I spoke with Shamit during the week leading up to he and Kara's wedding, and he asked me if I had been tracking the hurricane. Yes, hurricane Earl was blasting up the east coast and was due to hit Maine by weekend...Kara and Shamit's wedding weekend along the Maine coast. The good news was that Earl was a fast moving storm and was predicted to hit Maine Friday evening and be gone by Saturday mid-day. Fingers crossed. Friday evening, as we gathered for rehearsal at the beautiful
Bold Colorful Life Inn, the dark clouds began to fill the sky. The storm held off through the rehearsal, but not for long. Right on schedule Earl hit and Friday night was a wild, windy, soaking wet night. I woke up Saturday morning to the warm early September sunshine and let out a sigh of relief! It was going to be a beautiful day for the wedding :)
When I arrived back at the
Bold Colorful Life Inn, the place had come alive with family and friends who had come from all across the country and across the globe to be a part of this joyous celebration.
The kitchen table was filled with flowers
Kara's bouquet
As Kara and I walked the property on Friday, we found some special little rocks tucked along the stone walls and I knew I had to shoot their rings with them :)
The Inn was built using a lot of old farm/barn materials which made for great contrasts with Kara's dress...
...and shoes
The ceremony was held down by the pond and was officiated by the wonderful Sally Bullard of
A Maine Wedding . I have worked with Sally before and it is always a pleasure and was great seeing her again.
I don't think Shamit stopped smiling at Kara throughout the entire ceremony :)
Exchanging rings
The Kiss
Mr. & Mrs.!!
Kara and Shamit made sure to plan for plenty of time for us to stroll along the property shooting 'Alone Time' portraits as their guests enjoyed the cocktail hour, which you know I love when my couples do this!
We started near the pond under an old apple tree.
Next, we went to the library for a few minutes
Then we headed down to the waterfront, which was no easy walk to say the least (especially in heels!) as parts of the trail leading down are quite rough and filled with loose rocks and sticks/branches but Kara and Shamit knew that they wanted some great portraits in this area that we scouted out the previous day and were willing to do whatever it took! I love my clients! :)
On our way down we passed through this area in the woods that was absolutely flooded with the golden light of the setting sun. I think the results are amazing and this is one of my favorites of the day.
We found a small, rundown shack in the woods which was the perfect contrast for Kara to work her gorgeousness!
Once we actually made it down to the waterfront, the setting sun gave us the most amazing light to work with! Sometimes things just work out to perfection ;)
I love just stepping back and letting them enjoy the moment, it offers such wonderful, intimate pictures
We took a different route on our way back to the Inn and passed through this section of woods that was very dark and the moodiness, if you will, made for such a unique portrait and another of my favorites from the day :)
Well we made it back safe and sound to the delight of the guests who patiently waited as we were off shooting 'Alone Time' Portraits, the celebration began and went well into the night! I will end with this great dip during their first dance ;)
I had such a great time being a part of this wonderful celebration, a huge thank you to Kara and Shamit for allowing me the chance to be a part of it! I thoroughly enjoyed having so much time with you both in such a short amount of time (only about a month between the E-Session and Wedding)! I wish you all the best in your new life!
