Portland Maine | Maine Wedding Photographers Bethany and Dan

March 9, 2021 Portland Maine, Weddings

Portland Maine Elopement: Michael and Yvette

Romance Romance ROMANCE yall. When I think back to Michael and Yvette’s City Hall Elopement, something about it always reminds me of a classic black and white romance film. Their styling. The City Hall location. The way they interacted the whole day. It just had that feeling you know?

We met them at the Press Hotel and then walked over to City Hall. Then, as always, the ceremony was SO FREAKIN FAST. Those city hall weddings you guys. Instant. Next, we headed over to one of our favorite spots to photograph, where they said their vows to one another. I like that they made space and time for those vows since things at City Hall tend to feel rushed. It reminded me of Dan and I and our 10 year anniversary on a cliffside in Ireland.

Venue: Press Hotel, Portland City Hall, and Two Lights State Park

Dress and Flowers: by the bride!

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January 5, 2021 Portland Maine, Portraits

Higgins Beach Maine Portraits: Marc and Shauna

We have actually been friends with Marc and Shauna since we lived in Boston back in the day! The connection was through mutual friends and then Dan and Marc became a surfing crew. Heck, Dan is getting ready for a surf session with Marc right now as I type this! Shauna is a surfing queen herself so it was only fitting to take some portraits of them at the beach… surfing!

These two are having a baby and they wanted a few photos of the two of them and a few they could use to announce the pregnancy. We were stoked to do this for them since it’s exciting for all of us! Being able to photograph IN the ocean is a pretty cool option we have for our clients so it was fun to use that with our friends.

Surfer Photography Session, Maine Portraits

November 4, 2020 Portland Maine, Weddings

Portland Head Light Elopement: Mackenzie and Kyle

Mackenzie and Kyle were unbelievably chilled out for their COVID safe intimate wedding at the Portland Head Light. As you can see, Mackenzie didn’t even wear a traditional white wedding dress. It almost felt like they met up with their crew, strolled to a nice vista, and then got married with no muss or fuss. It felt like that because that’s exactly what they did! The officiant Claire even had to remind Mackenzie that she was chewing gum right before she said her vows. When I say it was chill… I mean it.

Lots of happy selfies and facetimes and impromptu photos followed until we left the park to head elsewhere for the sunset. A nice wedding indeed.

Officiant: Savoir Claire | Venue: Fort Williams Park

October 26, 2020 Engagements, Portland Maine

Portland Maine Engagement: Liz and Sam

Engagement sessions are so fun every time because we can get to know our couples in a less “high-stakes” environment than their wedding. Liz and Sam came up with some ideas for places to go in town, and if you can believe it, they took us to NEW places! That it always the most exciting… finding new places in your hometown. We took them to some of our own favorite spots for photos too so it was all around exciting for everyone.

One of my favorite parts of the evening was when Liz went a little wild and jumped around on the dock at the end of the session. When you get goofy with your photos, it makes our hearts SING!

Portland Maine Summer Engagement Session

September 28, 2020 Portland Maine, Weddings

Cumberland Foreside Maine Home Wedding: Sarah and Dwight

Sarah and Dwight had an itsy bitsy wedding in their front yard, getting ready at home and with only a very small guest list of friends and family. If you blinked, you would have missed it because before we knew it, we were air hugging them goodbye after just 2 hours. A micro ceremony, a handful of family photos, and then just a few minutes of couple portraits was all they wanted.

On a personal note, their wedding was the 200th wedding that Dan and I have photographed together so it will always be a biggie in our hearts (no matter how small it was).