Wedding: Laren + Adam | Private Residence, Hadlyme, CT

Ok, so its Day 3 of Wedding Week and today, I'm going to let you in on a little secret. If you are still planning your wedding, and still trying to zero in on that perfect fall date - you know, the one where its not too cold yet, but has good leaf color - the one that everyone covets?  Well, today, I'm giving it away.  Pick the 3rd weekend in October!!!  Just do it!  Forget the Farmer's Almanac or your Aunt Betty, just listen here :).  The third weekend is just always the most gorgeous weekend for leaves.  Proof is in this post!  Rain, snow, sun, and even in the almost darkness - it doesn't matter.

With that tip out in the open, I will introduce you to Laren and Adam.  Laren's parents spent months preparing their property to host this wedding and it was perfect.  Gorgeous.  Lovely.  Spectacular.  It was the quintessential New England Fall wedding (with the gorgeous florals done by Elements!!) and we couldn't have been happier to be a part of it.  Tim and I drooled over their backyard forest that was free of weeds and full of colorful leaves :).  Laren and Adam were so happy to be with each other, and it was obvious.  I love a day like that.  They knew it, the guests knew it and the photos show it.  Laren and Adam - thank you for sharing your day with us and I hope you love love love the preview! 

300th Post + Featured!

Wow, 300 posts! Awesome. And a great day to post some of the advertisements and blogs that we have been featured in lately :).

First up - Meredith & Eric's Bronx Zoo wedding was featured on the Glamour Magazine's wedding blog! Great article too!


A photo from their wedding was also featured in the BizBash National Venue Guide for the Bronx Zoo. Cool, huh? (our photo is the top right one!)


Then, the photos from Samara & Brian's wedding were used in an awesome advertisement for Lola's Cafe & Gourmet Catering (love love Lola's - they catered our wedding!) in Hudson Valley Magazine.


And, lastly for today :), Elements florals used a photo from Katrina & Tim's gorgeous wedding for their ad in the 2012 Grace Ormonde New England edition. Love that magazine (our photo is the bottom one - Elementz created the amazing lantern pathway)!

Wedding: Katrina + Tim | Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme, CT

So, it has taken me a few days to get this post up...but, this wedding was just too gorgeous! I have been sifting through the photos for days, picking and choosing my favorites and reliving all the details :). The photos of the day really speak for themselves, but I just have to say that the day was perfection - from the beautiful setting, to Katrina with her amazing dress, fun bridal party and families, all the rustic-chic details (to die for flowers!!), awesome pie display and lantern path to the water, everything was just spectacular and we were honored to be a part of it.

Katrina and Tim - thank you so much for including us as a part of this great vendor team, we were so happy to capture the first day of your married life! Enjoy!

Vendors:
Venue: Florence Griswold Museum
Event Coordinator: Sarah True & Abby Capalbo / TRUE Event
Photography: Jade & Tim O'Connell / Uplift Photography
Caterer: A Thyme to Cook
Florist: Elements
Dress: White dress by the Shore
Music: Double Down
Hair: Jennie Fresa Beauty Library



Love the shoes - and the wedge was a perfect choice for the grass!






The back of Katrina's dress was amazing, seriously gorgeous. I couldn't take enough photos of it!




Such a beautiful location.






Love working as a team - here is my view...


And Tim's view


Don't you love Katrina's veil and mitts? Totally reminds me of Grace Kelly. The mitts were passed down in her family - so beautiful. I love traditions like that.

Katrina and Tim did a first look, which gave us a good amount of time for photos and they were still able to attend their cocktail hour. Definite win-win :)


















Love this double view - first pic is my view, 2nd is Tim's view.