Victoria + Monica 07.04.10 - The Party!
Tory and Monica had a vision for their wedding celebration of Miami Beach (Monica) meets New England(Tory) with a touch of NYC diversity (both) put in the mix. The reception tent was decorated with succulents and candles with Edison light bulbs lighting the tent. There was a bonfire seating area for guests and a beer wagon draped in red white and blue full of Budweiser on tap. A cigar roller was there to provide guests with hand rolled “Cuban” cigars. With their party “Cowboy boots” on the couple partied the night away!
Victoria + Monica 07.04.10 - Some More Portraits
After a little time alone in the boathouse, Tory’s dad offered to take the couple for a little ride on the family’s prized Hinckley Picnic Boat. What fun! It was just a perfect 4th of July. After our ride Tory and Monica returned to the boathouse and put on the wedding “cowboy boots” to prepare for an evening of festive dancing!
Victoria + Monica 07.04.10 - The Ceremony
Tory and Monica were married on the lawn of Hayden’s Point. With the river and trees as the backdrop for there ceremony there was such a beautiful simplicity to it. It’s all that was really needed. The couple, their bridal party and their photographer were all barefoot in the grass. Tory’s dad walked the brides to the minister. After the ceremony the couple went off to the boathouse for a little alone-time as married women. Their guests were invited to another tent to begin the reception festivities. More to come!
Victoria + Monica 07.04.10 - Some Portraits
Tory and Monica wanted to do a few portraits prior to their wedding ceremony. I particularly loved their wedding shoes, barefoot in the grass. One of my favorites. They chose very different bridal bouquets, artfully done by Joe Marini of River. The bridal party wore lovely navy blue J.Crew dresses combined with summery yellow bouquets. The couple and their bridal party retired to the home while their guests were treated to a cocktail hour prior to the ceremony. More to come!
Victoria + Monica 07.04.10 - The Preperations
What a fabulous 4th of July I had this year! Can you imagine, not one, but TWO Claire Pettibone gowns! I must be dreaming, someone pinch me! While shopping for their gowns with Tory’s mom at Kleinfeld Bridal in NYC the couple both fell in love with the gowns of Claire Pettibone, though very different styles. How perfect! There was no other date than July 4th for Tory and Monica to be married. It was the date of their first kiss 4 years ago and it was the date they have always celebrated as their anniversary. The wedding was held at Tory’s family’s riverfront estate in Connecticut, Hayden’s Point. Everyone’s makeup and hair was beautifully done by Kerry-Lou Brehm of New York City. While everyone prepared upstairs, Torys aunt was busy making the couples cake in the basement! Both brides dressed separately with their bridal party and met privately on the lawn of Hayden’s Point for some pictures. Stay tuned for more beauty and romance to come!
We Just Flew Back!
What a wonderful adventure we had. We took over 4000 images of our journey so I really want to take the time to “digest” them. I hope to share our wonderful trip with you as one of my winter projects when my busy wedding season dies down. I just want to let you all know we are back and any cures for jet lag would be much appreciated!
Hello from Vienna!
OK, so I have not fallen off the face of the earth, but I have been having the time of my life. So much to see and so little to do I thought it best to forgo sharing my wonderful trip with everyone until I return. We have been to Berlin, Warsaw, Krakow, Budapest, Bratislava and now Vienna.We still have Prague to go. Can’t wait to share our travels with everyone. Most touching was traveling through the homeland of my ancestors, Slovakia.
Willkommen
Will I ever be able to sleep on an overnight flight to Europe? Someday I will learn the trick. Severely jet lagged Zac and I started our adventure in the historic city of Berlin. Such a beautiful city, it definitely kept us awake all day. Our perfect day ended with a beautiful sunset at the Brandenburg Gate, which is right outside our hotel. Great location! Now to sleep!
Marie and Zac’s European Adventure - Part 3
Today Zac and I will be departing for round 3 of our “Grand Tour”. So very special to me, I will be returning to the “mother country”. I am Slovak and though it was my great grandparents that immigrated to this country and I was never taught the language (it was spoken as a secrete code in my home), there is something very special about seeing the land of your ancestors. I’m the first of my relatives to ever visit Slovakia. Just as special, my grandson Zac is an American/eastern Europe melting pot. His heritage is Slovak, Hungarian, Polish, Czech and German. We will be visiting all the countries of his heritage. I am going to try to post my “picture of the day” while traveling and when I return I’ll share more of the highlights of our trip. Zbohom!
So much love… so little time!
This has been a banner Summer for so many charming weddings, engagements and editorial shoots. I been so busy shooting and working on the images (OCD), that I have not had time to share them all with you. August has arrived and that means it’s that time of year for Round 3 of my Grand tour. When I return I’ll have many beauties to share with you, but for now, it’s packing time! Please stay tuned for the story of my latest adventure!
Looks Like everyone had a ton of fun