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How to make an entrance at a wedding BCP style!

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How to make an entrance at a wedding BCP style!

I had the honor of flying a bride into her wedding over the weekend. This grand entrance was kept a secret, only the wedding party knew about it. We had timed a few practice landings the night before to coordinate our arrival with the bridesmaids walking down the isle. During the wedding the river was flat calm and I set up a glassy water landing that ended with the plane settling down right in front of the wedding party. With a short taxi to shore the bride stepped off the float, met her father and proceeded to walk down the isle. It could not have worked out any better.

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Re: How to make an entrance at a wedding BCP style!

Super. Super. Cool.

That's a landing you don't want to dropkick!
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Now that's good GA promotion!
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Forget aviation, landings and GA...now she is a pretty girl !!!
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That's awesome!!!
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The bride looks radiant. But I can't tell-- is she wearing rubber boots under that wedding gown? Now THAT would be a true BCP wedding!
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Sweet!!! I hope you're able to post some video of it soon! That is really cool.
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Re: How to make an entrance at a wedding BCP style!

That's really cool!!! Talk about an entrance!
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Re: How to make an entrance at a wedding BCP style!

I don't think the bride was wearing rubber boots, but I would not have put it past her. She is one outdoorsy girl. I met up with their wedding photographer this afternoon for another photo shoot and she sent me this picture as a preview. I though it was neat, although the plane could have been closer ;)

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That's pretty cool!
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One more from tonight, "wreck the dress" Photo by Casey Spinney
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Awesome Levi. Good job and great pics!
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Very cool man!
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So cool!
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Re: How to make an entrance at a wedding BCP style!

Nice,nice nice........good job
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Nice! I wanted to arrive at my wedding by landing the plane on the church grounds. My wife for some strange reason said no! I rekon she just didnt want me to show her up! That said the church weren't going to let me either but thats beside the point! A minor detail
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Great pictures. You know you're allowed to smile for pictures, right? :lol:
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That jumping off the float picture shows that you will have a fun marriage...the wife and I wish you a long and prosperous marriage.
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Beamer pilot wrote:That jumping off the float picture shows that you will have a fun marriage...the wife and I wish you a long and prosperous marriage.


I don't think he's the groom, just the bride-delivery pilot. :)
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Great stuff!
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