Wedding ::: 08.14.10 ::: Lake of Isles, Foxwoods, CT

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!


Is she not the cutest?!


Her sister was equally adorable.


I loooooved the color scheme. LOVED it. :)


A quick toast with color coordinated drinking vessels...


And off to the church!










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?)


Gah! Cuteness abounds!


So happy!


On to the the beautiful ballrom at the Foxwoods Lake of Isles golf resort.




Such a happy group!


There was a pretty funny inside joke in here about abandoning all Maxim magazines once married...


... but everyone was getting a kick out of them!


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.


And this is why I love cocktail hour. A mother and son opportunity I could not pass up. Adorable.


And on with the party!




Love.


Love!


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. :)

Wedding ::: 07.17.10 ::: St. Clement's Castle, CT

I'm on a roll! This wild and memorable day was also spent with my great friend Cheryl Cronin of Cronin Photography, and will go down in history as one of the funniest, most bizarre, and greatly memorable weddings ever. That's what happens when the bridal party bus breaks down between the ceremony and the reception! :) But the best part was that there was PLENTY of time that had been set aside for photos, so there was really no rush as the bus driver schlepped off to get a belt to do the repair. The entire bridal party, including Amy and Dana, were so laid back about the whole thing... you could not have asked for a better group!!! :) Even when we were done with photos (it was H-O-T!) they all headed in to the closest restaurant for drinks, while they waited for their chariot to return.

Here are just a couple of my favorites throughout the day.







Ahhhh... how DOES one get in this thing?!








Such cuties.








Quite possibly my favorite moment of the day... it was difficult to hear the music and there was no coordinator telling people when it was their turn to walk down the aisle. Here was Amy trying to figure out when to go by peeking in the door!!! :)




OK, now!


Eeeee! I love love.




Married!


Down to the water for some portraits...




But really, it was all about the suspenders.






Happy sigh...


















Sweetest Maid of Honor speech ever!


Followed right on the heels by the cutest Best Man speech ever. Which paid homage to The Hangover. Excellent. :)


A super-fun night all around, filled with incredibly fun people!!!

Thank you Cheryl, and YAAAAY Amy and Dana!!!!! :)