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It was such a pleasure to get to know Brian and Leslie and meet all of their wonderful friends and family – photographers and travelers included!  

Brian and Leslie got married at Trinity Episcopal church in Southport, CT:

The ladies all had unique dresses in navy and custom hats which were lovely to photograph! 

Brian and Leslie decided to see each other before the wedding:

Leslie's sister:

We did  a 5-minute run to the waterfront in Southport and I'm so glad we fit it in for a special few moments and pictures pre-wedding:

We had the pleasure of meeting Brian's sister, Abbie Flynn, who is a great wedding photojournalist out of Houston and I hope we will meet again!

The reception was held at the Fairfield Hunt Club  in Westport, CT.  The flowers were amazing and were done by Elegant Effects in Floral Design:

The hats came off as the dancing started:

 

The band was Eight To The Bar and there were some amazing swing dancers including Leslie's sister…I have never seen a couple dance so fast:

The Hunt Club has a cool vintage bar in the back:

Who did that…

Thanks so much for having us and thank you for sharing so much of yourselves with us…we loved capturing and being a part of your story!

There was so much happiness and love at this wedding…we were so honored to be there .  Susan got ready at her childhood home in West Hartford with her sisters, her mom and family.  I loved seeing the bedroom she grew up in…the bed was so small and it seemed so sweet that she slept in it the night before her wedding.

I loved how Susan's eyes filled with light in this picture: 

The dogs got to experience at least part of the day!  🙂

Shannon and his dog:

Mike shot Shannon's family at his home where he got ready:

The ceremony and reception were at the Hartford Golf Club in West Hartford:

Shannon wanted to get married on the 18th hole and having it happen at sunset was beautiful light:

I love this shot that Mike took of Susan stepping out to walk down the aisle…

The flowers by The Flower District in Glastonbury were so beautifully done and fresh that I kept smelling them as I walked around.  The tables were done in silver.

Shannon's father gave the blessing:

 

Thank you for having us…

I love how every wedding has a different feel and Jessica and James' wedding was so wonderful to photograph…their artistic backgrounds showed throughout the entire day.

Jessica got ready at the Farmington Inn with friends and family:

Jessica got her hairpiece from Etsy.com … I don't know if you've checked this site out, but it has a lot of handmade, unique items for brides but also for all sorts of different products created by artists…I got my sons little handmade travel art totes.

Jessica then went to the Hill-Stead pre-ceremony:

We found the cake waiting in the kitchen!

The guys got ready at the Hartford-Farmington Marriott:

The ceremony had many special moments designed by Jessica and James including passing the rings throughout the guests.  The ceremony was in the barn at the Hill-Stead.

The tables were decorated with pumpkins, cloches, and James' art:

James' mom:

Jessica's mom had the great idea of shooting each guest's portrait at the end of the receiving line.   James' brother gave us one of the more interesting poses!

A huge highlight was the bride singing Tammy Wynette's "Stand By Your Man":

   

This family band calls themselves "The Vanderettes" and included Jessica's dad:

Jessica then sang a song she wrote and published with her girlfriends:

…and James played harmonica.

Thank you guys…great time and great meeting your friends and family!