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I love how every wedding is unique and Kathryn and Oliver's was no exception – it had an elegant country feel to everything and we definitely got some great and unique pictures (look for bride kissing her (frog) prince and the groom on a rope swing over the Farmington River!)

Kathryn got ready in her parents' home where the tent reception would be held:

The flower girl literally ran down the aisle!

After the ceremony, we went with the bridal party on a detour to shoot in a tobacco farm…
 

While we were taking photos, Mike was making the rounds at the cocktail party:

Leave it to Mike to strike up a conversation with www.petethebutcher.com and take a portrait of the pig for tthe pig roast!

Meanwhile, we made our way back to Kathryn's parents' home for the family photos and the party!

Every table had a barn board sign saying "solstice" in a different
language. 

 
Dinner was delicious and included fresh cornbread.  It was catered by The Savory Palate in Manchester:

 
We were taking a few pics with Kathryn's girlfriends when a new man came into the picture…how many people kiss a frog on their wedding day!

We were going to do a small shoot down by the river and ended up having about 30 people go on the walk – it had a great feel and incredibly beautiful light.

Here is one of my favorite pics of the day…I just felt it captured this elegant country girl side of Kathryn…we'll see if she agrees!

Some more favs:

And here's Oliver, the groom …. yay!

The tables were decorated with seating tag-tied pears and little paper bag favors.  Inside the bags were little jars of local honey and maple syrup — great idea!

OPM (Other People's Music) was the band and for late night dancing…the jukebox!

I'm so happy we were able to sneak away for our late night portrait session…I love the quirky, romantic, summer camp feel to these pics:

and a beautiful view as the party goes on…

I love how many traditions and cultures we have in America and that weddings are one of the places we really get to see them in action.  This was a fun, fun Irish wedding – we had a great time with Beth, Kevin and their friends and families.  Thank you guys!

Beth got ready at her home with the ladies:

Meanwhile, Kevin and the guys got ready at the Homewood Suites at The Bond.  I love these two shots from Mike:

The ceremony was at St. Thomas the Apostle in West Hartford.  Second-shooter Mike was actually baptized here as a baby…I guess things come full circle sometimes! 

While we waited out the rain, we took a few portraits in the church…

Then it was off to the Half Door Pub for the bridal party photos.  This was where Kevin and Beth first met.

And this is the table where they met:

 

Then it was on to The Bond.  Goza, a local Latin jazz band performed throughout the cocktail party … they were great!   They also play regularly at some restaurants in Simsbury and Avon…I plan to go with Mike tthis summer!

If you are not Irish, you may not know the name of this song that Beth's friends performed but take a listen here…you've heard it before…it's called "Wild Rover":