Ballroom
I was so excited to see Sam, Jason, and their family again after photographing Sam’s sister’s wedding a few months before.
The day started with the girls getting ready at a hotel and the guys getting ready at home.
The ceremony was held in the same church as her sister’s - I love family traditions!
The reception was at the Waterview, a beautiful ballroom venue.
It was one heck of a party!
Congratulations, Sam and Jason!
There was a classic, timeless quality to Amy and Michal’s wedding that was really charming.
The day started at Amy’s parents where the girl’s got ready.
Then I met up with Michal at St. Francis of Assisi before the ceremony. A suit that good deserves some individual photos, after all.
It was a beautiful ceremony. I’ve been very lucky to work at St. Francis several times.
The reception was held at the Crystal Room. We took advantage of the beautiful garden out back for some posed photos.
The reception kicked off with a first dance and speeches.
The rest of the night was a blast.
Congratulations, Amy and Michal!
Melissa and Sean’s wedding began with prep at a friend’s home and the hotel where they’d be staying that night.
Their ceremony was held in the beautiful St. Blaise Parish in Waterbury.
After a stop to visit Melissa’s grandfather, everyone made their way to the Ethan Allen Hotel for the rest of the night. We started with couples photos, and Sean and Melissa made my job easy.
The reception kicked off with their first dance, which was beautifully choreographed!
They also hit the usual highlights - cake, speeches, parent dances.
But you don’t hire Chaos Productions - who brought a DJ, a drummer, and a designated hype man - because you want a quiet reception. They came to party!
It was an amazing, fun, and loud night! A total blast.
Congratulations, Melissa and Sean!
Sara and Abhishek somehow managed to plan their wedding while planning and executing a second wedding in India! I’m having anxiety just thinking about that.
Their entire US wedding was held at the Marriott Hotel in Hartford, a surprisingly wonderful venue with access to some of the awesome elevated walkways downtown. The day began with prep for the guys and girls in neighboring rooms.
My second shooter, Jeff, also got some awesome, artsy photos with the guys in the top-floor pool.
The ceremony was held in part of the Capital Ballroom. Sara and Abhi wrote their own vows, and they were so sweet!
While the guests were in the lobby bar for cocktails, the wedding party and I used some of those elevated walkways for some really fun posed photos. As always, my favorite were the couples photos.
And some pictures of the beautiful bride, of course.
The reception was a ton of fun. It started with the usually dances and speeches.
The DJ set up some fun games and Abhi’s cousins especially kept the dance floor hopping all night.
Finally it was time for the night to end, with a great sparkler exit.
Congratulations, Sara and Abhi!
The only bad thing about Britt and Tom’s wedding was the rain - torrential, flooding rain. But you know what? Who cares.
The day started with hair and make-up for the girls, who were in such a good mood when I arrived I knew it would be a fun night right away.
The rest of the day was at Farmington Gardens, starting with the ceremony in their greenhouse. Technically it’s the “back-up location” but it’s simply stunning.
After a fun cocktail hour, it was time for introductions and their first dance.
Then lovely speeches from the Maid of Honor and Best Man.
Britt and Tom had a lot of fun with their cake cutting, and then kicked off the dancing - the high point of which was some amazing Irish step dancing from their cousins. So cool!
Lots more spirited dancing took us late into the night. What an amazingly fun wedding to kick off my spring season!
Congratulations, Britt and Tom!
I photographed Aneil and Katarina as second photographer for Matt Noonan, a friend of a friend.
The ceremony was lovely, but for me most of the fun was the reception, held at the Ethan Allen Hotel (who knew there was such a thing?).
The decorations were amazing, and Aneil’s family’s traditional outfits were gorgeous!
And I can’t forget to mention the candy table… So much fun!
Congratulations Aneil and Katarina!
I knew after I did Alli and Dan's engagement photos at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens that they were going to be an amazing couple to work with. Laid back, head over heels, and so fun.
The wedding day started at Alli's mom's house, where the girls (a tight knit group I got to work with again in Chicago) were joking around while Mean Girls played in the background.
Alli got dressed at the venue, St. Clement's Castle, while Dan put on the finishing touches at his parents' house.
The ceremony was held outdoors, at a beautiful spot overlooking the river. It was short but deeply personal and touching.
We did some quick posed photos - St. Clements has an amazing variety of beautiful spots for pictures, but this ivy-covored walkway is probably my favorite.
The reception was held in the nearby ballroom, a beautiful space, and it was a lovely evening with lots of dancing and wonderful speeches.
Congratulations, Alli and Dan!
I woke up the morning of Megan and Chris's wedding to pouring rain. It wasn't the worst case scenario - the ceremony and reception were already inside, but it was going to put the kibosh on their first look, posed photos, and sparkler exit. It put a real damper on the prep, but then something amazing happened - against all weather forecasts, the rain stopped, and just... never started again.
We reverted the plan back to a first look at Hubbard Park, a beautiful setting for a really touching moment.
The rest of the day was held at the Aqua Turf Club, a sprawling, beautiful, busy venue. The ceremony was held in the gorgeous (and thankfully air conditioned) Chapel in the Pines.
After a few posed photos in a shady spot, Megan surprised Chris by changing into a second wedding dress before their introduction and beautifully choreographed first dance - dry-ice fog included!
The reception was a blast, with wonderful little moments interspersed in the energetic dancing.
Around 9:30, before too many guests made their exit, they held a "sparkler send-off" (though the party was nowhere near over), and it was one of the most photogenic I've ever seen.
While I had them outside, we took a couple night shots around the grounds.
Then they headed back inside to enjoy the rest of their night, and after a few final photos, I headed home.
One funny behind-the-scenes detail - we realized I had previously worked with the officiant, Mary Coburn, and the DJ, Geoff from Local Motion, before. Not the biggest surprise there. What was amazing is that we all had worked the same wedding, years ago, and now ended up together again on this totally unrelated wedding. What a coincidence!
Congratulations, Megan and Chris!