Laurie + Hakan — The Taj Wedding Details

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Ok everyone, here’s a small look at all of the STUNNING details at Laurie and Hakan’s Taj wedding. There’s a glimpse of the flowers above, MORE of those later. Let’s start out with Laurie’s amazing dress, it looked great on her AND it was beautifully detailed! Check out the back!

Wedding at The Taj Boston

I love seeing those sparkles and ruffles peeping out.

Wedding at The Taj Boston

The Taj wedding in Boston

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Laurie had some gorgeous orchids in all the bouquets.

The Taj wedding in Boston

Wedding at The Taj Boston

The Taj wedding in Boston

This was shot during the ceremony on Krista’s Widelux, on Kodak Tri-X 35mm film.

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Ok now onto the reception. These flowers by Columbine Florist were absolutely stunning – rich hues of red, orange, dark purple, and green made these the PERFECT autumnal arrangements. And the crew from Boston Uplighting did an incredibly meticulous job lighting each and every centerpiece. Really amazing work.

Wedding at The Taj Boston

The Taj wedding in Boston

Wedding at The Taj Boston

The band, Legit, totally rocked!

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Wedding at The Taj Boston

The Taj wedding in Boston

Wedding at The Taj Boston

What a gorgeous day!  We have these people to thank for it!

Vendor information:
Location, Catering, Cake: The Taj
Invitations: The Papery
Wedding and engagement rings: Alex and Co.

Flowers: Carlos Colon at Columbine Florist
Wedding Dress: Monique L’Huillier, purchased at L’Elite
Bride’s Shoes: L’Elite

Bride’s earrings: Gift from Hakan’s family in Turkey
Hair stylist: Mary Chheng, marychheng@rcn.com
Makeup: Tavi DeLaRosa, tavidelarosa@gmail.com
Tuxedos/Men’s attire: Men’s Wearhouse
Favors: Cookies by Petsi Pies

Band: Legit!

Photography: Krista Guenin for Krista Photography

Second Shooter: Anne Ruthmann

Assistant: Cristen Farrell

Laurie + Hakan — The Taj Wedding

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Laurie and Hakan were married at The Taj in Boston. It was chilly and the leaves were just barely changing color in the city. Their day was magical, the couple celebrated with their families from all over the world, and somehow they found THE one orange tree in the Public Gardens to shoot near :)

Let’s start out with Laurie, getting ready in her hotel suite.

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Wedding at The Taj Boston

The lovely Cristen Farrell was assisting Krista that day, and grabbed this, love the attention to detail. :)

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Anne Ruthmann started with Hakan and his boys.

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Off to the first look!

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Love this!

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Shot with Krista’s Widelux on Kodak Tri-x 35mm film.

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Cristen caught these little ladies goofing off, so cute!

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Cristen shot from the balcony for this one. The ballroom was stunning!

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Anne grabbed this of the happy couple!

Wedding at The Taj Boston

I LOVE Laurie’s Mom’s face when she saw the room for the first time! Along with the photographers, she was stunned!

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Here’s one of Cristen’s shots of the room, more of this on the next post (promise!), oh it was GORGEOUS!

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Cristen grabbed this during their first dance, it was choreographed and everything!

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Drinking out of BEAKERS? Is that allowed? :) The Maid of Honor’s toast was AWESOME!! Perfect for these two chemists, she even related their love to covalent bonds and all sorts of things we barely understood, and ended with a champagne toast from beakers… perfect!

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Get down with your bad self, Hakan!

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Wedding at The Taj Boston

LOVE this from Cristen!

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Wedding at The Taj Boston

Wedding at The Taj Boston

What a super fun day this was! Laurie and Hakan, you and your families were absolutely wonderful to work and party with! :) Thank you so much for inviting us in to document your love! Now don’t forget to come back Monday for their crazy beautiful details! And check out facebook for more :) See you Monday!

Bethany + Jon — Album Design

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Here are some of my favorite spreads and images from Bethany & Jon’s 10×10 album design with a 6×6 copy for her parents! I designed a photo cover for her parents book, I think they look great together!

