Well, I’m having to cut myself off from picking blog images for this wedding because there are so many I want to show!  What a fun day and relaxed couple – it was so great to see you just taking time to enjoy the day!

Colleen started getting ready at her parents home in a lovely pink room that gave everything a warm glow:

Colleen’s Mom coming in to see her daughter dressed:

Manoli got ready at his parents’ home:

The Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Waterbury, CT was amazingly beautiful and ornate:

Manoli’s parents greeting them as husband and wife:

Then we headed to Laurel View Country Club for portraits and the reception. 

The bridal party was up for having some fun:

I think Manoli and his brother, the best man, actually came up with this pose themselves 🙂

I really loved the Manoli and Colleen portrait session:

If I’m shooting somewhere for the first time, I always go ahead and visit the venue ahead of time.  I saw this path on my visit and couldn’t stop thinking about portraits there.  These are some of my favorites:

and this must just be the photojournalist in me – I just found it funny:

This is a very special photo to Manoli and Colleen (not the one I took, but the one in their hand!) … how many people have a photo of the exact instant when they are being proposed to (Manoli had put his camera on self-timer and Colleen thought they were just taking vacation shots)!!!  Colleen emailed it to me just thinking I would appreciate it and I loved it (and truth be told, got a little teary!).  If you can’t see it very well due to the small size, Colleen has thrown her hand over her mouth!  The proposal shot is in a gazebo in Antigua so I printed out the picture and we took this one in the gazebo at Laurel View!

On to the reception…a great moment right after the first dance…

Their parents’ vintage champagne toasting glasses:

A fantastic fondant cake…

Second-shooter Mike’s silhouette shot of the bridal party and best man toasting – how very iPod of you Mike!

Shout! lives on and the party gets going strong!

…and the Greek dancing begins! LOVE IT!

I don’t think Manoli and Colleen left the dance floor after that!

What a wonderful time guys!  Thank you so much for hiring us – we hope you are having an incredible time on your adventure in Greece and Rhodes!