I was so excited to finally meet Adrianne and Owen in person after emailing and video ichatting with Adrianne for nearly a year. Video chat is the best for long distance clients! Adrianne is a designer and had a great rustic vision for her wedding, so I couldn’t wait to see all her details! Let’s start with the best one first, Adrianne’s goooorgeous Amsale dress. Oh muh guh. I love the little red leaves poking in, signaling the start of fall.

I’m totally getting a young Catherine Zeta Jones vibe from Adrianne in this shot. She is so stunning!

Pretty darn good looking couple, wouldn’t you say?

It’s official!

Bubbles, yesss!

We did portraits at a beautiful lake house in Hilton, love that sun filtering through the trees!

We also did a few at Ridgemont Country Club, where the reception was held.

Details!

Such a sweet and happy first dance…

Owen’s mom’s reaction to the toasts was so great… I couldn’t pick a favorite so you get the whole series! It’s my blog, I do what I want, ha ha! This series perfectly illustrates the vibe of the evening… FUN.

Owen and his mom dancing… parent dances are so wonderful to photograph!

Adrianne and her dad…

Love the tear-

Adrianne let me know they were going to have their reception “NYC Style” which means dancing every second. No complaints here! They dance before dinner, in between courses, and basically all night long. I’ve done a few weddings down in that area and/or with people who come up here to get married, and it makes for a great party! I want to start with Wedding MVP of the week… This girl was rocking the floor all night long, and what clinched her title was when the band appointed her leader of the conga line, she grabbed the mic and yelled “I’m in charge of this s***!” It was so hilariously delivered, I laughed til I had tears in my eyes!

Ha ha!

Thanks so much for inviting me to photograph your day, Adrianne and Owen… I had a blast!

What an absolutely beautiful day Lisa and Dave had! Lisa is my hair stylist (which, people, please don’t blame her for how my hair looks on wedding days… even dumbledore couldn’t tame this mess on a humid day. That was a really nerdy reference.) and I was so excited to be able to photograph her wedding! Lisa’s maid of honor is a photographer, so I shot the ceremony and portraits and she shot the reception (which is why there are no dancing pictures!)

I knew Lisa was going to be gorgeous, but come on! Are ya kidding?! She has the most perfect skin, I did not do any photoshopping at all whatsoever. JEALOUS!

Almost ready… and so happy!

Lisa and Dave had their wedding at the Webster Arboretum , which is just lovely.

They are not big on being the center of attention, so they made the ceremony very, very private. I think there were about 15 people there, it was such a sweet and mellow vibe.

Mr and Mrs!!

Their guests showered them with lavender seed (you can see how much Dave loved it, ha ha!) which smelled so nice. It stayed on my shoes even when I got home and made my porch smell amazing!

As soon as I took this bridal party shot, I knew it needed to be blogged. Thank you, sir.

Lisa’s flowers were gorgeous, I forgot to ask where they were from but when I find out I’ll add it! (eta- Surprise, surprise, Lisa’s beautiful bouquet is from Kittelberger’s… knocked it out of the park yet again guys!)

As blue as can be… again, no photoshop enhancement! (Usually I enhance them, ha ha)

Lisa’s vintage vibe was so adorable!

tee hee! Dave was all about getting the right pose on this… he’s hilarious!

My sister was married here and I have done shoots here, but somehow I never knew there was a topiary maze!

Sizzlin’

Thanks so much for having me Lisa and Dave, have an amazing time in Paris and Santorini! (Like you need me to tell you that, ha ha!)
I have another wedding and a bunch of engagements that need to be blogged, so stay tuned y’all!

Crazy happy, these two kids… seriously just crazy happy. I’m pretty sure Joanna’s ear-to-ear smile didn’t budge the entire day, and Brian’s only moved so he could ham it up with some funny faces.
Things were pleasantly hectic at Joanna’s parents’ home, with multiple last minute alterations and all that fun stuff. Joanna was unflappable until her mom got a little emotional and threatened to set off a chain reaction of tears.

She recovered nicely.

How gorgeous is this house? It’s going up for sale very soon, in case you were wondering!

The ceremony was at St. John of Rochester, Brian looked so thrilled I thought he was going to sprint down the aisle to meet Joanna and her dad.

The ceremony was really charming, lots of laughs.

The priest surprised Joanna and Brian with a post-kiss fist bump… I like the reaction shot even better than the actual fist bump shot.

We headed to Cobblestone Creek for pictures and the reception. The bridal party requested a jumping shot and they flipping nailed it! Oh, Brian… ha ha ha

This bridge is pretty awesome!

It was quite bright when we first started shooting so we came out later to take advantage of soft, evening light. Brian is pretty great at making Joanna (and everyone else) laugh.

Aww!

Party!

This guy gets the Wedding MVP award… he kind of owned the dance floor.

How cute are these two? It’s ridiculous!

Thank you so much for inviting me to be part of your day, it was really a blast to photograph you guys! Have an amazing time in St. Lucia! I will try to reign in my jealousy

Stacie and Nathan are so sweet and perfectly matched. It was fun to see their families come together and celebrate the happy occasion. I met with Stacie and her parents last winter and was so glad when they decided to book… they were such a kind and vibrant trio. Stacie’s parents were glowing with happiness for their daughter, it was really sweet.
We started off the day with a first sight at Glen Falls Park, which was very pretty…

Stacie was amazed at how calm the first sight made her before the ceremony. The scene was so lovely, what a perfect outdoor wedding!