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Bethany wanted to include just a few touches of color, mostly green and navy blue, into her book. I love the way this turned out!

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Here’s a size comparison of the two albums.

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It’s so fun to see everything in person after designing it on the computer for so long!

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Alright that’s it! If you’re curious, you can see more here on Album Exposure! Enjoy and see you Wednesday!

Bethany + Jon — Ballymeade Country Club Wedding Details

Ok we already got into all the great gushy stuff from Bethany and Jon’s gorgeous wedding, so let’s get into the amazing details!

Krista went down a day early and shot the rehearsal dinner the night before. Jon’s mom, a true southern belle, took over the rehearsal decor and KILLED IT! If the wedding was a perfect preppy representation of Bethany’s New England roots, the rehearsal was a perfect picture of Jon’s southern ties. I did my best not to overload you but I mean it’s just so cute!

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Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

Ballymeade Country Club wedding

Ballymeade Country Club wedding

OK now onto Wedding Day! Bethany grew up in this stunning historic house right in downtown Falmouth. It is totally charming.

Ballymeade Country Club wedding

Ballymeade Country Club wedding

YES.

Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

Ok, just ONE more of the shoes…

Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

Cris Llerena, our fabulous second shooter, shot these details of Jon’s uniform.

Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

Ballymeade Country Club wedding

Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

Love me some hydrangeas.

Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

That lace was just stunning.

Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

This church where the coule was married is just across the street from Bethany’s house! How adorable! This was shot on Krista’s Holga with Kodak Tri-X 120mm film.

Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

It was quickly time to abandon those amazing heels… :)

Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

Just a little Limo snuggle…

Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

Ballymeade Country Club wedding

Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

Just a few sparkles to end the night! I love Bethany’s unique rings!

Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

Thanks for taking a look, pop over to facebook for more! See you Monday for a peak into their album design!

We have these wonderful vendors to thank for it:
Venue: Ballymeade Country Club, Falmouth, MA

Catering: Chef Roland’s catering
Invitations: Paper Source
Other stationary: Made by the mother of the bride (Kathy Johnson) and mother of the groom (Mary Rue)
Engagement Ring: Mervis Jewelers (Washington, DC)
Bride’s wedding band: The Tiny Jewel Box
Groom’s wedding band: HH Jewelry

Flowers: Verde Floral Designs
Wedding gown: Legends by Ramona Keveza from Hannelore’s
Dancing dress: Sue Wong from Bloomingdales
Shoes: Badgley Mischka
Bridesmaid Dresses: Jenny Yoo from Hitched Maids (Washington, DC)
Hair: Bellezza Spa, Falmouth, MA
Cake: Windfall Market

Photography: Krista Guenin for Krista Photography

Second Shooter: Cris Llerena

Assistant: CoCo Boardman

Bethany + Jon — Ballymeade Country Club Wedding

Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

Bethany and Jon were married in Falmouth, MA, Bethany’s home town, in the church across the street from her childhood home. We were told that she used to watch brides leaving the church from her living room window, doesn’t that paint such a wonderful picture? Well no matter what expectations had been swimming in Bethany’s head about her very own wedding day in that church, I certainly think they were met. The weather held out just perfectly, Bethany was glowing and nervous but cool under pressure, and the setting could not have been more idyllic. It really was a wonderful day.

We learned not long after the wedding however that Jon’s brother and Best Man, Michael, had passed away suddenly. We obviously didn’t know him very well, but it was not hard to tell that he was greatly loved by his family. He gave literally the BEST toast Krista had ever heard, at their rehearsal dinner, which was proven by her crying with laughter through the whole thing… We are so glad that Jon and Bethany were able to celebrate their wedding with him and will have those recent memories forever. And we are thankful to have been able to share a little something with them to help ease the pain. These are the moments when you realize how important photographs can be. Knowing that we can actually help people hold onto the memories of the ones they love is the most rewarding part of our job.

So without further ado, let’s see the blushing bride, Krista started out at Bellezza Salon with the ladies.

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This DRESS! Could it be more classic?

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Shoes: killer.

Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

I grabbed this in the dramatic light of the bathroom.

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Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

We were so happy to work with Cris Llerena for the first time, she was fantastic and started with Jon and his guys across the street.

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Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

He looked so dashing in his uniform.

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Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

Jon and his brother.

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Lovely ladies!

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A family tradition: Game Face.

Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

Just a quick walk across the green to the church.

Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

I grabbed this from the balcony as Bethany came down the aisle, Jon could not stop fiddling with his cuffs, it was really cute.

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Cris killed it with a little tilt-shift action.

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A sweet receiving line moment from Cris.

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Love these two!

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Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

No big deal guys, just a game face family portrait. Hahaha!

Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

This bridal party portrait shot on Krista’s Holga, with Kodak Tri-X 120mm film.

Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

This was shot on Krista’s F100 with Kodak Tri-x 35mm film. So dreamy!

Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

Off to cocktail hour!

Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

Cris caught this of the Bride and Groom as they were introduced.

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And I got this of their frist dance. So dang cute!

Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

Cris caught these super cute kids fooling around…

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And this, are you sensing a theme?

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Here are some favorites from the party, the dance floor was packed!

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Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

Bethany had a great costume change! Absolutely one of our favorite reception dresses.

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I caught the next two. Shoulda’ put a ring on it!

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Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

Ballymeade Country Club (Falmouth, MA) wedding

Bethany and Jon thank you so much for trusting us with documenting your day! We were so happy to celebrate with you and your families, and so happy we could give you a beautiful way of remembering the ones you love.

And stay tuned folks for their preppy details, and a peak into their album design!

Bethany + Jon — Falmouth Engagement Session

Falmouth, MA engagement session

We are getting closer and closer to being completely caught up with our better-late-than-never couples! Just FOUR more to go!! Can you believe it?? I’m so excited! And you all say, “Yes CoCo, we are very excited too, now get on with it, who are these adorable people??”

OK OK fine :) Krista met up with Bethany & Jon down in Falmouth, MA, where Bethany grew up and where they would eventually be married. We LOVE shooting in a place that means something to you, it just makes it that more special!

These two romped around The Knob while Krista tagged along and shot some simple, sweet, natural pictures, just how we like it :)

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Falmouth, MA engagement session

Falmouth, MA engagement session

Falmouth, MA engagement session

This is Bethany’s Favorite! I think it’s mine too!

Falmouth, MA engagement session

Falmouth, MA engagement session

Falmouth, MA engagement session

Falmouth, MA engagement session

Falmouth, MA engagement session

Falmouth, MA engagement session

Falmouth, MA engagement session

Love this series!

Falmouth, MA engagement session

Falmouth, MA engagement session

Falmouth, MA engagement session

Falmouth, MA engagement session

Falmouth, MA engagement session

Such cuties these two! If you are like me and can’t get enough, check out their facebook album, and come back Wednesday for their Cape Cod wedding!!

Katie + Mark — Album Design

In case you didn’t know, aside from editing, blogging like crazy, booking weddings for myself, answering our new phone (holla), and fetching the occasional latte, I’ve been designing up a storm of albums over here! Lots of happy couples have walked away with some gorgeous albums over the past couple months!!  As far as we’re concerned, the album is the whole point of having your wedding photographed!  It’s the story book you’ll share with your kids and grandkids someday, and it’ll be what you snuggle up together on the sofa and look through on your 50th anniversary.  This is how we tell the story of your day and we work super hard to make it look and feel as much like you as your wedding did!

Here are a few of my favorite spreads from Katie and Mark’s beautiful vertical 9×12 album that we just finalized and ordered! Woohoo! Katie wanted to incorporate her color scheme into their flush mount album, so I added in a few splashes of orange and blue throughout. I LOVE how this turned out!

Tara from Tada not only did amazing job on Katie’s makeup, as you remember, she also designed their invitations and this monogram! We used it on the cover and here on the first page of the book. Thanks Tara!

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I’ve actually made the entire album available for your viewing pleasure over on album exposure, the BEST client album proofing ever! Take a look! Maybe you’ll be so inspired you’ll email me about an album, eh? eh? coco@kristaphoto.com!  Worth a shot ;) See you Friday!

