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I loved this wedding for its intimacy and all the personal touches that Darci and Rob put into it…it was held at The Hopkin’s Inn, an inn/winery in Litchfield County in NW Connecticut, overlooking Lake Waramaug. 

Darci, in her bridal suite before the wedding…

And in the groom’s suite, typical guy hi-jinks…

…and a Courvoisier toast.

Great to photograph great friends…

Darci looked amazing and I loved the shadows of this portrait and how the strong light was really lighting up her eyes:

Rob just before his jacket and tie went on…

The littlest ones in the bridal party:

Darci with her father starting their walk down the aisle:

All I will say is "Didn’t I give them to you?"

I loved that the winery let us shoot in their factory with all the wine barrels and vats:

The music of this wedding really stayed with me afterward.  Entertainment was provided by Ambience Inc out of Washington Depot, CT ( [email protected]) with a trio and then a DJ…and Rob.

Rob serenaded Darci with Pink Floyd’s "Wish You Were Here"….

He serenaded his mom with a song they’d been singing together for years, "Ripple" by the Grateful Dead.

And their first dance was "Green Eyes" by Coldplay (which I downloaded the next day!)

  
Thanks Darci and Rob for sharing such a unique and personal and fun and elegant wedding with us.   We hope you like the pics!

Thanks Michelle and Ed for a fun early evening engagement shoot in Elizabeth Park in West Hartford, CT.  It’s amazing how totally different the park looks between a few weeks of shooting.  Here are some of my favorite shots from the shoot.

The dailias at their peak:

Dramatic sky…

Here’ s one for the newspaper…

Just kidding.  Actually, here’s one that really shows off Michelle’s cool eyes:

Thank you Michelle and Ed for being up for some fun:

The gazebo really had turned to autumn colors:

Michelle was really interesting to shoot as she had a lot of different looks and really cool eyes. 

This one was suited to a little bit of drama:

These are some of my favorite expressions from the shoot.  I love my Canon 70-200IS lens for being able to be far enough away that I’m not intruding in what’s going on:

and zooming in while still being far away:

Great working with you guys and I’ll have the rest available shortly!

What a beautiful night it turned out to be at the Mill on the River.   Jen’s son walked her down the aisle and her kids were such a special part of the ceremony and night.

 

The willow tree:

Jen and Tom – I told you guys this shot would look very paparrazzi with the flash but I really like it…I hope you do too:

Mill on the River had this bridge they called the kissing bridge – I love a little kitsch!

and I thought their reflection in the bridge window was really cool:

Jen channeled old Hollywood to me so I loved that she was up for some dramatic shots:

The new family toasts:

I love this moment between mother and daughter:

The head table had Jen, Tom and the two kids:

Sliding across the dance floor:

Love to capture couples laughing:

and kissing:

Thanks guys for a great night!  Really nice working with you and best wishes on your new family!