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We traveled to the beautiful Wake Robin Inn in Lakeville, Connecticut in the Litchfield hills for Leah and Timothy’s Moroccan-themed tented wedding in late August.  Folks came from England, Australia and elsewhere to this corner of Connecticut–where NY, MA and CT meet–to celebrate their wedding…and it didn’t rain!

Leah and Timothy selected various Moroccan items for their wedding, from the toffee-colored lanterns to the bright orange harissa on the tables.  The Wake Robin is perfect for country weddings as you have the Inn all to yourselves…it has its own pub, and lots of reading rooms perfect for the cocktail party that followed the outdoor ceremony.

For the reception, they dined and danced under a Sperry Tent, which is distinctively different from a white vinyl tent—the tent fabric is sailcloth and drapes more naturally from the tent poles…and it’s more translucent.  Perfect choice for Leah and Timothy’s Moroccan theme.   (For more info about tent types, check out this article from the Wedding Bee Pro, a good wedding blog).  The lighting created a warm-toned mood with wrought iron chandeliers hung from the tent poles.

After several speeches, the band, led by New York musician Eric Nicolas, delivered some great music.

Thanks Leah and Timothy (and Ami!) for having us photograph your wedding!

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Jennifer and Mike were married last week at St. Joseph’s Church in Danbury which Jennifer attended while growing up in Connecticut (and where we photographed Lauren and David’s wedding in early August).  It was a very warm day with blue sky as family and friends arrived at the church.  About an hour later the torrential rains kicked in during the recessional, cooling things off nicely.

The flash flood was short lived and we were all off to the Candlewood Inn, where we went lakeside with Jennifer and Mike.  A few hours later we were rewarded with a beautiful late summer sunset over Candlewood Lake.  Jennifer’s mom did a great job of planning the wedding details, and the beautiful floral arrangements and bouquets really showed it.  The evening ended with a high energy dance party…very fun.

Jennifer and Mike, thank you very much for having us shoot your wedding!

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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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