Katie + Mark — Flying Bridge Wedding Details

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Let me just say. This day was STUNNING. Let’s start with Katie’s gorgeous shoes and such… try to keep the drool to a minimum.

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LOVE LOVE LOVE.

Flying Bridge Wedding Details

Flying Bridge Wedding Details

Flying Bridge Wedding Details

Krista couldn’t resist. This fridge was STOCKED!

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

From the fabulous James Federico.

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

Sweet and simple.

Flying Bridge Wedding Details

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

Seriously. SO WINDY. Thank James for this one.

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

Absolutely love those blues and oranges!

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

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Even the icing couldn’t fight the humidity…

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

Krista had a lot of fun with these gorgeous rings.

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

There’s still icing on Mark’s ring from the cake smash!

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

These guys were AMAZING!

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I grabbed this from outside.

Flying Bridge Wedding Details

Such a good candy bar! And color coordinated too!

Flying Bridge Wedding Details

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

 Man oh man! Was that not adorable? Let’s thank all these lovely people for putting this stunning wedding together, and for creating such a beautiful beginning for Katie and Mark’s new life together!

Vendors:
Location: The Flying Bridge Restaurant
Invitations, other stationary and make-up: Tara Vaccaro Gudmundsen, Tada Make-Up
Rings: Kay Jewelers
Flowers: Verde Floral Designs
Wedding Dress: Liv Harris purchased at Vows Bridal Outlet
Bride’s White Shoes: Kate Spade
Bride’s Orange Shoes: Franco Sarto
Bride’s earrings, bracelet: Swarovski
Bride’s clutch: J.Crew
Bridesmaid dresses: Coren Moore, from Flair Bridal
Bridesmaid earrings: Swarovski
Bridesmaid bracelets: Firesong Silverworks
Hair: Nikki Ganske of Green Tangerine Salon
Men’s suits and shirts: Calvin Klein
Men’s ties: Tommy Hilfiger
Favors: Candy bar
Cake: Casual Gourmet
Band: First Class Band

Katie + Mark — Flying Bridge Wedding

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

Katie and Mark were married in Falmouth, MA on a gorgeous sunny day. Not only was the day planned perfectly, but these two could not have been more wonderful to work with. They are both so cool and calm (not to mention beautiful). They are naturals in front of the camera, totally down to earth, and plain and simple our favorite kind of people to work with!

Krista and I met up with Katie and her girls as they got ready in her hotel suite, is this girl not stunning??

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I grabbed this from the other side

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

Our friend James Federico hung with Mark and his guys.

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

 I absolutely LOVE this storytelling image from James at the idyllic St. Thomas The Apostle Chapel.

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

 I waited for this at the front.

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

We headed down the road to Falmouth Heights Beach for some seriously windy portraits :) I grabbed this from behind the bridal party.

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

Here’s James’ view.

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

And Krista’s.

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

James caught Krista in action!

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

Those nails again!

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

We hopped into The British Beer Company for a little break from the wind. Love her bare feet!

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

And back over to the church to use their gorgeous doors for a backdrop.

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

Over at The Flying Bridge we found some more time to shoot these two, wow, when do we ever have this much time?! AMAZING!

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

Ok Ok, time for the wedding stuff I guess, I could look at those portraits all day!

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

This room was probably the hottest most humid place I’ve been, well other than Mexico, but that’s it. It was INSANE.

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

But you can’t tell, these guys were tearin’ it up!

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

MORE COWBELL.

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

This is mine from the end of the night. Woo! I think I was outside just trying to get some relief! Hahaha

Flying Bridge wedding Falmouth, MA

Katie and Mark, you two are so absolutely wonderful!! Thank you for sharing your love with us. It was an incredible pleasure working with you and your families, truly!

If you haven’t seen enough yet, head over to their facebook album for more, and if you REALLY haven’t seen enough there are TWO more posts coming on their preppy and nautical details and their gorgeous album, just WAIT! Ok enough exclamation points, see you Monday!