Britt & Mike’s Wedding – Black & White FILM

Ok, ok, for real, this is my last post for Britt & Mike’s wedding!! I shot a few rolls of black & white film that day and just got the film back last night :) I just had to share a few!!

Cape Cod Wedding - Black & White Film

Cape Cod Wedding - Black & White Film

This one was shot with my Widelux panoramic camera

Cape Cod Wedding - Black & White Film

And this one was shot with my Holga, which is a toy camera :)

Cape Cod Wedding - Black & White Film

Another widelux shot

Cape Cod Wedding - Black & White Film

Cape Cod Wedding - Black & White Film

This was shot in 35mm film, and is meant to be printed all as one image. Unfortunately, my lab cut the film right in between two of these images (which is why I’ll be cutting all my own film from now on). There’s still a few ways we can print it and get the same effect, but this is how it was originally intended. Thank goodness for film scanners :)

(there should be 5 in a row, so if you can’t see all 5 expand your browser or click on the image)

Cape Cod Wedding - Black & White Film

Another Holga shot

Cape Cod Wedding - Black & White Film

Cape Cod Wedding - Black & White Film

Are they cute, or what?

Cape Cod Wedding - Black & White Film

Cape Cod Wedding - Black & White Film

Cape Cod Wedding - Black & White Film

Ok, that ought to just about do it! I hope you’ve enjoyed the many many images! I’ll be moving on now, I promise… :)

Britt & Mike’s Cape Cod Wedding – Details

Britt spent so much time planning and working on the little details to make everything special for her and Mike’s wedding day, that I think they deserve a post all their own. Take a look at some of the fabulousness!

Her shoes were awesome – even though she went barefoot or in flip-flops more than half the day ;) Her rings are beautiful, and the dress was breathtaking!

Cape Cod Wedding - Brown details

Britt’s necklace was just the right amount of bling to top off the simplicity of the dress. And do you love the peonies in the bouquet, or what?!

Cape Cod Wedding

This collage is a taste of all the lovely touches I spied while Britt was getting ready. The bridesmaids each chose a pair of hot pink shoes, while Britt’s were gold. The flowers were straight out of an english garden – kind of wild, but so beautiful you know it was planned. And the flip-flops that Britt spent hours and hours making for each of her girls! Buckets of goodies for the guests, not to mention champagne in a can, complete with straws!

Cape Cod Wedding - Pink Details

One of my favorite details was the antique post-cards incorporated into the day. Britt found antique cards from towns all over the Cape and used them in the invitations as well as for place cards and table numbers. It gave the wedding a very cool feel!

Cape Cod Wedding - Cape Cod Postcard Placecards

I also really liked how she accented the pink flowers in the bouquets with blue hydrangeas for the rest of the day. It all just went together so nicely, and was so very Cape Cod!

Cape Cod Wedding - blue details

Some of the vendors who made the whole thing possible…

Catering – Sumptuous Catering in Orleans, MA (Shannon Mahoney)

Flowers – Fancy Flowers (by Meredith Fancy)

Bride’s Dress – Nicole Miller (Britt’s Mom had a Nicole Miller dress too!)

Bridesmaids’ Dresses – J. Crew – they each picked whichever they wanted in navy

D.J. – Cape Cod DJs (Rob Cushing)

Cake – Cottage Street Bakery

Tent and lanterns – Undercover Tent Company

Britt did all the table numbers/menus/placecards/decor herself with help from her dad and bridesmaids! She did an amazing job planning this wedding! She put so much thought into each and every detail, and it really showed. Martha Stewart, eat your heart out!

Britt & Mike’s Cape Cod Wedding – Chatham, MA

I am so excited to share the rest of Britt & Mike’s wedding with you! I’ve been excited for this one since the first time I met Britt & Mike last summer. I’ve really had a chance to get to know them over the last year or so as we’ve done two engagement sessions. It is fun to get to know a couple during shoots and meetings and phone calls, but then to meet their friends and family and see them through that lens is doubly wonderful. These two people are dearly loved! The whole crowd was warm and genuine, and certainly fun! It was a truly wonderful day…Britt & the girls got ready at the house where the reception would later be held.

