This was one of the coolest groom’s cakes I’ve ever seen. The cicada invasion grossed out a lot of people this year, but Ryan thinks they are really cool…..I think he was actually a bit sad to have to cut into it!

It was a hot one on 7/7/7, but still a beautiful day to get married at Brookfield Zoo.

As if getting married on 7/7/7 isn’t lucky enough, it’s supposed to be even more good luck if a butterfly lands on you (or at least on your bridal bocquet)

It was also a bit windy…..

….which caused the fountain to spray a fine mist right over the couple as they said their vows. Along with the bright sunshine, it created a really cool backlighting effect.

Ginger and Ryan didn’t get to see the polar bears (it was a bit too warm I guess), but the zoo staff made sure they showed up at the reception by projecting huge images of the bears onto the wall of the dining room. Makes you wonder who is watching who?