Rebecca and Zach are married! What a way to close out the 2011 season! I met Zach a few years ago when I did a portrait of his family before he and his brother moved to Arizona. I was so pleased to hear from Rebecca and Zach about their wedding… we set up a meeting and got talking about Arizona, I mentioned I was heading to Tempe for Pat’s Run and Rebecca was like “I ran that race too!” Which pretty much blew my mind. Since it is like 3,000 miles away and all. Awesome! We chatted about their wedding plans and I knew it’d be an awesome day…

I met the girls at Scott Miller Salon, where makeup was under way. PS Rebecca had her hair done at Shear Ego… it is so intricate and beautiful! Wowsa. Absolutely love her profile!

Rebecca and Zach opted to do a first sight, which is always a good idea… particularly when the sun is setting early! My favorite moment.

Did some portraits at the church, which had a lot of spots to work with. Mmmm, red.

The field behind us had the perfect color of green…

So cute!

It was sprinkling a little bit, so had to bust out the trusty old umbrella. I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of using this guy!

It’s weird that it is mid-October, the weather has been especially chilly, and the leaves are barely changing. The trees are either green or completely bare, which is mega lame. We did manage to find some COLOR though!!!

Boom!

In case you couldn’t tell yet, their colors were gray and yellow… I love that combo so! It is the theme of my living room! Loved the girls’ dresses.

The ceremony was at Oak’s Corners Presbyterian…

Mr & Mrs!!!

The reception was at Belhurst Castle, majestic as always! Loved their details. I need to find a new way to say that “Kittelberger’s killed it with the flowers once again.” Somebody get me a thesaurus! Ha ha

First dance. These little gestures make the best pictures. Le sigh!

This one may be my favorite of the night. Zach and his brother Ben are really close, Ben gave a really touching toast and happens to have the most photogenic tears on the planet.

A couple of guests got things rolling with a makeshift limbo… limbo pictures always crack me up!

We’ll Shout even if the Bills lose!

Oh man, I can’t even deal with the look of utter glee on this kid’s face… his dad(?) was spinning him around on the dance floor and he was loving every second of it. So cute!

Thank you so very much for having me, what a wonderful way to end my 2011 season… thank you Rebecca and Zach!!!

This season has been just incredible. So many wonderful clients, so many beautiful locations! I can’t believe it’s almost over! I have been eagerly awaiting Bonnie and Brian’s wedding for quite some time… Bonnie was as sweet as can be through all our email chats, and when I finally met them in July we bonded over our mutual love of dogs, IPA and Columbus, OH. Brian went to OSU, which is a little known college a few miles from where I went to school, the Columbus College of Art and Design. It’s such a shame that OSU is always in the shadow of CCAD, ha ha ha… ok maybe not! It was so fun to chat about all the old places, and it turns out Brian and I were actually living in Columbus at the same time… weird!
Bonnie and Brian are super smart scientists and met while doing research, they both liked each other but neither one did anything about it for a while until Brian mustered up the courage to write her a really long email about work stuff, with one little sentence about going on a date buried at the end. Ha ha! So cute! Bonnie replied “yes” immediately, and the rest is history!

So this was a Finger Lakes wedding through and through… it was an absolutely PERFECT day to be driving around the winding roads, too. I met the girls in Penn Yan, where they were getting ready.

Bonnie told me she was deciding between a couple of pairs of shoes… excellent choice!!

One of the best parts of my job is getting to be around people on one of the best days of their lives… surrounded by loving and happy friends and family.

Rachel at In Bloom did a beautiful job on the flowers!

The ceremony was held at the stunning Garrett Memorial Chapel in Bluff Point. It’s buried on a hillside at the end of a long, semi-paved road and the grounds are just incredible. It felt like a movie set or something, with the sun filtering through the trees and the completely quiet, peaceful vibe.

These two are so ridiculously happy together…

Bridal Party!

I <3 these arches!!

There’s this cool little path with a canopy of knotted-looking trees around it…

I was trying to explain that we had “A River Runs Through It light” but neither Bonnie nor Brian has seen the movie. It’s kinda slow, honestly, but beautiful!

Perfection. Robert Redford called, he wants his light back. Heh heh.

The reception was held at Belhurst Castle! It’s about an hour away from the chapel, but it worked out perfectly because I got to listen to the tail end of the Bills game. Awesome couple, beautiful day, AND I got to listen to Buffalo take down Michael Vick… couldn’t ask for anything more! Bonnie’s details were so great… I LOVED the calligraphy on the place cards. I kept mine and think I need to make that into my official signature. It’s so pretty!

They make it so easy…

Everyone had a great time at the party!

And Wedding MVP award this week goes to Bonnie’s dad… he owned that hat!

It was such an honor to be part of your day, Bonnie and Brian! I can’t wait to hear about the wedding in Taiwan!