Cape Cod Wedding

Cape Cod Wedding

I love this emotional shot Elizabeth captured of Britt’s parents watching her get ready!

Cape Cod Wedding

Britt’s dress was AH-mazing! I literally gasped when she pulled it out of the closet. Not the most professional moment of the day. But it was gorgeous – the color, the material, the cut were all perfect!

Cape Cod Wedding

Britt’s reaction to seeing herself in her dress brought us all to tears! I think that can be one of the most overwhelming moments for a bride – when it really sinks in that she’s getting married today.

Cape Cod Wedding

Cape Cod Wedding

Meanwhile, down the road, James Federico of The Feds Studio was helping me out by photographing Mike and the guys getting ready. I always laugh because there’s really nothing much to guys getting ready. Just tie their tie and hit the road!

Cape Cod Wedding

Once everyone was ready, we headed down to the beach for the ceremony. After all the rain we’d been having, we were blessed with a beautiful sunny day! :)

Cape Cod Wedding

James captured this image of Britt’s parents and grandmother laughing – love it.

Cape Cod Wedding

Cape Cod Wedding

Don’t worry, he got the ring on her finger!

Cape Cod Wedding

James’ shots of the kiss were my favorites

Cape Cod Wedding

Happy tears!

Cape Cod Wedding

A few minutes alone with Britt & Mike at the beach…

Cape Cod Wedding

Elizabeth caught this shot of me during the portraits. In case you want to know what you should expect on your wedding day… You should expect me, hiding in the grass, or laying on the ground, and basically doing whatever I can to get a cool shot and to make sure I can’t wear really nice pants… ;)

Cape Cod Wedding

Cape Cod Wedding

Cape Cod Wedding

Cape Cod Wedding

Then we headed back to the house and grabbed some group shots and a few more portraits of the happy couple. I had to jump off the dock and onto the muddy shore to capture the next two, but it was worth it.

Cape Cod Wedding

Cape Cod Wedding

After portraits it was time for the fun to begin! The evening started with some wonderful toasts. First up, Britt’s Dad…

Cape Cod Wedding

Cape Cod Wedding

The Best Man

Cape Cod Wedding

Then Britt’s sister and Maid of Honor, Devon gave a very touching and tearful toast

Cape Cod Wedding

Cape Cod Wedding

Cape Cod Wedding

Cutting the Cake

Cape Cod Wedding

Their first dance

Cape Cod Wedding

And then the fun really began! I’m leaving out some crazy dance moves, a keg stand, and more – but you get the idea! This party was rockin’!

Cape Cod Wedding

The most dedicated and dramatic catching-a-fish dance move I’ve ever witnessed…

Cape Cod Wedding

and the last dance

Cape Cod Wedding

Britt & Mike – thank you so much for having me there to document your day!! Your wedding was so much fun, and I felt so welcomed in, like one of your guests. Heck, your cousin Kerry practically inducted me into the family ;) I hope you love the photos!!! I can’t wait to get going on your album….

Britt & Mike’s Wedding – SNEAK PEAK

I’m not quite finished editing the images from Britt & Mike’s fabulous wedding on Cape Cod, but I thought I’d share a couple from the day as a little appetizer :) They’re such a fabulous couple and I LOVED their wedding so much! Lots and lots more images to follow after vacation…

Could they be any happier??

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A few moments alone after the ceremony

Cape Cod Wedding

Um, this is my FAVORITE!

Cape Cod Wedding

They had an awesome bridal party, I’m glad they were willing to put up with some of my crazy ideas for portraits :)

Cape Cod Wedding

Britt & Mike – I can’t wait to show you the rest! As soon as I get back in town… :D

Elizabeth & Ryan’s eSession – Marion, MA

Elizabeth called me months ago about her wedding to Ryan this June. She lives in Chicago, which means I liked her right away ;), but we never got a chance to meet until a couple weeks ago at their engagement session down in Marion, MA near Buzzards Bay. We met up at the home where the wedding will be, and it’s such a gorgeous location – I am so excited for the wedding day! Elizabeth was just as pleasant to be around as she seemed on the phone, and Ryan is definitely her perfect match. It was very fun to finally meet them and we had a great time together taking photographs all over the property!

