December, 2011
Married!!! Jessica & Clinton!!! We had a gorgeous fall day for their New Haven Lawn Club wedding in New Haven, CT. My favorite time of the year is October. The colors, the weather, it always makes for a great setting for a wedding. Jessica and Clinton's was just that. Jessica was stunning (despite fighting a fever! You go girl lol) and Clinton was looking all GQ in his tux. It was our honor to be there for your special day guys. Congratulations to the beautiful couple :)
Thank you Andi for another great job on this one!
Hair – Gerard & Co.
Makeup – Nicole Marie Salon
Florist – Flowers by Phil
DJ – Correlation Productions
Jessica's beautiful dress
Jessica was rocking her beautiful smile all day :)
One of my faves of Jessica!!!
Waiting to go into the church…
First kiss! Love the hand holding!
Love the perspective of the church with the fish-eye lens.
I grabbed this one of Clinton while we were waiting for family pics.
So after we got out of the church we noticed these two hawks perched on top of the cross. As if they were watching over everything?
Bridal party at the Lawn Club
Then we took it out to the streets, literally.
A back alley! Love me some urban for the B&G
The inside of the Lawn Club is stunning!
The details and incredible lighting by Correlation Productions was off the chain!
First dance
Crazy dance
Some serious air guitar going on here. I think if I recall it was Journey – Don't Stop Believing – as if it could be anything else right? lol
Married! Rachele & Dan!!! Okay so were do I begin with this one? Hmm, I feel the need to really set this one up so here we go :) It all started last year when we photographed Leigh & Christian's wedding at Harkness State Park. Dan was a Groomsmen for Christian and Rachele was his date. Fast forward 6 months or so and I get a call from Rachele in NY explaining she saw us at Leigh and Christian's wedding and wanted to hire us. Well I knew they had to be awesome people because Leigh and Christian were one of the nicest, sweetest couples we've ever had! Then Rachele proceeded to tell me their wedding was going to be on the beach in Montauk, NY. So now I was super excited because i knew that it was going to be beautiful. Okay, fast forward to the wedding weekend. Friday was a washout with thunderstorms but the forecast for Saturday, bright and sunny. Well I guess Montauk is known for it's beautiful beaches, huge waves and………..wait for it………….wind! Yeah, like hurricane force wind! To say Rachele & Dan were troopers in this situation would be a understatement. It was Rachele's dream to be married on the beach in Montauk and on that day the wind was blowing 60mph with gust up to 70mph. Yes, I'm serious! That is like a level 3 hurricane. So did it stop Rachele and Dan? NOPE! They went with it! They seized the moment and rocked it out like rockstars. I have shot in the pouring rain, freezing cold, snow and 105 degree heat and I can tell you this was the most extreme. When you hear me say I love my job and I love my couples, these are the couples I'm talking about. Not once did Rachele complain, not once. Even when we were standing one foot away from each other and we couldn't hear what we were saying, no complaints. Even when I gave them the option to go inside, Dan said, "it's not an option". They were there for love and their union in marriage and they were not going to let anything stand in their way. I am so honored to be their photographer and there wedding sets the bar pretty high for any bride. Congratulations again guys :)
Thank you Andi for not running for the hotel lol :)
Up Next: Jessica & Clinton, Married!!!
So we started off with Dan just moments before their first look.
Enjoying the view and calming his nerves maybe?
Their first look!
Dan was over whelmed by his beautiful bride!
One of my faves from the first session.
They were awesome and you can feel the love they had for each other.
Another fave of mine.
Rachele was radiant! Love her smile.
We dipped behind the hotel in the shade and away from the wind to grab this one.
A uninvited but welcomed guest made a appearance.
They decided to have the ceremony out on the beach too! Kudos to their guest for sticking it out. I love the excited look on Rachele's face.
The 2nd kiss?
Their first dance.
So the dancing got crazy fast lol.
Reception shot of the year!
So after the wind settled down to 50mph we decided to step outside for a few sunset shots.
Love!
Back to the craziness.
Dan and Mom.
Rachele and Dad.
Then they broke into the Pulp Fiction dance.
Their last image of the night.
