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Narragansett Bay Wedding : Sara & Matt

11.03.08

Sara & Matt were married on Naragansett Bay in Rhode Island during Hurricane Hanna. I silently hummed the Scorpions while mounting two flashes in the corners of the dance floor, crossing my fingers they wouldn’t be battered by the wind (Apparently I needed to do more than that. I found them on the ground multiple times, despite 25lb sandbags and a ridiculous amount of gaffers tape). The day started out innocently though, with the eye of the storm keeping us half dry for the ceremony, cocktail hour and through the start of their clambake dinner. By the time the wind and rain resumed we were dancing too hard to care. These are my kind of people.

Both Sara & Matt had their wedding attire custom made for them, with Sara in an incredible tea stained Mary Adams creation and Matt in a dapper Addison & Steele suit with purple lining.

With friends Hannah and Leslie before the ceremony.

The lady responsible for bringing all of us together, Jess from Fig and Plum, with her man Chris. They have the adorable expressions down pat.

Friends having fun with the bouquet…

Leslie!

Coffee awaits in the dinner tent.

They donated to Save the Bay in lieu of favors.

Embarrassing toasts are the best

Best name ever.

The bouquet eating man moves onto lobster.

I need a fitting caption for this one. Any takers?

the dancing begins!

and to prove this was really happening during a hurricane:

It was hard to tell what was wet and what was sweat.

Congratulations to Sara & Matt, whose wedding I will not soon forget. I felt so at home with their families and friends. Perhaps we can do it all over again next year? Please?

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Fearless by Pink Floyd

10.30.08

One of my favorite songs. Always has relevance when I hear it. Even more so this week. Thank you, Pandora, for reminding me.

You say the hill’s too steep to climb, chiding
You say you’d like to see me try, climbing
You pick the place and I’ll choose the time
And I’ll climb the hill in my own way
Just wait a while for the right day
And as I rise above the tree-line and the clouds
I look down hear the sound of the things you’ve said today

Fearlessly the idiot faced the crowd, smiling
Merciless the magistrate turns round, frowning
And who’s the fool who wears the crown
Go down in your own way
And every day is the right day
And as you rise above the fear-lines in his brow

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Presidential Wedding Photos

10.29.08

After viewing some of the Huffington Post’s candidate PDA slideshows and coming across this sweet image by Callie Shell of Barack reading newspapers while Michelle snuggles next to him, I was curious to see more photos of presidential candidates and their significant others, specifically on their wedding day. Here’s what Google found for me:

Barack & Michelle, October 3, 1992. After putting him off for a month, Michelle finally agreed to go on a date. They had dinner and saw Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing. More great photos of their courtship and wedding can be viewed here. You can’t deny these two are head over heels for each other.

The only wedding image of George & Laura I could find. November 5, 1977. There had no attendants and their wedding invitations were printed by hand. Their first date was at a miniature golf course. The wedding followed three months later.

Mike & Janet Huckabee were married May 25, 1974 in Janet’s mother’s house. They were 18 years old. He proposed with a pull tab from a soda can.

Mitt & Ann Romney, March 21, 1969. They met in elementary school. She was riding a horse and he threw stones at her (?).

I love this one of Hillary & Bill, October 11, 1975. She wore a Jessica McClintock dress, bought at Dillard’s. They married in the brick home Bill bought for them when he proposed. They met in a civil liberties class at Yale and attended a Mark Rothko exhibit for their first date.

Nancy & Ron, March 4, 1952. Nancy wore a gray suit. There were only two guests; William & Ardis Holden.

How cute is this? Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter, July 7, 1946. She was a childhood friend of his younger sister.

Betty & Gerald Ford, October 15, 1948. He was late to his wedding because he was out campaigning for his first congress bid. He won the election three weeks later.

Lyndon & Lady Bird Johnson on their honeymoon in Mexico. They were married November 17, 1934.

Jackie & John Kennedy held their reception at Hammersmith Farm in Rhode Island on September 12, 1953, with 900 guests. That’s a lot of Chiavari chairs!

Frances and Grover Cleveland were married in the Blue Room of the White House, June 2, 1886. He was the only President to do so.

George & Martha Washington, January 6, 1759. He proposed three weeks after they met. Martha wore purple silk shoes with silver lace!

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BRIDES & WPJA Photo Contest

10.28.08

Just got word that one of my images from Breanne & Jimmy’s wedding at the Daughters of the American Revolution mansion placed fourth in the Kids category of the 2008 BRIDES / Wedding Photojournalist Association photo contest. The images were first judged by four award winning photojournalist chosen by the WPJA, then again by the Editorial Department of BRIDES magazine. You can view the winning images on both the Brides.com website and WPJA.com. Yay!

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Gotta Know When to Hold ’em

10.21.08

Quick teaser for Sara & Matt. I’m workin on the rest and soooo happy with how they’re turning out!

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