Sara and Ed || Chase House at Mill Falls || Meredith, NH

I love seeing past clients at weddings, it definitely means I'm doing something right! I shot Meghan and Sam's wedding in 2004, and Meghan played matchmaker with her friend Sara and Sam's brother Ed. They put me in touch with Sara, and we worked everything out over the phone, so I didn't even meet her until the wedding day. She knew she was in good hands, and we had a great time!

We started out at the Chase House at Mill Falls.




It was a pretty overcast day that shifted into downpours, but such nice soft light here before the ceremony.

Sara and her sister - don't they have gorgeous eyes?


Sara, girl after my own heart, had a bowl of m&m's on hand for some last minute snacking before a few quick formals before the ceremony.





The ceremony was at First Congregational Church of Meredith.The minister printed out this little map for everyone so they would know how to line up - adorable, no?










Still not raining after the ceremony, so we went down to the lake (that's Lake Winnipesaukee) for some pictures.  






I love this one that I took because of the reflection....


and this one that Kelly took because of the ducks!  The line of the ducks leads your eye right to Sara and Ed.





.......and we're done!!  We just finished up and it started to rain.

The place settings had pictures of them at the same ages when they were little.  They were so cute and great conversation pieces.



Kelly on the spot again with the Shout wipes!

Oh yeah, it's my rainbow umbrella again!









I had only just met Sara, and she was pretty quiet while getting ready and even the formals, but I swear the dance floor was open for about 2 minutes and she was a crazy person out on the dance floor!!

Maureen and Luke || Commandant's House || Charlestown, Massachusetts

What a gorgeous day Maureen and Luke had for their wedding! Which, was no small feat given the weather we've had. I didn't even take out my rainbow umbrella! They had the reception at the lovely Commandant's House in Charlestown. Maureen got ready there, and there were plenty of places to shoot.

She got her dress at Allegria Bridal.




I like this one of her & her dress!


Maureen and Luke took dance lessons on the sly, and she didn't want anyone to see that her shoes were scuffed up from practicing.  She didn't think that they would be good for a shoe picture, but I think they did just fine.....



I love how excited and happy she looks in this picture.






I couldn't stop shooting!  How cool is this place?



Luke grinning ear to ear as Maureen comes down the aisle with her dad.




The ceremony was held at St. Mary's Church in Charlestown, and it was just stunning.

After the ceremony, we walked down to City Square for a few pictures - bring on the sun!




It was great to see Tes from Trolleys by Tes again. She was at Catherine and Kevin's wedding in July. We zipped back to the Navy Yard.


While the bridal party joined the reception, Jenna from the Commandant's House brought us over to the U.S.S. Constitution for a few pictures of Maureen & Luke. Nothing like cutting to the front of the line and feeling like a rock star!


Just a few more pictures...here's Kelly's...


and here's mine...don't they look like Mr. & Mrs. Boston?





Bunker Hill Florist did the flowers...




In lieu of favors, they made a donation to the Boston Celtics (Maureen's employer - how cool!) Shamrock Foundation.


Morin's Catering took care of all of the food and the cake. Not only was everything gorgeous, but it was delicious, too!




So, Luke & Maureen totally wow-ed everyone with their first dance, but I just love how excited/relieved Luke was when it was all over - check out this series -


With the first dance out of the way, Maureen's sister made her toast. She said that she looked lovely enough to be on the cover of a magazine - but wait! she's already been on the cover of a magazine!


Here's Maureen on the cover of National Geographic's World magazine - awesome.






Congratulations!!! Many more to come!

Nick and Stephanie || The Tirrell Room || Quincy, Massachusetts

Before starting his own business, my husband was an instructor for the carpentry program at North Bennet Street School in the North End. When he stopped teaching, he hired one of his former students, Nick, to come work with him. Nick is working for himself now, and we were so happy for him & Steph when they got engaged. We wanted to attend the wedding as guests (what a concept!), so Meghann and Kelly did all the shooting for this one.

Stephanie got ready at Nick's mother's house just a few blocks from the church, so she walked there led by bagpipers!

I was having a hard time just sitting and watching the ceremony without a camera.  I love when the bride and groom lean in to have a little private chat during the ceremony, and I was so glad when I saw Meghann catch it.




I tried to stay out of the way while they were shooting the formals, and they had a great time shooting the bridal party in this yummy light on the grounds of theTirrell Room.











I have never seen a male guest, or any guest for that matter this determined to get a centerpiece!

As you know, I loooove having my picture taken...here's one of me & Stephen

Flower girl & ring bearer sharing a dance - adorable!

The cake was delicious - I actually got to eat some!!!!

Kelly was very excited because I never let her shoot the rings, and now she finally got them all to herself.

They were doing Irish step dancing - look how perfectly in sync they are!  Their toes are the exact same distance from the floor.

As favors, they gave bulbs to plant.  I better remember to plant mine before it snows!


Gary Titus was the DJ, and kept everyone on the dance floor happy.








Congratulations you guys!  Stephen and I are so happy for you.