My friend Tressa came to second shoot with me and caught some really beautiful shots. I loved this one, this little private moment as their families wrapped the prayer shawl around them.

Bridal party with awesome tree!

We did some portraits at the park but waited to do most of them around sunset… here’s why:

Tressa’s angle on this shot… nice!

Stacie and Nathan had a dance routine ready to rock… it’s always scary because most brides don’t have an opportunity to practice in the dress so you never know how it will go! They were flawless, of course.

I think the next four pictures have the same expression and I love it… everyone was having the best time!

This was one of the most topsy turvy chair lifts I’ve ever seen… Stacie is very petite (she wears a size 2 shoe, people!) so maybe they forgot she was up there?

Nathan rocked it as well.

As did Gary…

Stacie and Nathan actually found me through one of my awesome couples from last year, Lauren and Henry… Henry was at a bachelor party that weekend but it was great to see Lauren and her parents again! Lauren and Henry got a puppy so of course we had to talk dogs for a bit!

I think I need to award Wedding MVP to this couple, they were kickin it all night.

It was a fabulous day, thanks so much to Stacie and Nathan for having me and thanks to Tressa for coming to shoot with me!!

I keep forgetting to mention, I finally started a facebook page for Megan Dailor Photography… head on over and like it if you are so inclined, and my clients and their friends can tag themselves in the photos!
So… this happened.

And then this…

And this too:

Ahhhhhhh… I just had to lead with those. I have not been able to take full advantage of the insane view at Woodcliff Hotel and Spa until this past weekend and oh it did not disappoint! Ann Marie and Mike’s wedding was lovely all around and those shots were just the icing on the cake. I hadn’t had a chance to meet Ann Marie and Mike before their wedding but it was immediately apparent how much they love each other… I don’t think I’ve ever seen a couple smile at each other so much during a ceremony. It was very sweet! Case in point:

Church of the Assumption in Fairport is pretty well lit… lucky me, two weeks in a row!

After the ceremony we headed back to Woodcliff for some pictures… bridal party rocking it!

And more of Ann Marie and Mike… these two are so flippin cute!

Love the way they look at each other!

First dance!

Another new favorite mother-son dance… both Ann Marie and Mike’s families were so warm and happy, it was really a pleasure to spend the day with them!

Partayyy!

Ha ha, why not?

Ann Marie’s bridesmaids had a special costumed dance surprise in store for their girl!

<3 suspenders!

Rings!

Thanks so much for having me Ann Marie and Mike! I’m so happy for you, hope you are having a blast on your honeymoon!

So… we broke the Thousand Islands Bridge. Trueish story.
To rewind a bit, I have been chatting with Lauren about all of her incredible wedding plans since she booked last September and I was so excited to see everything come together. I got a little preview at our engagement session (which I have not been able to blog yet, argh!) and am pretty sure Lauren needs to be an event designer because it looked so lovely!
I drove up Friday night and stayed in the same hotel as Lauren and her bridesmaids, which was so convenient! I loved rolling out of bed and walking down the hall to start shooting. Things were buzzing along and Lauren looked so serene and slightly amused at all the craziness. She of course did NOT disappoint with her awesome Kate Spade shoes.

Pretty, pretty!

Ok, the bridge. Lauren had hired a beautiful vintage Bentley to drive her to the ceremony. If you are at all familiar with the TI bridge, you know it’s a very looooong, very steeeep bridge. As I drove up the hill, the Bentley fell further and further behind but I assumed it was just because it is olde timey and possibly powered by hamsters on wheels. After the bridesmaids’ limo and I got over and down the other side, it became clear the Bentley was not coming. We looped around and went back to the tolls and all the booths shut down so we could wait for Lauren to be brought down and pick her up. Oooooh, how I wish I’d been behind the Bentley… it probably would’ve been an awesome shot to get her exiting the car near the top of the bridge! So they had traffic stopped in both directions and we finally rendezvoused with Lauren (who was laughing about the whole thing!) and headed for the church. St. Mary’s is a really nice place to photograph… well lit and pretty. A luxury for a photographer!

Chris looked so utterly content as he and Lauren exchanged vows. What a couple!

I so love these little moments!

The girls’ dresses were so pretty…

Hooray for clouds!

Here come the details! Lauren had the Antique Boat Museum decked out…it was a delight for me to shoot, I love when couples put this much thought into the style of their wedding!

These straws are adorable! I pretty much only want to drink out of them from now on. At the gym, in the car, at restaurants… they’re awesome for everywhere!

Party!

Sweetness.

It was pretty hot out on the covered patio/dance floor but people were ripping it up all night! \

I couldn’t decide on Wedding MVP this week so these two are going to have to share the trophy. Good thing it’s invisible.

Lauren and Chris made their getaway through a tunnel of sparklers!

Thank you so much for having me, I want to hear about Italy! Have an amazing time!!