Sean and Brittany Tuohy had spent 11 months planning the perfect autumnal wedding.
They booked a venue in Spokane, Washington, for a Saturday in September, hoping for those gorgeous red and brown leaves falling from the trees to provide a backdrop to their special day.
They checked the weather forecast well in advance. Each time Brittany looked, the forecast said it would be 23 degrees celsius and sunny.
But if there’s one lesson every bride has to learn, it’s that a wedding never goes exactly according to plan.
On the day of the wedding, the weather in Spokane wasn’t mild and sunny. Instead there was a record-breaking snowstorm, with heavy winds and plenty of ice.
Bad luck, considering it had never snowed on 28 September in Spokane before. And this wasn’t just a light smattering of snow – this was full-on winds swirling, snow hammering down, guests slipping on the ice sort of weather.
Sean and Brittany had planned to tie the knot outside among the fallen leaves, but that plan had to change quickly.
The couple moved their wedding ceremony inside to take place on a stage intended for the reception.
But they made sure to stick outside for a while for photographer Jaime Denise Fletcher to take some truly incredible wedding pictures.
Jaime had to work quickly so the wedding party wouldn’t freeze or faceplant into the ice. She covered her camera with a scarf and speedily took a hundred photos of the couple kissing and playing in the snow.
The end result is stunning – and the couple definitely have a wedding day to remember.
Bride Brittany told CNN: ‘There were times I told my friends I wanted a winter wedding. … I didn’t plan for it, but I guess Mother Nature just knew.’
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