Dang, this season has been incredible so far. So many fun, beautiful weddings. Rebecca and Ryan tied the knot this weekend and it was so fabulous. I’d been anticipating the awesomeness since they booked last spring and we had a super fun engagement shoot (with their pup Kiyra!) in fall. Becca and Ryan were great to shoot- sweet, a little silly and up for anything. Becca’s mom, Val, works with my mom at Kittelberger’s, who once again killllled it with the flowers.

Let’s start with my favorite… shoes! Buttah.

Val sees her lovely daughter for the first time…

I love it when people cry! That sounds so mean, ha ha.

Flowers of awesomeness.

One of the best things about standing up front during the processional is that I can hear the groom’s reaction. Ryan leaned forward with such anticipation and glee when he saw Becca for the first time and whispered, “Damn!” He he!

The ceremony at Linehan Chapel at Nazareth was very sweet!

Yay!

Linehan is a really cool place to shoot… steps, cool doors, flowers, overall majesticness!

Then we headed to Irondequoit Country Club for the reception (and of course some more pictures!) Hazy evening sunshine and loads of flowers… can’t go wrong. Oh yeah, and a super adorable couple helps too!

Lovely!

Also lovely!

The parent dances were so sweet…

Becca surprised her mom with a sweet pre-recorded letter that she read over the song… Val’s reaction

Speaking of parents, here are mine ha ha…

Ryan kicks off the 4 hour dance marathon…

Wedding MVP was a tough choice this week, but I think I’m gonna go with this gentleman on the left, because that is commitment!

BFF’s!

This shot makes me laugh so hard!

This is probably my favorite party picture of the night… Caitlin and Jerry are friends of mine but I had no idea they were connected with Becca and Ryan. Rock out!

Becca and her brother Brandon

Thanks so much for having me Becca and Ryan, I had so much fun with you! Hope you’re having an amazing time on the honeymoon and that you get to see tons of turtles!

It finally arrived! Alycia and Cameron are married! It was a long time coming… to quickly rehash the backstory on this, I photographed Alycia’s sister Cristyn’s marriage to Mark a few years ago. When Alycia contacted me about her wedding, I discovered that her fiancé and I had grown up on the same street and I totes have videos of him in diapers in a kiddie pool. I’m sure he’s glad I brought that up. Anyway, we had a great engagement shoot in December and it was super fun so I was excited for the wedding!

I showed up at the Rochester Plaza, where Alycia was having her makeup done by (I believe) her cousin, who is a professional makeup artist in California. I wish I had a makeup artist in the family!! She did a fabulous job, I love the gold/grayish combo.

Alycia looked so lovely! Her mom made that necklace, by the way… so pretty!

Alycia and Cameron chose a peacock color scheme and Kittelberger’s knocked it out of the park! LOVE this bouquet.

It’s fun to find random objects to make cool ring pictures with. This is part of a lamp. I love lamp.

The ceremony and reception were under the tent at the Rochester Plaza as well. I hadn’t been back there before but it’s a really cool location… the tent is really pretty and sparkly and it looks out over the river. The ceremony was very sweet.

Alycia and Cameron had a very special ring bearer… their dog Tucker. What a dapper gent!

Married!

Bridal party!

It was really hot during the ceremony and while we were doing pictures, so Mark was pretty much the ultimate hero as he rolled up with five beers (and a purse!) Best bridal party backup ever!

On a bright, sunny day it is so helpful to have shade and objects to modify the light… like in these shots… looooove this light!

Pretty walkway along the river…

Party time!

Cameron and his mom… I haven’t seen Kathy in so long! She was my favorite mom on the block, she always had pop tarts!

Alycia and her step dad had an hilarious choreographed lady gaga dance… love the glasses!

I almost forgot to award the Wedding MVP! Obviously it goes to Cameron, exhibits A, B and C are below:

Yes, he was doing push ups with hand claps.

LOLZ

Sisters!

Cristyn and Mark are expecting… it is so awesome to see so many of my couples adding to their families!

This guy was serious about dancing, and if my instincts are correct, Yacht Rock. (Though, really, everybody loves Yacht Rock!)

Aww, what a pair!

Thank you so much for having me Alycia and Cameron! It was lovely to see everyone, and I hope you are having the best time in Jamaica!!!

I really love it when couples make their wedding their own… just making little changes here and there to the regular wedding traditions. Marianna and Gordon put so much thought into really making their day exactly what they wanted, and it was such a sweet and loving wedding. Even the priest, who I believe had only met with them once or twice before the wedding, got choked up during the ceremony.

Marianna had her hair and makeup done at Shear Ego… what lovely skin she has! I love a pale bride!

We did a first sight because Marianna and Gordon planned to greet all their guests as they entered the church, which I thought was a really cool idea. This was my favorite moment of the first sight, when Marianna showed off her incredible Kate Spade shoes!

The ring exchange is always a great part of every ceremony. So many grooms have trouble with this and it always elicits a cute reaction from the bride!

This season has been mercifully cool so far, so when we hit Durand Beach for pictures there were only a few other people around. It was a gorgeous spot!

So happy, so sweet.

Favorite.

We took a midday break and met back up at Casa Larga for a few more portraits before the reception. So pretty out there!

I don’t think I have posted a cake cutting picture in a while, but this one totally cracks me up. They had a bit of a tough time cutting through the frosting, so Gordon got really business about it… ha ha ha! Gordon-1, Cake-0!

This guy was a dancing machine! Kelly, my bride from last week, told me that her brother named himself the wedding MVP because of all the pictures of him doing handstands and crowd surfing… I’m thinking I might need to start awarding weekly Wedding MVPs. If so, this guy gets it!

This was an unexpected and delightful surprise! I love the chair lift dance!!

Thank you so much for having me Marianna and Gordon, I’m so happy for you guys, you are so perfect for each other! I hope you’re having a lovely time in Hawaii!!

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!!

Jill and Martin, yay! I’ve been waiting for this one for quite some time. We had an incredible engagement shoot last spring when the magnolias were in bloom and these two were just so stinking cute and sweet and fun to work with. I met the ladies at the Hyatt for preparations, everyone was in good spirits.

Jill’s dress was breathtaking, just perfect for her!

And she looked absolutely lovely!

I loved these moments when she and her bridesmaids were seeing her finished look for the first time… so exciting.

We headed over to Chapel Hill for the ceremony, it’s such a pretty building.

So happy.

After the ceremony, we headed to Irondequoit Country Club for pictures and the party. I hadn’t been there before and it’s so nice… I love the little garden in the back.

Can I shoot you guys every weekend please?

A perfect match of dainty and dapper.

Irondequoit Country Club was looking beautiful with help from Kittelberger Florist’s lovely creations!

First dance sweetness.

Everyone has the best faces in this picture!

Makeshift limbo:

In heels with a drink… IMPRESSIVE.

And a cool little night shot using the video guys’ lights to cap off the post!

Thank you so much for having me Jill and Martin, I loved sharing the day with you, your families and friends! Hope the weather in St. Lucia is fab!

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!