Wednesday, October 14, 2009

The Wedding of Allison & Tom

Allison & Tom were married on Sept 26 at A Villa Louisa. The morning was brisk and the colors on the trees were just starting to change. Allison & Tom had some really neat personal touches added to their wedding day. Take a peek...

Tom showered and dressed, while Allison spent the morning getting pampered.
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Love the fire truck on her garter!
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Allison & the boys
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Tom looks relaxed here but was a little nervous.
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Gorgeous Flowers
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The vows
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Lighting the Unity Candle
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One of my favorite parts of the ceremony, when the couple face the congregation for the first time.
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Role reversal
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I love their couple shots!!
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The first dance is always a blur.
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Their fire dept photo was their guest book. What a great photo of them!
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To the surprise of everyone, they cut their cake with an ax!
ax the cake

Best wishes to Allison & Tom! Thanks for including me in your day!

Ceremony & Reception: A Villa Louisa, Bolton
Bouquets: Sue Muldoon
Pastor: Barry Andrusik

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

The Wedding of Lynn & Mark

Lynn & Mark were married on Sept 25 at one of my favorite spots, the New Haven Lawn Club. To me, there are a number of things that make a wedding great and this wedding had so many personal touches: limes in the bride's bouquet, mulberry shoes for the bride, a custom-designed monogram for the wedding, Yankee & Red Sox garters on a night when the teams were playing each other for a playoff berth, a wagon carrying the ring bearer, a red velvet wedding cake made by Aunt Lauri, the chicken dance and Ollie's photo hanging from the bouquet.
I'd like to think that I work with couples whose wedding I would also want to attend as a guest, and you can bet if I hadn't been there, I would have wanted to.

Here are just a few of my faves--this time with commentary!

My favorite wedding shoes to date
the lady

So pretty!!!
bridal beauty

Check out this bracelet
bling!

Waiting for the first peek at her hubby-to-be
waiting

The real first kiss! They did most of their romantic photos BEFORE the ceremony. So happy we had so much time.
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How in love are they?!
the happy couple

The boys
the boys

I do!
i do

I love any chance to shoot at Yale. Love the bride and groom with the old buildings.
the gate

I think this is my 4th identical twin bride in the last year!
twins, basil!

Thanks, Aunt Lauri!
cake top or top cake

After Hours Entertainment threw quite a party
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Bride & groom sharing a quiet moment where they were married just hours before. The bride painted the aisle runner. Love the logo.
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Checkin' out the rock
check out the rock

Can't wait for you to see the rest!

Ceremony & Reception Venue: New Haven Lawn Club
Florist: Fleur de Lys
DJ: After Hours Entertainment
Cake: Aunt Lauri

The Wedding of Alison & Miguel

Alison & Miguel were married on another beautiful, sunny September day. This wasn't just a wedding, this was a party. Days like this don't seem like work to me.

My favorite things about the day:
*The Veil. The bride wore this amazing cathedral length, embellished veil and the photos don't do it justice. It was a piece of art.
*Watching the groom sing to his bride during the first dance.
*Our sunset photo shoot.

Here are a few of my favorite pics from the day...

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Ceremony: Cathedral of Saint Patrick, Norwich
Reception: Water's Edge Resort, Westbrook
Videographers: Inspiration in Motion, Meriden