The groom’s prep:

The bride and her dad:

They did a first look in a row of pines:

Cool doors to frame their outdoor ceremony:

First kiss as man and wife:

And, I love this unique shot from behind the altar:

Speaking of interesting viewpoints, how about an overhead cake cutting:

Dancing was everywhere!!

And, a bonfire with s’mores to finish off this perfect day!!

What a beautiful day!  Kirk and Jenn, thank you for choosing us to be your “fly on a wall!!”

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Have you seen these hangers?  So cool!  Personalized touches like this make the wedding day that much more special!

Ah, one of my favorite moments: daddy giving away his little girl.

Gorgeous church:

Fall color like this makes me love the Northeast!

In the next two images, you can see tiny white dots.  That’s RAIN!!  I love how it was frozen in time by our flash backlighting the couple!

Three images of this beautiful bride in one!  LOVE it!!

Their intro at the reception.  In the foreground, you can see their cake-topper.  Then, the bride and groom, all dressed up, in the mid-ground.  And if you look closely, you can see me in the crowd!!  

Really sweet “sign in.”  They painted a tree and had everyone ink their fingerprints onto it.  We captured the flower girl, taking her turn.

Dance FEVER!!

This was a beautiful, fun wedding.  Bill and Christie, thank you for trusting us with your memories!!

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They added some really fun accents, starting with the shoes.  These are his:

And, these are hers (with their last names on them):

He’s catching their unposed reactions.  And I love it!

They look fabulous together:

 We went to Spot Coffee, where they met, for some pictures.

Their ceremony and reception were held at Banchetti’s in Amherst.

And, check this out.  Their sons mixed the sand first.  Then, it was Greg and Liz’s turn.  I caught the boys leaning in to make sure they were doing it correctly.  

They had this in place of a guest book.  It was a blank tree printed with their names and wedding date underneath.  Guests pressed their fingerprints on the tree for “leaves” and signed their names underneath.  What a beautiful keepsake!

This is one of my favorite moments from the day.  It was a toast to Liz’s father, who had passed away.  All of the kids surrounded their mom for a touching family moment.

Liz and her brother having fun on the dance floor:

The new husband and wife dance:

Greg and Liz, thank you for inviting us and trusting us to capture the memories of your very special day!!

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Laura was a super-sweet bride.  Check her out, smiling even during a mad dash into the church in the rain:

There is a story in this photo.  First of all, check out these adorable flower girls!!  Of course, the guests are all rushing to get their cameras ready to take a photo of them.  Then, in the background, the reluctant little ring bearer is being coached forward by his mom.  Just behind them, the smiling bride on her father’s arm awaits her turn down the aisle.

Such a lady!  She put them there, so she picks them up!

Smiles at the altar:

 Sometimes inclement weather works to our benefit!!

I just love this one!!

She thought ahead.  Look at the bottom of her boots!!

We had a gorgeous break in the rain for some awesome photos in-between the ceremony and reception.

Each couple drove a mustang from the ceremony to the reception.

Their first dance as man and wife:

Her dance with her dad:

The groom’s dance with his mom:

Bouquet toss!!

A sundae bar ended the evening.  Huge hit!!

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Her dress:

Lots of help!

The guys:

Vows:

The new Mr. and Mrs.:

At the Albright Knox for pictures:

On to the hockey arena:

Then to Sheas:

Their dance photos are crazy-delicious:

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This is Marie, the beautiful bride, with their daughter/flower girl.

The groom’s brother/best man, with the rings.

Marie has this fabulous smile.  Here she is, about to get out of the limo at the church.

The priest gave me permission in the middle of the service to come up on the altar and photograph.  I hesitated, unsure that I really heard him correctly.  He waved me forward!  Oh, yeah!!

So, Kevin was at the back of the church for their descent and I was at the front.  I’m super happy with this series of images!

This image is the result of an experiment.  Marie’s dress was so flowy, I wanted to show it in motion.  I love the surreal look of the dress.

Jason had a special request: some passionate-embrace photos.  This smile is the result of hoots and hollers from the bridal party.

But, soon the bridal party was forgotten, and I think some passion is evident here.

Look at this cake!

A sweet cake-smush.

The maid of honor’s speech was met by smiles and laughs by all, except the nervous best man, who would be the next to give a speech.

Beautiful first dance.

Every once in a while, we encounter a Happy Surprise while editing.  This image was taken by Kevin, but he caught my light streaming in from the left of the frame.  Since the strobe flashes for a tiny fraction of a second, the timing here was perfect.  I love the “star quality”.

On the dance floor:

We did sparklers!!

Bouquet toss:

Jason, the groom, dancing with his two girls.

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