The Perfect Engagement or Wedding Gift!

Whether you have had a wedding, been in a wedding, attended a wedding or are planning a wedding, this book is required reading. It highlights all of the things that can (and sometimes do!) go wrong and offers insights on how to prevent such calamities from occurring on the most important day of your life, or that of a friend or family member. The Groom Wore White Socks highlights some of the most memorable moments of Charles Parish’s 50 years as a professional photographer shooting more than 4,000 weddings. Charles brings his wit, patience, sensitivity and empathy to life through 50 short stories, each of which concludes with a “story lesson” that wraps up each story like the perfectly tied bow we hope every groom adorns.

The Chapters

When you have photographed more than 4,000 weddings over a 50-year career that witnessed major steps toward gender and racial equality, 11 U.S. presidents, a race to the moon, and the invention of computers (not to mention the Internet!), you not only pick up a story or two but gain a front row perspective on the gradual shift from a traditional wedding in the 60’s (where all the men owned tuxedos) to a contemporary wedding (where none of the party wore shoes). Whether it is a matter of a newlywed couple’s departure in a hot air balloon, flying a bride and groom to skydive out of an airplane, almost delivering a baby, or officiating because the minister did not show, The Groom Wore White Socks captures some of veteran photographer Charles Parish’s favorite moments and offers a bit of advice on what to make of each one.