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December 7, 2020 Mid-Coast Maine, Weddings

Bristol Maine Wedding: Grace and Maxtin

I love how Maine has so many special places that are so easy to miss. Any turn off the main road on Maine peninsulas can lead you to a wonderland of beauty that just hangs out waiting for you. Grace and Maxtin have a family property on one of those turns and we were honored to visit.

Like most of our wedding this year, they had to change a lot of original plans for their day. In our opinion though, it was still a win since the location holds such a special place in their hearts.

One of my favorite parts of the day was when Grace hit a hunger wall and munched on lobster in her wedding dress while she sat in the grass.

Venue: Private Home | Catering: Stone Cove Catering

Hair and Makeup: Kimberly Savage | Cake: Barn Door Baking Company

Dj: Greg Young

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February 22, 2019 New Hampshire, Weddings

New Hampshire Wedding: Shannon and Josh

There was a lot going on this wedding day. The weather was absolutely nuts, with snow, sleet, freezing rain, rain, clouds, and sunshine. Some parts of the day made it impossible to take photos outside, while other parts of the day were absolutely beautiful for them. Thankfully Shannon and Josh were easy-going all day long, chill and laid-back, and simply over the moon to be getting married. There seemed to be nothing else that they cared about other than each other and making their love story officially official. I adore when couples are this way, and no mud on the bottom of her dress was going to stop her from making the most of the weather that day.

Josh cried when she walked down the aisle to him, a moment I’m sure we all were moved by. They said “Yes,” to each other and they were finally married! One thing I adored about this day was their focus on one another. They ate together, laughed together, and, in a rarely seen event on wedding days, they danced together almost the whole night! It was a PARTY to say it lightly, and they spent almost the whole dance party by each other’s side. You gotta love that. This was a fun wedding to end our 2018 season on.

Venue: Longlook Farm | Coordinator: Creations by Collis

Hair: Chrome Salon | Makeup: Lamoureux Artistry

Florist: Lakes Region Floral | Cake: Oo La La Creative Cakes

Catering: The Red Blazer | Bar: On the Rocks Bartending

Music: Crown Special Events

October 15, 2018 Portland Maine, Weddings

Cape Elizabeth Maine Wedding: Greer and Richie

When they say Canadians are nice… its as true as can be. We may have actually never photographed a nicer more considerate couple in all our years, and that is really saying something since we have some of the greatest couples out there. Greer is from Canada and Richie from Texas, so its a polite and nice (and overly apologetic) trifecta. Richie’s family has had a place here in Cape Elizabeth, Maine for years and years so it was a no-brainer for them to travel to the great state of Maine for their wedding.

Greer actually wore two wedding dresses! The first was for the first look, and the second was for the ceremony and the rest of the day. Richie didn’t even notice though until after the ceremony. It seems his mind was on other things, like vowing his future to this wonderful woman.

Lobsters, beers, and donuts followed, which is never ever a mistake. We are so grateful that we got to meet these two humans and photograph their wedding day. Such a couple of superstars.

Venue: Private Property | Catering: Fosters Clambakes and Catering

Florist: Fiddleheads Florist | Hair and Makeup: Styling Stewardess

Cake: The Holy Donut | DJ: DJ Deweese

October 16, 2017 New Hampshire, Weddings

Longlook Farm New Hampshire Wedding: Dana and Nick

The day of Dana and Nick’s Longlook Farm wedding in New Hampshire, a HUGE thunderstorm rolled across the state. Dan and I were eating our pre-wedding lunch when the sky opened up and poured down rain by the bucketful. When we arrived though, the whole place just shined like it had just had a good bath… because it had! Thanks to that thunderstorm, we even got a big old rainbow to bless the day.

They both got ready at the cabin on-site and then had a first look full of tears, kisses, hugs, and laughs. We took a lot of the family and wedding party photos beforehand to make room for partying on the other end of the day. A music and love filled ceremony on the lawn lead into cocktails and appetizers. The barn held the dinner and dancing.

A few of my favorite moments from this day (and there are a lot) are as follows:

Dana singing Nick a couple of special songs during the reception since she is, in fact, a professional singer. So good.
The rainbow. Obviously.
Sparklers, a Campfire, and SOFT SERVE ICE CREAM.
And…. of course… the last song antics, which we will never ever forget. Dana and her sister Olivia, climbing into the rafters. Dancing and singing till the end. #unforgettable

Makeup: Krystal B Makeup Artist | Hair: My Big Hair Day | Dress: Mikaella Bridal

Music: Speechless… Dana sang a couple of songs too!

Venue: Longlook Farm

June 16, 2014 Mid-Coast Maine, Weddings

Emily and Jason’s Castine Maine Wedding

We love this family. Emily is part of the famous Russell family, throughÂ which we have met and photographed some of the most fun couples there are! Remember Lyndsey and Ben? Hillary and Matt? Emily and Kate? All from this family and friends. Emily and Jason’s wedding took place right at the edge of a cliff on the gorgeous coast of Maine. There was a refreshing ocean breeze blowing as she walked down the aisle to marry her (now) husband. It was such a heartfelt ceremony, with many stories, prayers, and reading, including a thank you from the couple themselves. Some of the lines in their vows were so romantic I definitely shed a tear, to happy to see them become husband and wife.Â They need to be married. All is right with the world now that they are .

After such a romantic ceremony, all that was left to do was party! All their guests headed up toÂ The Manor InnÂ and we took a few photos before heading up ourselves. Toasts, special dances, cake cutting, and then a dance party not to forget!