Allison and Marc had their wedding and reception in September at McLaughlin Gardens in South Paris. The gardens are a serene and beautiful setting for the ceremony and the barn is a perfect spot for a rustic but elegant reception.

Allison got ready at the home of her maid of honor, Becky. The sofa in Becky's livingroom was just begging to be used for photos. Have you ever seen a sofa like this in someone's house? I haven't. The sofa was massive and ornate, and the perfect spot for a few cool bridal portraits...
 
Allison drove herself to the wedding -- my kind of girl!!

Marc, looking very handsome...

This was the 2nd wedding in a row where the groom and groomsment wore brown. It's a good look.

The ceremony...

A picture-perfect, candid moment during the ceremony...

Now THAT's a first kiss --

A quiet moment after the ceremony and formal photos...

The favors (homemade hot sauce and blueberry syrup!) and the first dance...
Allison and Marc had a very small wedding cake that they cut and fed to each other, but they had a wide array of delectable fall desserts for the guests to choose from. Pies...cakes...all kinds of yummies (and this is just a small selection)...

The girls tearing up the floor during the reception...

It was a great day in an enchanting setting. Thanks to Allison and Marc for letting me be a part of it!

I am behind in blogging 4 weddings...I've been so busy I havent had time to sleep, never mind post any photos. I'll try to start catching up on posting this week. 

Katherine and Matt's wedding was on August 29th. You probably dont remember but that was the day of torrential downpours all day. It hindered outside photos, but we made the best of it.

Katherine got ready at the home of her dad and stepmom. I did this photo in the front doorway -- Katherine is inside (while it's raining outside) but we got the 'look' of being outside.

I have actually photographed the weddings of two of Katherine's older sisters, Dawn and Shannon. Dawn's wedding was in the early years of my wedding career. Shannon's was probably five years ago. I've also done Katherine's brother's senior photos. The family is one of the nicest that I've encountered and they always go out of their way to make sure I have what I need.

The color scheme of this wedding was one that I'd never seen before. I dont know what the 'official' color names are, but I would call them bright robin's egg blue and dark red. There's probably a better name for the blue color. The color combo was VERY striking and dramatic. Very bold. Very rich looking.

Besides an unusual color scheme, Katherine and Matt did something a little different in that besides the 'normal' wedding party, their siblings and spouses were all called 'Siblings of Honor' and all wore red. So it was almost like a second wedding party -- the wedding party of friends in the blue color, and the sibling party all in red. It was very unique and made it easy to tell who was immediate family.

The ceremony was held at the Old Town Hall in Freeport, adjacent to the Hilton Garden Inn. They had the town hall decked out in blue and red



The flowers were gorgeous and were from Lady Slipper florists in Gray.

We'd had plans to go to the beach for photos after the ceremony, but the rain squashed those plans. Katherine and Matt were willing to go out in the rain with me. Matt was actually holding an umbrella high over their heads in this photo, and I just removed the handle in Photoshop...

In front of the Old Town Hall...

The reception was decorated in the blue/red color scheme to the max. As I said before, it was very dramatic.



During the cake cutting, Katherine and Matt fed each other nicely...and then (a surprise to me) they smashed the cake in Katherine's brother's face. He was taken completely off guard and luckily I was still looking through the camera. Michael was a very good sport about it. 

This last one was done right at the reception, just behind the bride and groom's table...

Despite the downpour, everything went terrific and I know the bride, groom and guests all had a fabulous time. 
Katherine and Matt and family, thanks for having me! You always make me feel welcome. 
 

 Allyson and Adam were married this month at Holy Family church in Lewiston with the reception at the Hilton Garden Inn in Auburn. It was a gorgeous day, and the color scheme of the wedding was so vibrant, the colors just really popped. The girls dresses were a turquoisy-green color (it was called 'jade') and the flowers were what I would call an intense fuschia.


During the mass I always try to remain unobtrusive, so when halfway through the mass the priest walked directly towards me (I was sitting on a pew near the aisle at the time) I was really scared I had done something wrong and he was going to chastise me. Then when he got to me he whispered to me that I could go stand up closer in the middle of the aisle for the next part of the ceremony. I have never had a priest invite me to do that before, so that was really nice of him.
Here's a pic taken from outside the sanctuary doors...

After some formal pics in the church, we stopped at Bates College for some outdoor photos...

Then on to the Hilton for the reception. There was a candy 'bar' with candies in shades of jade...

Later we did some photos with the full moon in the background...

And the bride and her bridesmaids did a choreographed routine to "Thriller" : )

It was a great day and evening and the families and wedding party were terrific. Thanks and congratulations, Allyson and Adam!