Melissa and Chris || Chatham Bars Inn || Chatham, Massachusetts

Ok - part three! I just had to share a few pictures from Chris and Melissa's "Bon Voyage Brunch". They had it at the lovely Chatham Bars Inn. This place is near & dear to me, because it is where I met my husband. He was a bartender....I was a waitress....the classic American love story. Not a bad place to work when you are killing time between college and the real world. And by the way - today is our 7 year wedding anniversary!





Check out all the cuties!!




I love how Melissa had the perfect white dress for each day!

Melissa and Chris || Wequassett Inn || Chatham, Massachusetts

Ok, here we are with part two!

Melissa got ready at the Wequassett Inn before the ceremony. l loved her shoes, hair, dress....everything!






Her dress is a Vera Wang, her favorite part (and mine) was the back, which you'll see later....



Do my eyes deceive me???? Really?? A blue sky? The ceremony was at the beautiful St. George Greek Orthodox Church.


We were early to the ceremony, and so we decided to do a few more pictures of the girls on the church grounds.


Of course, before we were done, Chris arrived. So, even though it was sunny, my rainbow umbrella got a little play hiding Melissa from Chris as she snuck back in the limo.



I swear I did not do this, although I thought about it!




So, the three little flower girls were absolute angels all weekend long, it was amazing. Quiet, adorable, not whining, which, as the mother of a three year old I can assure you is no small feat. So, it was especially amusing during the ceremony when they got a little over ambitious with the spreading out of flower petals. Flower girls gone wild!


Little angel.






After the ceremony we headed back to Wequassett Inn for more pictures and of course the amazing reception.







Melissa bought parasols for her bridesmaids....Kelly took this image and I just love it.


I had them spin them and I dragged the shutter a bit to capture the motion.




Kalson Pang was on hand to make sure everything was perfect, which of course it was. The tables looked beautiful with flowers from Patrice Milley.







This picture just cracks me up. Not intentionally posed.


Melissa and Chris had the best of both worlds for their reception - Sultans of Swing for dinner music and dancing, and John Loakimidis from
Salonica Boys for all of the Greek Music.






Could this little boy BE any cuter? Seriously.








The back of her dress - isn't it lovely? I shot this without any flash while they were listening to a toast from Chris' mom. She wrapped up the toast saying "Life is Good!", which is coincidentally who Melissa works for.



Congratulations you two!!! And a few more on the way for part three!

Melissa and Chris || Chatham Wayside Inn || Chatham, Massachusetts

So, this is part one of three of Melissa & Chris' three-day celebration on Cape Cod. Chris' family is from Greece, and they had a lot of people who came over for the wedding, so they wanted to be sure that they captured every moment of the weekend! They started with a clambake style rehearsal dinner at Chatham Wayside Inn.







For bridesmaid gifts, Melissa bought each one a unique vintage purse.


Not only that, she filled them all with goodies from Anthropologie and other stores....mini-perfume, sparkly hair things and more!


Melissa with her three nieces who were the flower girls - adorable.




Much more to come!!

little miss brooke

I love when I get news that former wedding clients of mine are expecting!  Val and AJ were clients of mine from 2006, when we had our initial meeting I was pregnant with Lee, and when she came to pick up her final album I had just had Jonah!  She has always been super sweet, and even given me baby presents for the kids, so of course I couldn't wait to meet Brooke.  She was soundly sleeping in Grandpa's arms when I arrived....

Her room is adorable - think she has enough stuffed animals?







This picture just cracks me up - hello dahling!

Love the baby bums!







Daddy love....

Renee and Justin || Londonderry, New Hampshire

Happy day after Labor Day everyone!  I finally have a few images to share from Renee & Justin's awesome day in New Hampshire.  They were lucky enough to host the event at their house and Renee's parents' house, and they were gorgeous settings for the day.  Here is how we found Renee when we arrived, super relaxed, and just chilling with her pup in the backyard.

Her dress was beautiful, perfect for spinning....you'll see later....


The veil was hanging from a balcony, so this is shot from the floor with the chandelier in the background.








It started raining (shocker!), so we grabbed a few shots under the pergola.  I love you, pergola.








I love this shot of them by the woods...

Doesn't the camera just love these two?

Here's my new best friend this season - the rainbow umbrella!  It started to rain again so we headed inside for a bit.

And then it was sunny again!  This time for the rest of the day....

Justin's friend has some connections, so he got to wear the Red Sox World Series ring!



A dog-owner's work is never done....



They had so many beautiful details throughout the reception. Alexis Eliopoulos O'Mara and her team were on-hand throughout the day making sure everything went according to plan. Creative Gardens did the flowers....beautiful.





The cake was done by Chickadee Hill Cakes and was stunning.







Love the fans...






Isn't this the coolest engraving??  On the outside!

So here they are in the late afternoon light.....doesn't everyone have a backyard like this?  

Ok, again with the candy bars.  I'm so weak.







See?  I love the spinning!!!




Congratulations you two!  It was a fantastic day.