Deb and Bill || Hawthorne Hotel || Salem, MA

I hope everyone is enjoying this holiday season and is ready to get pounded with snow this weekend! Luckily, the snow held off for Deb and Bill's wedding a few weeks ago.






This is one of my new favorite pictures....





The ceremony was at Holy Armenian Apostolic Church the same church where Bill's parents got married, it was really beautiful, even in on a cold day with no leaves on the trees!



Married!!






We did a few pictures on the common, even though it was cold & dark!  I love the giant stone gazebo there.





Heading back into the hotel - isn't this just a classic picture?  I feel like it could be from 100 years ago.  Although, maybe there weren't tiny string lights 100 years ago, but you get the idea.

Christine Turner from The Hawthorne Hotel made sure everything looked perfect.


Cake from Montillio's.








I decided to hang out with Deb & Bill while they were waiting to be introduced since they were being so cute. Did I mention how smitten with each other they are? It's adorable, and also makes it really easy to take great pictures. Here they are practicing their first dance moves.

























I know it's hard to imagine what with the pretty chandelier and high ceilings....but the song playing here was The Search is Over by Survivor.  Apparently it got vetoed as their first dance song, but I think it's adorable and they clearly enjoyed dancing to it at the end of the night.


I would also like to give a big shout out to Lynne Valeri from Video Design. I don't have any pictures of her here because she is super-stealth and totally respectful when I'm shooting. Love that.

Welcome back from Hawaii Deb & Bill, can't wait to show you the rest!!!

moving pictures

Hello all!
I know I probably have a few blog stalkers out there waiting for Hillary and John's pictures, and they're coming soon! In the meantime, I thought I would post a link that I just got from Lynne Valeri. She was the videographer for Kristie and Kent's wedding at the Nonantum Resort.



You can see more at her site. She's very easy for me to work with, and it was great to see some of the end result. Thanks Lynne!

Kristie and Kent || Nonantum Resort Hotel || Kennebunkport, Maine

Last Saturday we travelled up to Maine for a great outdoor wedding right on the water. Kristie's family always vacationed in Maine, so even though they live in DC now, they thought it would be the perfect place for their wedding. I think they were right! The reception was at the Nonantum Resort, and the staff was so friendly and accommodating.





I love reflection self-portraits, and I think this one is pretty funny! I'm on top of the bed (as I usually am at this point of the day) while Kristie is getting buttoned into her dress. You can see Lynne Valeri up there with me. She did a great job filming, super friendly and never in your face with the camera or a big light.


Kristie got her dress from Allegria Bridal. I keep hearing great things about that place!


I absolutely love the look on Kristie's face here!


They had their ceremony at St. Ann's church in Kennebunkport, which incidentally is where President Bush goes on Sunday when he is in Maine.








Kristie and Kent surprised their wedding party with a cruise on a Lobster Boat to arrive at the reception. It was pretty hot, so they had them go out to the ocean and turn around so everyone could cool off. I was lucky enough to be on the boat, too! Here's what the reception looked like from the water...







For their guest book, they had Adirondack chairs - how fantastic is that?


Everything had a brown and blue theme, from the bridesmaid dresses to the invitations to the cake!




I love the shadow the huge tree outside the tent cast...


Kristie's dad was so emotional during their first dance that I even started to tear up! It didn't help that they were playing "I Saw Her First", which, since having kids also gets to me! (I'm a sap, I know....)


So, after the parent dances, they invited everyone on the dance floor, and I have NEVER seen so many lovey-dovey couples! Look at them all!! I took all of these images in a span of about 45 seconds.









So, as if all of the cute couples wasn't enough, there were babies everywhere! One bridesmaid had a 7 week old, another had a 3 week old! The best part is that they had people who were staying with them in the hotel, so they were close by, but the parents could still have some fun!









I love this shot, you can already see the moon.









Congratulations! I hope you are having a fabulous honeymoon!