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Well this was our last wedding of the season and what an amazing one to end on!  Diana and Michael were both so happy it infected the whole day!  It was beautifully planned and felt extremely personal and intimate.

Diana got ready at The Griswold Inn in Essex, CT (our street fashion shoot is on the post below), with her mom and attendants:

I was so happy to finally meet make-up artist Naomi Martinez who I’d heard of many times.  Naomi did this incredible sixties-ish make-up and Diana’s hair was done by The G Salon:

Michael got ready at the Island Cove Marina in Old Saybrook where he and his dad had their boats:

The ceremony and reception were at the Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme, CT.  The ceremony was held on the bank of the river:

I don’t think we could have had more beautiful light for our portraits:

Some favorites…

…and a bridal party with a great sense of humor and adventure!

I love this picture … being able to get this close to Michael without him paying any attention to me …wouldn’t everyone love a picture of their true love staring into their eyes on their wedding day!

The reception was in a tent in back of the museum.  Diana and Michael had designed a beautiful setting.  It was great working with wedding planners, Lindsay and Talia from Sixpence for Your Shoe out of my town, West Hartford.

A great party:

The view from outside the tent:

Yes, there is a light under Diana’s dress!

Cookies to take away

…on the school bus!

…and I want to end on this great moment – the end of the party…what did the band play…"I’ve Had the Time of My Life…" (yes, from Dirty Dancing) and all Diana and Michael’s friends and family danced and hugged them – it was a great wedding moment:

Thanks guys for a wonderful day! 

As I’ve been going through the pics of Diana and Michael’s wedding, I realize I have too many shots from the the fashiony street shoot we did with Diana and her attendants that I want to show.  So I’m doing a little pre-post on this and we’ll finish with the complete wedding in a separate post!

Anyway, here we are on the streets of Essex before the wedding and I just want to say what a fun shoot – total collaboration…everyone got into it, looking for great backdrops and offering ideas, so I’ll just start with the dog — what are the chances of a totally coiffed french poodle walking by!!!  Luckily, it was spotted by Morgan, the MOH, (and interestingly, the dog’s name is Morgania!) – serendipity!

So some guys in a boat asked if we would like to use their Chopper for a shot!!!   YES!!!

Great time ladies!  Check back shortly for the rest of the wedding!