Ryan & Elizabeth

Ryan & Elizabeth

These two have such a great dynamic – they’re so fun and playful, they clearly love being around each other!

Ryan & Elizabeth

Ryan & Elizabeth

They’re also gorgeous!

Ryan & Elizabeth

Ryan & Elizabeth

Elizabeth is the kind of woman who greets you with a firm handshake and leaves you with a strong hug. She laughs HARD, with her whole body! You’ve got to love a woman like that!

Ryan & Elizabeth

Ryan & Elizabeth

It was totally worth walking through the mud to get these!

Ryan & Elizabeth

Ryan & Elizabeth

Ryan & Elizabeth

I have really learned to love shooting into the sun!

Ryan & Elizabeth

Coolest thing about this image is something Cynthia pointed out to me while she was editing the shoot… Even with all the light coming through, you can see Elizabeth’s eyelashes. I love little details like that!

Ryan & Elizabeth

Just trying something different with the edit on this one… what do you think?

Ryan & Elizabeth

This is what this scene looked like from the other side

Ryan & Elizabeth

Ryan & Elizabeth

love it!

Ryan & Elizabeth

We walked through this little archway into the neighbors’ yard from some images with a totally different feel.

Ryan & Elizabeth

Ryan & Elizabeth

there’s that laugh again!

Ryan & Elizabeth

Elizabeth & Ryan, it was SO great to finally meet you! I had such a great time getting to know you both. I can’t wait for your wedding – it’s going to be beautiful and so much fun!

If you’d like to see a few more of my favorites, you can check them out on my Facebook Fan Page :)

Tamara & Jason’s Wedding at The Overbrook House

Can I just say that I love Tamara & Jason? Seriously, they’re just the sweetest, most genuine and wonderful pair of people I’ve met in a while. LOVE them!! So, I was very excited to photograph their wedding a few weeks ago in Buzzards Bay at The Overbrook House. Here are some of my favorite images from the day…

The dress


Jason and his brother “getting ready”


Tamara’s vows – she wouldn’t put them down all morning :) I love it when couples write their own vows!!!


Tamara and her flower girl


The lovely bride (with vows still in hand :)


Heading down to start the show


In love much?


I love this shot of one of the groomsmen during the ceremony!


During the vows, looking into each other’s eyes


They’d planned a beautiful ceremony in the trees by the pond, but there was a hurricane coming up the coast that day. Up until the last minute, we hoped that the weather might hold. Luckily, Jason made the executive decision to do it in the tent. Thank God he did, because right after the ceremony began it started POURING!


And then after the ceremony, the sky cleared up just in time for some portraits!

They had almost a dozen of the cutest kids you ever saw in their wedding…




Sisters


Brothers… a little less civilized than sisters ;-)

the girls


the guys


the Bride and Groom…



I captured this shot in black & white film. I love shooting film at weddings! There’s nothing quite as timeless…


A film shot of their first dance

A few tears during Tamara’s Dad’s toast


Let the party begin!


But there’s always a few romantic moments on the dance floor…


Tamara & Jason, thank you so much for letting me into your lives and having me document your wedding day! It has been so wonderful to work with and get to know you both!

Marc & Kirstin’s Wedding!

A few weeks ago, I got to go down to Cape Cod to shoot Marc & Kirstin’s wedding! It was a very intimate wedding, with just 20 friends and family. It was a really wonderful day – check out some of my favorite shots…

Kirstin getting her hair done
The ceremony on the beach

Kirstin was such a fun bride!

Some of my favorite portraits of the Bride & Groom





During the toast

Eating the delicious cake!


Marc & Kirstin, it was a beautiful day! Thanks for letting me be a part of it. Your photos will be ready sooooooooooon…