Ah, where do I even begin? This season has just been incredible so far. I met Lindsay, Jared and Lindsay’s parents last year and they were just such nice people, I could feel the excitement emanating from them even though the wedding was over a year away… so I knew once the day actually arrived that it was just going to be such a warm, happy affair. Lindsay and I kept in touch via email over the year+ between booking and shooting and she was so sweet and funny and even shared an hilarrrrrrious dream she had involving wedding photography that had me totally cracking up.

I headed down to Ithaca bright and early to meet the girls at Julie Stone Salon. They did a lovely job and Lindsay’s hair was to die for… I was definitely getting a Veronica Lake vibe.

“It’s your daaaaay!!!” Yay sisters.

Lindsay told me that she’d had a tough time finding wedding dresses that were “her” until she saw this lovely Priscilla of Boston gown in a magazine and ripped the page out. The next time she saw her mom, her mom said she’d found the perfect gown for Lindsay… and it was the same dress!!! That is too crazy. But they were right, it was just perfect!

As I’ve said a million times, I’m obsessed with colored shoes for brides. I think it’s such a great little addition. These Badgley Mischka’s blew my mind up. I mean seriously.

Lindsay complimented Jared’s dad’s suit and this was their reaction. Love it.

Father of the bride looking at his little girl on the way to the Chapel… awww!

I love Sage Chapel on the Cornell campus. So beautiful.

Their ceremony was so personal and so lovely.

They took a few traditions and made them their own… they decided they’d both get to smash a glass. I love how Lindsay totally committed to this, even in her dainty heels!

It had rained on and off all day and it there was a loud rumble of thunder during the ceremony. I took a peek outside right after it ended and it was pouring, so I crossed my fingers that it would be done by the time we finished the family pictures. Miraculously, it did stop. Good thing, because we had a pretty motley assortment of umbrellas, ha ha! PS. Lindsay calls this one the “Friends” shot, ha ha ha! Perfect!

The views around Cornell are so fab.

Fun portraits!

Lindsay and Jared have been together for 10 years, but they have such a playfulness in their relationship, you’d think it had only been like 2 months. Super sweet.

I got to ride in the limo (yay!) and loved this cute moment of ring-admiring.

Jared was excited to see the ring shot… hope you like it!

Party time!

Everyone was just having so much fun all night!

Thankfully it looks like there is still someone who can Teach Us How to Dougie.

Congratulations and thank you so much for having me! I had the best time with you, your families and friends! I hope you have an incredible time in Fiji!!

We all know April showers bring May flowers. But what do May showers bring? Well, awesome wedding pictures for one! Sure, nobody wants it to rain on their wedding day, but when it comes down to it you just have to roll with it.

As I headed to meet the girls at Danielle’s parents’ house, the rain got heavier and heavier, but when I arrived nobody seemed really bothered by it.

Pretty bride.

The ceremony was at the lovely Syracuse Cathedral.

Sweet ceremony, happy couple!

Danielle, Christopher and their bridal party were totally cool about being out in the rain for pictures. It was mostly just drizzling, but still… troopers! I think it was worth it!

We originally planned to go to a park for pictures, but it was just too rainy so we did everything in the plaza around the cathedral. It’s a really cool area and we had tons of pretty spots to work with. I love that place!

Cute!

Favorite. I think this needs to be a giant print.

Everyone had fun at the reception.

Especially her

And him. And me while taking this picture. I mean come on… hilarious!

he he!

This has to be one of my favorite first dance pictures in a while… so happy!

Thanks for having me Danielle and Christopher… I’m sure you’re having an incredible time in the Bahamas! I think I’m going to start including honeymoon coverage in my offerings, this weather is bunk!

I knew Erica and Sean’s September wedding at the Inn on the Lake in Canandaigua had great publishing potential as soon as I saw all the beautiful purple details. The shoes, the flowers, the tent… it was so lovely! Of course it didn’t hurt that Erica and Sean are completely adorable and sweet! They got a sweet write-up on the K.I.S.S. Wedding blog, check it out! It wouldn’t be a post without a picture, so had to include one of my favorites! More over at K.I.S.S!

IS actually gold. At least it is in this lovely tablescape created by the extraordinary Cyd Converse of The Sweetest Occasion! Cyd was invited to participate in a design challenge at A Subtle Revelry and recruited me to photograph the setup which of course I was thrilled to do. These wintertime inspiration shoots are a tradition now and I am all about it because 1. they are a blast, 2. it is really interesting to watch Cyd create these pretty setups from scratch, and 3. I usually end up with a cake.

Cyd is so ridiculously creative… those are cupcake liners formed into flowers and spraypainted gold. Awesome!

Love this! If you’re throwing a wedding or any other party, it can be used as a guestbook!

Cyd added a few pops of red and purple to give the table a completely different feel without a ton of work…

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone, I hope you have a lovely day!