Angela & Evan’s Dockside Guest Quarters Wedding

Happy January!  In true New England fashion, we’re watching the first big storm of the new year roll in.  Need a break from shoveling?  Here’s a bright and cheery coastal Maine wedding to distract you.

Angela & Evan came to us via the wonderful Nicole Mower Weddings & Events.  They had a few ideas as to what they were looking for.  Since they were planning the wedding from a distance, we emailed back and forth a bit about the specifics and came up with a design plan pretty quickly.  The result was lovely!  Thanks to Melissa Koren Photography for these shots…

The tables featured white and grey arrangements in glass vases along with small, white ceramic bud vases filled with Craspedia (Billy Balls).

    

Personal touches were everywhere.  The groom is an avid bird watcher, so each table was named for a favorite yellow feathered creature.  

The bridesmaids, clad in graceful grey gowns, carried bouquets of Craspedia.

Angela carried a mixed bouquet of white Stock, Lisianthus, Freesia, and Ranunculus, Craspedia, yellow Ranunculus, as well as Dusty Miller and Berzilla Balls for that touch of grey.  It was wrapped with white satin, then finished off with sentimental family photos on charms.

    
planner | Nicole Mower Weddings & Events
photographer | Melissa Koren Photography
venue | Dockside Guest Quarters

Preview from Stephanie Wales Creative Imagery

While I’ve been neglectful in my blogging (I know, I know…), Stephanie of Stephanie Wales Creative Imagery is making me look even more behind by posting about Kristin & Phil’s November 8th (!) wedding at Church Landing already.  You put me to shame, Stephanie. 

Having always admired her clear and dramatic signature style of documenting wedding, I was so excited to learn we’d finally be working together on an event.  Check out these stunning images (and touching personal comments) from Stephanie…

Happy Tuesday!

Modern Wedding at the Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center

Spring has been busy around here and we are well into wedding season and all of the work and beauty it brings!  I had a few fleeting moments to play catch up today week and Coleen and Colin’s May 11th wedding in Cambridge MA was up next in the blogging queue.

We used blooms in shades of purple, yellow and white for their modern Boston wedding.

 

The bridal bouquet was mostly white with touches of vibrant purple and yellow.  White stock, ranunculus and spray roses were mixed with dusty miller, purple tulips, status, asters, freesia and yellow billy balls.

The maids carried purple bouquets with pops of yellow to contrast against their dusty grey J.Crew dresses.

   Junior bridesmaids, dressed in yellow, carried solid purple bouquets featuring stock, alstroemeria, tulips, anemones, and dusty miller.

Ranunculus boutonnieres

 

Pam at work

The Boston skyline was looking a little soggy, but luckily the drizzle let up for the ceremony and reception.

Each table was named after a neighborhood. 

The events space in the Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center is a must see!  Check out that ceiling!

Cocktails were enjoyed in the gallery space.

         

Simple gerbers (the groom’s favorite) added a simple punch of color without taking away from the art installations.

 

What a beautiful venue!

Lisa & John – A Wedding at the Condon Homestead

AW Photography

Here we are, almost two months later, but the memories are still fresh.  A beautiful family celebration for two of my favorite people.  There’s too much to capture in clever prose, so please enjoy these photos and short captions in its place…

(photos by yours truly)

 

The gardens were in top form.

With a dreary forecast, we brought the gardens into the tent as well.

Preparing for the big day.

Jo kept close watch on all activities.

The yard was ready for guests.

The flowers waiting patiently for placement.

The main event!

Poms of Baby’s Breath and yellow Mums hung with votives to frame the ceremony space.

I don’t think I’ve ever been so nervous to present a bride with her bouquet…

Seemed fitting to photograph a craftsman’s bout on an antique handsaw.

 

Each table featured a unique vessel filled with white, yellow, and orange blooms.

 

Table numbers were stenciled onto aluminum buckets (for rib bones – mouth-watering photo to come).

The tent was strung with lights and each table glowed with votives once darkness fell.

Tom’s famous ribs were a hit, as always!  The Father of the Groom took his grilling duty very seriously, building a custom grill pit we’ve since named “Grillzilla” (it’s a beast), and holding test run tastings leading up to the wedding.  We’ve never eaten so well!  A big thank you to to “pit crew” for their service under very wet skies.

Speaking of delicious treats, the gorgeous cake by Tastefully Wright.  We are spoiled with family talent. 

No detail too small.  A welcome sign for the rehearsal dinner, our signature chandelier, and custom made sap bucket wall sconces.

The army of umbrellas for all the good luck the sky dumped on the couple.  It wouldn’t be a family wedding without it!

         More details…

The happy couple sawing into their cake and dancing to the local Blue Grass band who rocked the barn that night.

So much love for two wonderful people.  The amount of family involvement from both sides of the wedding aisle warms the heart.

And they lived happily ever after…

 

 

Venue: The Condon Homestead

Flowers & Decor: Ideas in Bloom

Cake: Tastefully Wright

Entertainment: TMud and the Spuds