Brent Deming - Award Winning Maine Wedding Photography

Brent Deming - Award Winning Maine Wedding Photography

One of my pictures from Sara & Gary's wedding recently took 16th place in the Wedding Photojournalist Association's International Wedding Photojournalist Contest for Q2. I love this picture and was really excited that it placed in the top 20 amongst this very talented international field of wedding photojournalists. This is my second award through the WPJA.



Here is the picture not as a 'screen shot'

Aria & Rich: Wedding

Family and friends from all over the country gathered at the beautiful Kingsley Pines along the shores of Panther Lake in Raymond, Maine this past September 19th for Aria & Rich's wedding weekend. Aria, Rich, and I met up in August to shoot their E-Session (see post below) and I had been anxious for their wedding weekend ever since. Although the nights are a bit on the chilly side at night in late September, the days are usually beautiful and this weekend was spectacular!
Some couples just seem to be destined to be together, and Aria and Rich are definitely one of those couples! The perfect fit.


All of the flowers were from Heather Caron


Here comes the bride...


As Rich waits for his bride to come ashore






Rich slipping the ring onto Aria's Finger


The Kiss


Aria's dad not only brought her ashore via canoe, but he also performed the ceremony. How special is that, to have your dad perform your wedding ceremony?? :)




Married!




I've never had one of my couples leave by canoe before...LOVED IT!




The getaway


After shooting the Group Portraits we grabbed a few relaxed pictures before heading to the beach for some 'Alone Time' Portraits




Really like this one


The guests enjoying the cocktail hour at the lodge as we made our way to the beach. Notice the smoke coming out of the chimney...once the sun started setting the temp dropped quickly.


In only her wedding dress, Aria hung in there despite the plunging temps and we got some great images along the shoreline. I LOVE when time is allotted for 'Alone Time' pictures! :)


















I really liked having the boathouse in the background of this one as the last of the sun's rays touched Aria & Rich's faces just before setting


What a wonderful weekend! Possibly the most laid-back, easy going wedding weekend I have ever been involved with :) It is always so nice to be around a very close and loving group of siblings and parents. Aria and Rich are blessed to have such amazing families and friends. I truly enjoyed watching the interactions between them all. I thank you, Aria & Rich, for allowing me the pleasure of being a part of your most special event. I wish you all the best!

What a difference a day makes

Yesterday...


Today...


Crazy huh? Yesterday I mowed (which is crazy in itself for mid-October), kids and I stacked a couple cords of wood and then played soccer, and I even got a sunburn on my face. Today it's 30F and snowing.

Aria & Rich: Sunday Morning E-Session In The Park

The alarm startled me at 4:00 a.m. this past Sunday morning. I'm usually not excited to get up that early, but I was this time because I was going to Freeport to meet with Aria & Rich to shoot their E-Session! The plan was to meet at Wolf's Neck State Park at 7:30 so we could beat the heat (90F & humid was the forecast) and use the yummy early morning light.

Natural light doesn't get any better than this!


I thought this was really cute...their hands were interlocked and Aria simply brought Rich's hand up to shield the glare as she looked across the bay




Great little footbridge along the trail


The morning was sooooo peaceful






My only concern with having them go out onto the rock in the previous pictures was getting back, but with a helping hand the adventurous Aria had no problem :)




Then we left the park, which still wasn't officially 'OPEN', and headed up the road a short distance to this beautiful old stone house which offered a lot of great spots for shooting.

We started on the lawn




Then to the house


Love all the different textures in the next two






And of course we had to use the great stonewalls on the property. Loved all the natural interactions between Aria & Rich, they were SO easy & fun to shoot with!








This last one is one of my favorites from the morning


The wedding is just about a month away and I am very much looking forward to it. It's going to be a lot of fun! Big THANK YOU to Aria & Rich for such a fun session and thanks for being so laid back and trusting in my directions and willing to try anything. I enjoyed our time and getting to know you and I'm excited to see you again in September!