Lauren's wedding Part 2 ;)

This truly was a beautiful day... I just wanted to share a few more photographs......

I was off in a distance... this was taken as they were walking away from the ceremony... I added a little sun flair effect... I like it :)

Lauren wore locket sized photo charms of relatives were have passed away... Here she is sharing a memory with one of her guests....

And now sharing some of the portraits

I had actually cropped from this from a different photo... although the trees look crazy in the background.. and the flowers are slightly out of focus... I like this picture... although I may end up toning down the background when I edit more....   Notice the three charm photo's...

Lauren

We had the pleasure of attending Nate's cousin's wedding on Sunday... It was an absolutely beautiful day... she got married at Mount Harmon Plantation  http://www.mountharmon.org/ .  We were a little late arriving so I wasn't able to photograph the Plantation but please check out the link.  Honestly, I think the location is better accessed via waterway.  The road to get there was... ummmm.. beautiful but very very different... it's like a machine just went through and cut a small pathway in the woods... great view but it was only a 1 way road...

I wasn't the photographer for this wedding... but I tried to sneak in some shots

The Bride, Lauren

 

The groom with their daughter

Their daughter is so incredibly cute... she did NOT want to stay with the bridal party though... LOL

Again being guided back to the group

Nate and his cousin

The Cake, a delicious red velvet

It's that time again....

My father, Paul J Sweeney; is a fallen officer for NCCPD  His end of watch was 11-30-1972 at the young age of 26....

Here is the last picture taken of him... with my brother and myself..

Every year we attend the police memorial in honor of the fallen officers for Delaware... My Dad is the only who died in the line of duty... (thankfully only 1.. I hope it stays that way...I hope no other family goes through that loss)

This years Memorial actually was a 2 part ... We had the yearly memorial today at NCCPD and Legislative hall

We also had a dedication on Monday... A wall was built in honor of the 36 Delaware officers who died while on duty.... It was a beautiful ceremony, very moving.   We began with a reception at the Governors home with he and his wonderful wife.  Below is a picture of my Aunt Liz, Uncle Michael and myself with Carla Markell, the Governor's wife.

  We were also joined by Vice President Biden. My 8 year old niece and he talked for an extended period of time... My niece had met his dog Champ while Champ was being trained... she had the Vice President captivated... as she does everyone she comes in contact with; she is such an amazing little girl.

Although the moment was very somber he was so good about bringing out the happy memories as well... we laughed and we cried... He was very kind and very caring to my family... I love this picture of he and my Mom

The ceremony Monday night was beautiful... Heather, Miss Delaware 2009 sang the National Anthem and when she was done, you could see that every single person in attendance was moved by her singing abilities.. she was amazing!

and then there was the wall... very beautiful... It is engraved with the names of all those in Delaware Law Enforcement who died while on their shift... If you can not view the names at the size they are on this post... please click on the individual picture to make it larger.

 There are 36 officers; beginning with Officer John F Baylis: Wilmington Police Department 09-09-1863 and ends with Patrolman Chad E Spicer: Georgetown Police Department 09-01-2009...  and every day I pray that we will not be adding another name; although sadly, I am aware it is unrealistic...

First water rescue training

Nate had his first water rescue training event last saturday.... It was his unit, Lewes, the coast guard and state police... Nate is allowed to particpate yet because he isn't certified... but he was allowed to ride on the boat, observe and take some pictures!!!  I'm all about documenting everything... LOL... These were all taken with the sony... he was so disappointed that I don't have a telephoto lens... and he thought the pics were not so good... I thought he did a great job... here are some of my favorites:

My favorite for the day... with a little contrast boost...