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Month: July 2013 - Page 2
July 17, 2013
reStore Personal Project Portraits: Shelley Dodd from SD Design
Shelley baby! Our good friend and design muse for our new IRIS Photography studio in West Hartford Center had her turn in front of Jane’s camera and natural light studio for her reStore project. Shelley’s a West Hartford-based interior designer with an amazing design sense–she had a strong vision for the store from the beginning and we love all the elements she chose to make it beautiful…thanks so much Shelley!! Shelley and her husband Matt and their three adorable kids live in West Hartford. For a design consultation you can reach Shelley at belle_dodd@comcast.net.
July 16, 2013
2013 GE Petit 5K Race and Family Dinner
Jane and I photographed the GE 5K Road Race to benefit the Petit Family Foundation. A great example of community at its best, the road race helps the The Petit Foundation which “honors the memories of Jennifer Hawke-Petit, Hayley Elizabeth Petit, and Michaela Rose Petit by continuing the kindness, idealism and activism that defined their lives. The Foundation’s funds are given to foster the education of young people, especially women in the sciences; to improve the lives of those affected by chronic illnesses, and to support efforts to protect and help those affected by violence.” For more information please see the GE 5K Road Race website.
July 11, 2013
Greenwich CT Riverside Yacht Club Wedding: Maddie and Dave!
Weddings have (at least) two sides to them. There’s the pretty décor and all the attention to detail that makes for a beautiful event. And there’s the emotional significance of what’s happening that day–the forming of a family. Maddie and Dave’s exuberant wedding and reception at the Riverside Yacht Club in Greenwich CT united these two elements so well into a gorgeous event that was also full of meaning.
Oh, where to begin..let’s start with the details. First a shout out to Maddie who did a tremendous job with the dozens of wedding details! And great job as well by Kerri-Lynn from Stella Day Events for making it all come together so well!
Maddie wore a beautiful ballgown-style Jenny Packham dress from Gabriella New York Bridal Salon while Dave and the men wore classic off-white dinner jackets, Dave’s from Lord Willys, with the bridesmaids wearing Amsale dresses from The Wedding Library. LH Calligraphy designed tons of cool paperie from the invitations to the dinner menus, ceremony programs and much more. Maddie and Dave incorporated ocean motifs including seahorses in the cufflinks to napkins to the raw bar ice sculpture and the colorful cake topper on the vibrant cake from Sweet Lisa’s Exquisite Cakes. Oranges, pinks, reds–major bursts of color abounded, from the beautiful flowers from Lisa Eisenman Salley’s Something Special Flowers, to the candy bar with its psychedelic palette of fruit colors. Even the tent from Northeast Tent with cool lighting from Social Décor glowed reddish orange against the June sunset.
Now, as for meaning, the emotional toasts from Maddie’s father, Maddie’s Maid of Honor, Callie, and Dave’s brother and Best Man, Stephen, truly set the tone. Afterwards, Dave in his speech said that he considered everyone gathered under the tent to be family. Then…it was time to party, led by the Georgetown alums hitting the custom checkerboard dance floor to the sounds of Hank Lane’s Kevin Osborne Band. And, to top it all off, Maddie and Dave made a dash through the sparklers to depart Riviera-style on the super cool ’50s Riva Italian powerboat.
A great wedding, congratulations Maddie and Dave!! Thanks very much for having us document your day! To see many more photos please click here…
