Two Branches of One Tree

These are some more of my second shooter images. They're from a winter wedding I photographed with Kristin Chalmers Photography. As a second shooter, you have to be particularly good with people. Unlike the primary photographer, who has most likely spoken to the bride & groom multiple times before the wedding, the second shooter is meeting everyone for the first time on the wedding day. Lucky for me, Colleen and Mark could not have been nicer or more welcoming! Kristin and I had a wonderful day photographing their wedding. Everything took place at The Willowdale Estate in Topsfield, MA. It is a GORGEOUS venue, with a million and one options for winter weddings. In New England, it's nice to know you can still have a beautiful and romantic wedding even when it's 10 degrees outside! So, without further ado, here are some of my favorites from this beautiful day.

The bride getting ready.


The bride's father getting ready.


A flash of color.


Rings! I couldn't decide which photo to post, so I'm including two!




I got to explore the balcony area during the ceremony and I loved the vantage point it gave me! This is my view of the first kiss.


The gorgeous centerpieces!


When Kristin and I saw this bathroom in the bridal suite, we knew we'd have to come back here to do portraits! To me, it just had this crazy Alice In Wonderland feel to it. I loved the wallpaper and the shape of the tub! Colleen and Mark were such good sports about hanging out in the bathroom for portraits!


The first dance, again from the balcony. Look at how Colleen is looking at Mark - totally and utterly and hopelessly happy and in love!


I love the room - so beautiful for a winter wedding!


It was such an honor to be part of this wedding! It's hard to believe that the 2011 wedding season is officially kicking off in just a couple of weeks! Then it's just go go go!

Your Heart Is True

Now that I'm done editing my photos, I get to comb through some of my other shoots from 2010! These photos are from a wedding I second shot for Kristin Chalmers Photography. We had so much fun photographing Lisa & Jerrel's wedding - they are so much fun! Their wedding took place at The Tupper Manor in Beverly, MA. What a beautiful place to get married! It makes me happy to finally post some of their photos on the blog!

Remember when the world outside looked like this?


This color doesn't even look real!






The rings. This just happens to be Lisa & Jerrel's wedding date.


Since I was the second shooter, I spent a lot of time hanging out with Jerrel. The couple opted to do a "first look," which means they saw each other before the ceremony. I grabbed this photo while we were waiting for Lisa.


Here she comes!






A cupcake tower! Yum! I loved the way it looked against the walls, too. Made for a very pretty picture.


So, you may recognize the lyric from the post title; it comes from the Golden Girls theme song. Yup. And you know why I chose it? Jerrel used the lyrics as his vows. I'm not even kidding. I would say that half the guests didn't realize what they were hearing. Since I was chillin' with Jerrel beforehand, I had the inside scoop (of course, you know I would have recognized it anyway!). Too funny. Like I said, awesome couple, awesome wedding!