Bar Harbor Maine Elopement: Andarla and Tim

Andarla and Tim disembarked from a cruise ship, checked into a tiny Inn, and got ready for their wedding, just a few short hours after they got on land. We met them at the Inn and photographed a few final touches of their wedding look, and we all walked to the lawn of another Inn, for their intimate ceremony. I don’t have the eloquence to say it how Erika, the officiant, said it, but it was an outward ceremony of what had been in their hearts for a long time before this day. Tears and hugs and kisses were intermittently mixed with kind words, loving letters from friends who were not present, and vows for forever. Wedding ceremonies can be afterthoughts, but not with these two. I will always remember just how special it was.

We whisked them away to a secret spot in Acadia and photographed them as fast as we possibly could since they had a dinner date, a trolly tour, and a boat to catch, all in a short window of time. Even in all the bustle, they invited us to have dinner alongside them with their family. It humbles me to this day, how welcoming these two are. What a day to be a wedding photographer…