This evening wedding took place at a very unusual venue called Paradise Park. Paradise Park is north of St. Joseph so it was a little bit of a drive even for me coming from north of the Kansas City area. The atmosphere is very rustic with an old chapel on the property, an old barn and other old farm implements scattered around. There were also numerous outdoor pavilions set up for receptions or other small family events. The barn was well decorated with flowers all around the outside and inside was a water lily pond with a waterfall.
August is generally a humid month around here even when we don’t get much rain but this day was incredibly muggy and the light rain that fell right before the ceremony made it worse. Fortunately the chapel was well air conditioned and the barn provided some shelter from the rain so I could get the bridal party photos prior to the ceremony. It stopped raining right about sunset but night did not bring any relief from the heat and humidity.
The reception was held out on one of the pavilions and in spite of the typical August weather, the family and friends of the bride and groom had a great time.
