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A Summer Wedding by the Water

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A person in a white strapless gown with dark hair in a bun looks out a window at a blurred outdoor scene.

The ceremony was on the dock, right at the edge of the lake, under a pergola threaded with roses — white and orange ones, some hanging low enough to brush a tall guest's head. The two of them said their vows facing each other over the water while boats moved past in the background.

Her bouquet was worth a close look: green orchids, calla lilies, a few blue thistles wrapped up in long blades of grass, with one hot pink rose tucked in like it snuck aboard. She wore a single white rose tied at her throat instead of a necklace.

After the photos in the garden they moved everyone to the tent on the lawn. At some point during the dancing he picked her straight up off the ground, her heels kicking out behind her, both of them laughing. The cake was set on a little iron table behind sheer curtains — five square tiers ringed with roses and lilies at the base — and they leaned in and kissed over it with the curtain still half draped between them.

Warm all day, and the lake stayed calm through the vows.

Two people kiss outdoors, one in a white dress holding a floral bouquet, the other in a dark suit.Two people stand on a dock by water under a flower-decorated arch; one wears a white dress and holds a bouquet.Two people in wedding attire stand on a wooden deck by a lake, under a floral arch, with a bouquet.A man in a suit kisses a woman in a wedding dress holding a bouquet, on a deck by the water.Two people, one in a suit and one in a formal dress holding a large bouquet, smile outdoors by foliage.Two people in formal attire embrace while dancing on grass, with a decorated table and large floral arrangement behind them.Two people kiss behind sheer white curtains, with a multi-tiered white cake and colorful flowers in the foreground.Two people, one in a white dress and one in a black suit, stand on grass looking at each other, with trees behind them.

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