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Alice & Casey’s Squam Lake Wedding

earl — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:31:52 +0000

In my book, you only need a few things for a great lakeside wedding: a beautiful summer day, a happy couple, fun guests, and a lake. But to make it a perfect lakeside wedding, do what Alice and Casey did. Get everyone on boats and head to an island (like Church Island) for an open air ceremony. Hang a tent off the back of your barn for the reception. Roast a pig. Most of all, keep it casual and intimate.

Congratulations Alice & Casey!

Wedding Preview: Lake George–The Inn at Erlowest

earl — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:03:26 +0000

Massachusetts is a great place to live and shoot weddings and I love being a Boston wedding photographer, but I also find that traveling to new places energizes my creativity. For Kelly and Nick’s wedding, I travelled to the Queen of American Lakes, Lake George, New York.

With the help of their friends and family, Kelly and Nick separately spent the afternoon getting ready.

Nick received an unexpected wedding day present from Kelly–socks just in case he got cold feet.

There wasn’t an empty seat to be had at the ceremony held at the nearby Diamond Point Community Church.

We took a few minutes to take photos with the wedding party after the ceremony.

The evening’s festivities were held at The Inn at Erlowest, a Queen Anne style stone castle built in 1898 as part of “Millionaires Row”, overlooking Lake George.

The reception was a joyous, elegant affair with toasts by Kelly’s father, sister Maggie, and Best Man Rob.

Later in the evening, Nick and the groomsmen dropped a funk bomb on the room with tight set that got people out of the seats.

When the DJ started spinning, young and old alike tore up the dance floor.

Congratulations again Kelly and Nick!

Wedding Preview: Maine Lakeside Wedding

earl — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:01:59 +0000

I just traveled up to Maine to document the wedding of Mandy and Tom. I’d been looking forward to shooting their day for a couple of reasons: one, I looooove shooting lakeside weddings, and two, their wedding was close by my ShootStyle buddy and Maine Wedding Photographer Andree Kehn.

Sometimes locations in rural New England towns can be hard to find, but I had no problem spotting exactly where Mandy and Tom’s was being held.

I arrived just as Mandy and her helpers were getting ready.

Captain kept a close eye on everything, especially lunch.

Mandy wore a beautiful sand colored wedding gown.

Tom and the men looked sharp in chocolate brown suit coats over tan pants. Their boutonnières each featured a different fishing lure. Cool!

Mandy’s bridesmaids were fabulous in black cocktail dresses and the Jr. bridesmaids and flower girl complemented the adults in mocha dresses with chocolate sashes and super-fun flower flip-flops.

It was a simple ceremony by the lake under a gorgeous arch of vines, flowers and crystals. The ring bearer carried Mandy and Tom’s rings on a bamboo fishing pole.

After the ceremony Tom ferried us across the lake for some fun portraits.

The best man and Mandy’s mom gave a couple of heartfelt speeches, then dinner was served at the longest table I’ve ever seen at a wedding.

The cake was delicious as the fellow below will attest. Sadly, I don’t think Captain got his share.

When darkness fell, Tom built a blazing campfire to ward off the evening’s chill.

Later in the evening, when a lot of the guests had drifted to the campfire Tom and Mandy shared a dance together in front of the house.

Congratulations again Mandy and Tom!