My crazy pal
Cheryl Cronin and I adventured up to Moodus, CT back on August 14th, got lost along the way, were chased out of a stranger's driveway by a tattle-tale beagle while only trying to "recalculate" the GPS, and drove through some old-time resorts reminiscent of Kellerman's in the Catskills, circa Dirty Dancing. It is officially a part of the state I had no idea existed, and I really want to go back and explore!!!
We did safely arrive at Jill's mom's house, in plenty of time to capture lots of last minute "getting ready" excitement!
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Is she not the cutest?!
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Her sister was equally adorable.
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I loooooved the color scheme. LOVED it. :)
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A quick toast with color coordinated drinking vessels...
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And off to the church!
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I have absolutely NO idea what inspired this - perhaps the priest said something? I was at the back of the church and couldn't hear if he did. :) But as if on cue, all of these people reached out and attempted to fix the aisle runner. I didn't have my camera up to my face as it happened, so I ninja'd this and prayed I got it. It is one of the silliest shots I think I've ever gotten. (Perhaps you had to be there?)
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Gah! Cuteness abounds!
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So happy!
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On to the the beautiful ballrom at the Foxwoods Lake of Isles golf resort.
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Such a happy group!
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There was a pretty funny inside joke in here about abandoning all Maxim magazines once married...
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... but everyone was getting a kick out of them!
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Yes, I've been slacking a little on posting my food shots, but this? Heaven. I practically stalked the server as she took away an empty one and replaced it with this.
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And this is why I love cocktail hour. A mother and son opportunity I could not pass up. Adorable.
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And on with the party!
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Love.
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Love!
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Annnnd... the end! :)
Thank you Jill and Julio for including me in your day, and as always, thank you
Cheryl for being such a wonderful friend, photographer, and person to work for. :)