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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!

What a great wedding on Martha's Vineyard with Heather and Chris…thank you so much for welcoming us to spend the day with you and your families!

Heather grew up coming to the Vineyard and got ready at her parents' home in Oak Bluffs:

Chris' mom just before the ceremony which was at Trinity Church, right off Ocean Park in Oak Bluffs:

I love Heather's mom getting a kick out of the ring bearer:

Heather and her brother during the receiving line:

I don't know why but I love this photo…maybe the colors of Heather's grandmother's hat with the Ocean Park Gazebo…

We took Heather and Chris' formal photos at the Ocean Park Gazebo and I loved the inside of the roof and the shakes with the formal wedding clothes:

Then it was out to Menemsha for the reception at the stunning Beach Plum Inn with all the tables set in navy and silver:

A favorite shot from Mike.  The cocktail party was in a tent:

The dinner was held inside the Beach Plum Inn with an attached tent to allow for maximum seating.  Heather and Chris picked the Beach Plum specifically for the view and light at sunset.  So, as dinner started, the sun started to go down.  This shot of the blessing looks totally photoshopped to me but it's barely touched…the light looked this amazing all through dinner and just made for a beautiful, beautiful setting.  The other thing I want to point out is that in the attached tent, they had swagged a striped yellow and white fabric on the underside of the tent, making for a beautiful tent ceiling:

The light, the setting, the cake at sunset…amazing!

 Then, everyone headed down to the lower tent for a great night of dancing!

and a little bonfire!!!!!

Thank you guys for a lovely experience!

We  just shot two weddings in three weeks on Martha's Vineyard, both at the Beach Plum Inn in Menemsha, yet both completely personal and different.  The first was Kylle and Will who we had the opportunity to travel from Edgartown to Oak Bluffs to Menemsha with during their day!

Kylle got ready in Oak Bluffs with her girlfriends:

I loved these printed bridesmaid timelines which matched all her paper:

 

Kylle and Will got married at St. Elizabeth's church on Main Street in Edgartown:

I loved shooting Kylle and Will's bridal party…fun, funny, great group of friends!

We took family and bridal party pics at the Harbor View Hotel in Edgartown:

 

This is one of my favorite images ever…Kylle and her family rented this gingerbread house in Oak Bluffs growing up every year.  I loved the colors and we've just added it to our splash page on photoiris.com!

 

The reception was at the lovely Beach Plum Inn in Menemsha:

 

The tables were decorated with a Martha's Vineyard theme including different locations around the island on mini-road signs.  The flowers were done by Louise Sweet at Flowers on the Vineyard.  Wedding planning services were provided by Julie Hatt from Vineyard Weddings:

Kylle and Will did a make your own candy bag table:

Kylle and her lovely father:

It was a wonderful, wonderful wedding … thank you guys!