Dancing
What struck me most about Sarah and Rob’s wedding was the obvious outpouring of love from their church community. Everyone felt like one big family.
After the ceremony, it was off to Georgina’s in Bolton for their reception. We started with some posed photos in the lovely weather.
Then we headed inside to get the celebration started!
Congratulations, Sarah and Rob!
Sara and Brian gave me a chance to return to one of my favorite venues, the Simsbury Inn, during their beautiful Christmas season.
The day started with prep photos, backed by the dulcet tones of Taylor Swift’s Eras tour.
They were married at their family’s church in New Britain. They seemed pretty excited about it!
Then it was back to Simsbury Inn for a great party with the most energetic sing-alongs I’ve ever seen!
Congratulations, Sara and Brian!
The Simsbury Inn is one of my favorite venues, so I was disappointed when Andrea and Mike had to delay their 2020 wedding. But it worked out great - their new date in June 2021 went as perfectly as you could hope!
After some getting ready shots at the Inn, they had their first look at the recently decorated Flower Bridge. A passing gentleman offered this sage advice for newlyweds: “To avoid fights, have separate bathrooms.” Make of that what you will.
Then it was time for the ceremony at St. Catherine of Siena across town. It was a beautiful ceremony with an abundance of cute kids.
After a few family photos and cocktail hour, it was time for the reception. Cake, speeches, dancing, plus a trivia game that was really fun!
And remember: nobody puts Andrea in a corner!
Congratulations Andrea and Mike!
I’d previously met Rita and Steve at her sister Trish’s wedding a few years ago, so I was thrilled to be working with their family again.
After some prep at a local hotel, everyone congregated at a beautiful home in rural Massachusetts, an amazing setting for this outdoor wedding!
We did a first look and got the posed photos out of the way first - it was such a beautiful farm, I wanted to take about a million photos of the couple.
The ceremony was officiated by a friend. Simple and touching.
After cocktails, the reception kicked off in a large tent. A fun evening with lots of dancing, lots of food, and lots of love.
Congratulations, Rita and Steve!
Kaitlyn and Mario were so fun to work with for their engagement that I was really excited for their wedding day! Things got started with prep at a family friend’s home.
Then it was time for the traditional church ceremony, with an unexpected twist - specifically, Kaitlyn fainting halfway through! Luckily she was fine - Mario caught her! - and only needed a quick breather to get back on her feet.
Everyone moved to the Aria for the reception. Toasts kicked off the night, followed by cake cutting and parent dances.
The bouquet toss was energetic!
Then it was time to dance and party the night away!
Congratulations, Kaitlyn and Mario!
Amanda and James had so many great ideas for their engagement session last year in Newport, I just knew that their wedding was going to be great.
The day started with prep photos at a local hotel.
From there we moved to The Lodge at Maneeley’s, where Amanda and James were relieved to finally have their first look and see each other.
The ceremony was short and sweet - James’ vows in particular required a lot of tissues.
After cocktail hour, it was time for introductions, which included an amazing surprise!
Those are the bridesmaids, charging in to the theme from Jurassic Park.
First dance, speeches, and parent dances followed.
Then: dancing! And lots of it! (James’ college friends especially put in a lot of work on the dance floor!)
We stole the happy couple away for some night photos on the amazing grounds.
It was an amazing day, and I’m so happy for James and Amanda. Congratulations!
Karen and Ben were never going to have a “normal” wedding. They met backpacking through the wilderness, live for adventure, and when Karen first contacted me she was pretty sure their summer camp venue meant she could zip-line into their ceremony.
These are some of my favorite weddings, though - ones that break the mold to perfectly fit the couple. The ceremony was simple, and sadly zip-line free, but their personalized vows were funny and beautiful.
The reception began with toasts, dinner, and cupcakes-
-but most of the night was given over to dancing to the live band, messing around on the monkey bars, and generally having a great time with their friends!
Congratulations, Karen and Ben!
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!