My friend Kriss celebrated her birthday by renting a cottage for a week on Squam Lake in New Hampshire (where On Golden Pond was filmed!) and my partner and I got to visit her for a couple of days. On a pontoon trip Friday, we were lucky enough to see many loons as well as the resident bald eagle take flight from his treetop perch. Wow! It was a perfect day:
I knew from the moment I met Andrew and Malisa that their wedding would be BEYOND fun and I was NOT disappointed. Adam (my trusted 2nd shooter!) and I headed down to Manchester on August 1 to the Wilburton Inn, where one of the first things you seeing after driving up the entrance road to this gorgeous country estate is a sign which reads “The museum of the creative process”. The grounds definitely lives up to it’s name, with interesting sculpture, a walking labyrinth and other objects that you really need to see to experience.
Marisa and Andrew looked stunning (of course) and their friends and family were ready and willing to start the party and keep it going until no one was standing. Peak Entertainment kept the dancing in full swing all night and it was a party to remember.
Even Charley, their precious old dog, came up from Boston with them for the event and donned a bow for some (not-too-formal) portraits with the couple. The first thing Andrew said to him after the cermony, was “Charley, now you really have two parents to love you!”
Well, I’m happy for Andrew AND his parents. Congratulations to all of you!!!
This stone is built into the ground where the wedding ceremony took place….
I saw this little note that Malisa had written on her dresser…
Malisa’s “Man of Honor” works on her dress while she takes a moment with her sister!
I can’t pass up an opportunity to make mirror pictures!!
champagne toast…
ok, so how gorgeous is this bride???
so, here comes Andrew and his “Ocean’s Eleven” groomsmen…
Some Charley time…
A beautiful ceremony…
The newlyweds celebrate the moment!
As the two flower girls chat, it made for one of my favorite pictures of the day…
you can call this “art” or just an A.D.D. moment!
Malisa’s dad gets choked up during his toast to the couple…
Big “state Government” photo op:
and then the better state goverment photo op…
Time to show off those fancy dance steps…
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Oh, the naughty things you can do with a cupcake…
Now the party really gets underway…
I shot this from insode the inn, and I loved the reflections and the tent mixing with the couple dancing on on the patio:
A very happy groom!
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Sailors say that wet knots make strong knots and that’s why it’s good luck to “tie the knot” on a rainy day. Well, if that’s the case, then Liz and Jonathan should have the strongest marriage this millenium! I have never seen so much rain come down so hard and for so long than at the Waybury Inn on August 2nd.
Needless to say, both the ceremony and the family portraits moved to under the tent. Still, the service was beautiful, the couple was beaming in love and it was an amazing celebration, filled with life and spirit! And, as a bonus, the downpour stopped for a few minutes and we even got to do some outdoor portraits with a fun red umbrella!
Many people helped to make the event so great so I will mention a few here: Flower arrangements and bridal bouquets designed by Randi Nonni of Silver Toad Floral Design, music provided by the band, NEW YORK PLAYERS, and of course the food and ambiance were created by Waybury Inn head chef Donna Seibert and inn keepers Tracey Getty and her husband Joe Sutton.
Mazel tov to both families and especially to Elizabth and Jonathan!
PS:
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Emily and Mike were married July 25 at the church on the grounds of the Calvin Coolidge Homestead in Southern Vermont. After a beautiful ceremony and a totally great portrait session around the grounds of the homestead, it was back to The Hawk Inn and Mountain Resort for dinner and dancing. Peak entertainment kept the party going and a good time was had by all!
Congratulations, Emily and Mike!!!
PS:
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I am a portrait and lifestyle photographer, specializing in weddings and other monumental events, studio and environmental portraiture, and capturing a slice of Vermont Life on a daily basis.
My blog has become my own personal little newspaper, where I publish photographs from the events I cover, personal images that I cant really find a place for and everything else that makes my “trigger finger” happy.
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