina, the maid of honor, saw me snapping away with Toni, the mother of the bride, and just slipped into the frame, hugged Toni and smiled. So, I took the picture.

It took me a minute to convince Toni to sit on the ground next to those flowers but once she did both of us were pleased with the photos we got out of it.


