Kasey & Tim: Strong, Maine Wedding

Rain. It rained the entire week leading up to Kasey & Tim's Memorial Day weekend Wedding. Rain. Over 9 inches fell during the week here in the Western Mountains of Maine. The forecast for the day was semi-encouraging, calling for a possible break in the rain by early afternoon...turning to passing showers. "Sure, a little rain on a wedding day is supposed to bring good luck, but sheesh Mother Nature, let up and give Kasey and Tim a break!", was a thought that kept repeating in my mind all morning long. We shall see.

I travel a lot for my weddings. I have done them in New Orleans, Gulfport, throughout New England, and up and down the Maine coast. I love traveling to new destinations for beautiful weddings and super fun couples, but this was a special treat for me...I documented my first wedding right here in my home town of Strong, Maine! Again, I love my destination weddings...but what a treat to sleep in my own bed the night before the wedding, and again after :)



Because this was the first time I could partially see my house and back lawn from where the bride was getting ready, I just have to include this one taken out the window at Kasey's parent's home ;)



Ok, I've shared my enthusiasm for a hometown wedding...back to the big day.

The dress



Finishing touches



Friends and family certainly are priceless supporters on wedding day!





The beautiful Bride all ready to go



The whole house was bustling with family and friends getting ready. I like this one of Kasey's Dad getting some helping hands



A moment to sit and relax before going down the hill to the church (weather update: still raining)



Tim seeing his Bride for the first time as she entered the church



Escorted by Dad...





...and giving his daughter away





Kasey's sister Kirsten singing '1000 Years' during the ceremony (she did an AMAZING job!)



Kasey placing the ring on Tim's finger



Still trying...must have been the humidity ;)



It's official!



But wait...the officiant almost forgot the best part...THE KISS!



Mr. & Mrs.



Came out to NO RAIN!



While the guests headed off to Saddleback Mountain in Rangeley for cocktail hour, Kasey, Tim, and I went back up the hill to her Parent's for some 'Alone Time'

We had scouted out some locations the week prior, but had to change our plans a bit. As you can see, the ground was quite saturated by the week long rains.



Personally, I LOVE when it is a tad stormy/gloomy(as long as it's not actually raining)...I think it adds a beautiful mood to the feel of the images. Wouldn't you agree?



Yes, they walked through an actual ray of sunshine at this very moment...and then it was gone. Perfect!



How great do they look together?!? I've said it before and I'll say it again...I get THE BEST couples!



Need to include a little hottness ;)



The cloud ceiling started lifting and beautiful Mt. Abram (Mt. Abraham) showed itself





We then went across town to the Lambert Homestead, owned by my Uncle who was gracious enough to let us shoot there for a bit. I NEVER edit with any sort of 'antique' look, but thought it was fitting for portraits at the old Homestead





2nd floor library





Then we were off to Saddleback for a night of celebration. Quick stop overlooking Rangeley Lake before turning onto the access road produced this beautiful image that I will end with

Liz & Kyle: Hinesburg, Vt. Wedding

September 14th-16th found me back in the beautiful state of Vermont, this time for Liz and Kyle's Wedding! September is such a great month for weddings in New England as the air is crisp, yet comfortably warm during the day. A few passing showers rolled through Saturday morning, bringing their good luck to the Happy Couple, but cleared out in time for the fun-filled, eventful afternoon hosted by Liz's parents. A beautiful day indeed!

As family and friends began to arrive, the sound of their friend Steve's bagpipe could be heard across the property.


A few colorful details...







Refreshing Lemonade and Iced Tea for the guests to enjoy on this warm afternoon as they gathered together and visited pre-ceremony.


Liz and Kyle chose to have a 'First Look'. I love this moment as they were just taking each other in :)


A moment to sit together before the ceremony.


Escorted by Mom and Dad.


Joined together as Kyle's Aunt Sandy Officiates.






The Kiss


Mr. & Mrs.


A moment alone, out back, right after becoming Husband and Wife.


We then went for a stroll around the property for some 'Alone Time' portraits. Love when my couples schedule this time into their very busy day!




On our way into the woods :)






Liz's parent's property was SO pretty!


So, since a little rain on a wedding day is lucky...to have a little rain AND a rainbow touch down on your Reception must be twice as lucky!


I'll end with a couple of the happy Newlyweds as they dance.




What a GREAT weekend! Wonderful weather, beautiful ceremony, super fun celebration!
I was very honored to be a part of this special event and would like to thank everyone for having us, and for all the hospitality. All my best to Liz and Kyle as they journey forward together.

Liz & Kyle: Meddybemps, Maine E-Session

Liz and Kyle were recently up from North Carolina visiting family at camp on Meddybemps Lake in eastern Maine. We had waited for this weekend in order for the 98 year old wooden boat 'Hawk' to be back from some refurbishing. I told myself I wouldn't rant and rave about how incredibly cool this old boat was during this blog post...so let's get right to the pictures.

When I arrived at the main camp, Liz and Kyle along with Liz's parents were coming into the dock aboard The Hawk. I was invited aboard and off we went, their island as our destination for the session.

Sunny, HOT, and HUMID day! The breeze on the lake felt amazing!






Almost to the island


Great light inside the boathouse


We then made our way to the main camp on the island, sat on the porch and enjoyed a cold drink


We laughed a lot during our session! Love capturing natural laughter :)




After cooling off in the shade of the porch and under the shade trees surrounding the camp, we put on our glasses and headed back out into the blistering late afternoon August sun




But not for too long ;) Did I mention it was HOT?


Again, I love these moments




Along the outside of the boathouse. One of my favorites from the day


This is why I love to shoot with the 70-200. I was probably a good 30 feet away from them, just letting them be themselves, not directing, not posing, couldn't even hear them talking I was so far away. Wait for it...wait for it...and then get this natural flirtatious moment between them. Love it!


Liz had this great idea to climb up onto the roof of the old ice house, even though there was a bit of concern as to the structural integrity of the old roof ;) What a great idea! I think this is sooo cool and definitely one of my favorites


I'll end with a little rooftop hottness ;)


As is the norm with my out-of-state clients, I hadn't met Liz and Kyle in person until our E-Session. They were SO much fun! I had a great time shooting with them and they did an AMAZING job! I'm super excited for their Vermont Wedding next month!

Featured on 'A Maine Wedding'

Sally Bullard of A Maine Wedding recently published her wonderful new website! Sally contacted me last week to ask for a few photographs from weddings that she officiated in the beautiful Boothbay Harbor area, which I was more than happy to share with her :) My photographs are featured playing in a slideshow along the top of her website. I have had the pleasure of working with Sally on a few occasions and look forward to many more in the future! Sally is 'top notch' and a lot of fun to be around so if you are ever in the market for a Wedding Consultant to handle all of your details or simply need an Officiant for your ceremony, I highly recommend you check out her new website HERE

Inspiration: Green

With St. Patrick's Day coming right up this week, Real Maine Weddings published 'Inspiration: Green' on their blog. I was happy to learn that they included this ring shot of mine


Over on the RMW Blog they run a weekly 'Inspiration' in their 'Style' section. Here is a screen capture from The Real Maine Weddings Blog


Pretty cool! Thanks Real Maine Weddings !!