Last month I had the most delightful evening visiting a magical farm in New Jersey. Peony’s Envy is located in Bernardsville, NJ and Kathleen Gagan, its owner, has transformed the woods around her home into peonies magic. Thousands of peony are planted in the forest surrounding her home and in late spring they all come into bloom. The farm is available for weddings so I’m hoping someday someone will call me for a wedding there. Sweet! Kathy Warden of Table Art designed all the peonies inspired decor and flowers. I was in peony heaven, as it’s my all time favorite flower. Our beautiful model bride wore a Claire Pettibone gown from Nicole Bridals and our model groom looked so handsome in a Seersucker jacket! Pink Cake Box, one of my favorite “cake artists” provided the beautiful peony inspired cake. Claudia Seyler was on hand to do our models fabulous makeup and hair. What an amazing team at an amazing location. Well, I hope this inspires someone to get married in a peony field, and if you do, I hope you have me photograph it!

About Marie
Marie is an international award winning fine art wedding photojournalist based out of Princeton, NJ. Her unique romantic editorial style has made her one of the most widely published wedding photographers in the US and is a regular contributor to numerous top wedding publications and blogs such as The Knot, Brides Magazine, Inside Weddings, Grace Ormonde, Southern Weddings, Elegant Bride, and Style Me Pretty. In 2010 she was conferred the prestigious Master of Photography from Professional Photographers of America. She was cited as a leading wedding photojournalist by the Wedding Photojournalist Association (WPJA) and was also featured as a “Top Knot” photographer by PDN magazine. Marie is also a recipient of Kodak Gallery Award, the Fuji Masterpiece Award and holds an Accolade of Photographic Mastery with the Wedding and Portrait Photographers International (WPPI). Marie studied photography at the School of Visual Arts in NYC, and in addition, she is a Certified Social Worker, combining her skill and craftsmanship in photography with great warmth, sensitivity and empathy for her subject matter. A passionate traveler, she is available to photograph beautiful weddings both regionally and worldwide!
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Peonies Wedding - The peony field makes a beautiful backdrop for an outdoor garden wedding!
Peony Envy Wedding Cake » Pink Cake Box Wedding Cakes & more - [...] taken by the talented Marie Labbancz. You can see tons more beautiful photos from her collection on her blog. Last, but not least, the Claire Pettibone gown was provided by Nicole [...]
Andrea - I have to say that my love for peonies is because of you Marie!! I discover how lovely they are because your blog! I hope my bouquet can be made of them (I dunno if the season would allow me *sighs*. Love the pictures!
Kelly Vasami - Oh My Gorgeous!! (I LOVE peonies too!)
Tammy - Wow Marie! These photos are unbelievable, soooo romantic! As always, you did a fantastic job!
heidi - Marie these photos are breathtaking!!
I hope my wedding pics look JUST like this