Summer finally made its arrival in mid-August with temperatures in the 90s for a beautiful wedding on the ocean for Sara and Mark at the Branford House at Avery Point in Groton, Connecticut.

The blue and white theme fit perfectly with the nautical scene on Long Island Sound.  We love weddings at the Branford House, even more so with a tent to bring the party outdoors. During the cocktail party, folks noshed on mussels and cherrystones while ferries and fishing boats sailed by.  I (Mike) noticed Kanonkop South African wine being served…a different and great choice…and I thought someone here must be into wine.  In fact, Sara is the wine biz, working for a distributor of South African wines.

During the ceremony, Mark’s Dad sang a special Irish song, then Sara’s father, Mark’s brother and the Maid of Honor spread the peace and love in their speeches, noting that the wedding was taking place on the 40th anniversary of Woodstock.  Later that night we chatted with Sara and Mark’s friend Jim who played some awesome bagpipes for the wedding…and it turns out he was one of the 400,000 folks up on Yasgur’s farm back in ’69.

On the music topic, we loved the song selection and found out that Sara and Mark chose all the songs to be played at their wedding…really personalizes the sound and vibe of a wedding. On the food front, Emily’s Catering Group had a huge production in place for this large wedding–nice working with them again.

Sara and Mark, thanks very much for having us photograph your wedding!

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