Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Christina & Mike: Married

A couple of weeks ago I had the great pleasure of photographing the wedding of Christina and Mike. The ceremony was held at the Cathedral in Portland followed by a reception at the Spring Meadows Golf Course.

I absolutely adore Christina and Michael~ they are so loving towards each other and they have such a great group of family and friends!

When photographing weddings, I always try to get shots of the important details that couples choose to make their day more personal~ here is the ring bearer's pillow that actually belonged to her grandmother.


The beautiful bouquet


Something blue was an earring belonging to the grandmother~ Christina tied them to her bouquet


Getting ready with help from her girls


Flower cones adorned the church pews


Taking a sneak peak to make sure the coast was clear to enter the church


My second time shooting at the cathedral~ it is such a gorgeous church




Blessings


Exchange of the rings



Husband and wife



Married!

After church formals we headed to the East End to get some sunny shots








My favorite


How sweet are they?



A mini cake to cut and cupcakes served as part of the dessert for the evening



Christina having a dance with her grandfather


Christina's grandfather wanted to stay long enough at the reception till she and Mike danced their first dance, I was glad to have gotten this shot of him as they had that dance



Christina dancing with her dad


Mike and his mom

Also on the dessert menu~ and ice cream bar! Yummers!

Another nice personal touch was the couple played the first dance songs of their parents


Christina and Mike are leaving this week for their honeymoon~ they are going on a food tour of Italy! Taking cooking classes and eating their way to romance! How great does that sound?

Christina and Mike thank you so much for letting me photograph your wedding~ it was a wonderful day for two wonderful people!!

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Katie & Ben : First Look - Engagement

I had a great time walking around the campus of Colby College with Katie & Ben whose wedding I am photographing this fall!

Here is a quick look~ more to come soon!