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marisa and dave’s riverview wedding photos | simsbury, ct

katie — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 20:34:17 +0000

Cheers to Marisa and Dave; two of the kindest, most fun-loving, sweet and emotional people I have ever photographed! We had a great day with them and their amazing families and friends at the Riverview in Simsbury, CT!!!

A big thanks to Alison Lassiter for being amazing! You can see some of her beautiful photos below!

We started our day with the amazing Catie Bane of Dana Bartone and Co. working her hair and makeup magic.

Alison’s photo on the right.

Alison knocks it out of the park with the following photos of Marisa and her Dad!!!

These photos are a combination of mine and Alison’s. TEAMWORK!!!

The photo on the left is Alison’s.

Agin the following photos are a combination of mine and Alison’s!

Marisa and Dave! Thanks for being so awesome! I will always love you guys!!!!

xo,

Katie

eolia mansion wedding at harkness state park

katie — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:31:49 +0000

Happy Thursday y’all! Today’s wedding is brought to you by Nancy and Joe who got married on a picture perfect sunny day at the Eolia Mansion at Harkness State Park. Absolutely, hands down, one of the prettiest spots in all of Connecticut for a wedding and for wedding photos!!!

Nancy, Joe and their combined families were a delight – sweet, caring and so fun. It was such a fabulous day! Many thanks to Alison the Great of Alison Lassiter Photography for her awesome skills behind the camera while shooting right along with me for the day! And to Jennie Fresa and her team of girls for their awesome hair and makeup work!!

Gorgeous flowers and fall decor by Mary Voigt of Floral Affair in Guilford, CT.

I adore this light! Alison snagged the awesome shot on the right!! It was cocktail hour when the sun was shining so bright!

Of course we had to take advantage of the light with a couple more portraits outside!!

SO MUCH FUN! I LOVE THAT THIS IS MY JOB!!!!!!

Nancy and Joe! Thanks for a wonderful day! Here’s to a million years of love and laughter!!!!!

xoxo,

Katie

james and kaitlin’s society room wedding

katie — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:21:24 +0000

Hartford, CT has some of the very best places to photograph people in love. From City Hall, to the Old State House, to the Society Room, and then on to Bushnell Park and the Capitol Building there is just so much pretty going on! How lucky were we when Kaitlin and James (a history buff!) wanted to go absolutely everywhere around Hartford for photographs. We had a ton of time throughout the wedding day but took even more time a couple weeks after their wedding to make more pretty pictures in and around Hartford. Have a look! We started at the Residence Inn by Marriott – I am in utter love with the gigantic windows in these rooms. Absolutely unbelievably stunning.

Catie Bane from Dana Bartone and Co. works her makeup and hair magic! I heart the girls from Dana Bartone and Co. You should too!

Alison Lassiter and our trusty manly assistant for the day, Gary, spent a little time with the guys while I hung with the girls!

I LOVE THIS PHOTOOOOO!

First look in Hartford’s amazing City Hall! Woo hoo! See that colorful mural back there? Carla’s talented dad painted that!

Kaitlin has the most amazingly stunning eyes. Right!?!

We headed over the the Old State House in Hartford, CT for some more photos and the all important CEREMONY!!

WEDDING TIME!

So then we head over to the Society Room in Hartford! That really is one of the most beautiful reception venues in Hartford. Amazing! I just want to take a moment here to state how amazing Alison is. It’s a long story but what it boils down to is that it pays to have two photographers at your wedding. It pays to be a part of a supportive, amazing and responsive group of photographers. I would never have realized that if it weren’t for this day. Alison picked up some major slack and shined. She was amazing. Thank you Alison. Your hard work did and does not go unnoticed! Also a huge thank you to Amanda Herzberger and Anthony DeCarlo. I owe you one! Or maybe even two!!!!

Thank you guys so much. I adored working with you and your families!

May you have all the best life has to offer you.

xo,

Katie

c10 associate best of: katie slater

katie — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:17:33 +0000

You know what feeling I love?

That feeling when your heart skips a beat and your breath gets caught in your chest and your eyes get a little watery. That’s the feeling that I love. And honestly, that feeling happened to me more times than I can count in 2011. From belly laughs to nervous giggles, from a single tear to tears streaming, from a tiny hug to full on bear hugs, and from perfect sunny days to catastrophic unseasonal snow storms, 2011 was literally the best wedding season yet. I am so thankful to my wonderful couples for putting their faith and trust in me to photograph their weddings. I love you guys! xo

C10 Studio: Best of Katie 2011 from Carla Ten Eyck on Vimeo.

webb deane stevens museum and barn wedding

katie — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 03:09:36 +0000

Stacy and Ken got married by a big old tree in front of the barn on the property of the Webb Deane Stevens Museum in Wethersfield, CT. It was a beautiful day in September with gorgeous weather, and the sweetest, kindest people in the world. Alison Lassiter the Great and I had so much fun shooting this wedding along with our sidekick for the day Gary!

Along with her mom and sister, Stacy got ready at the Silas W. Robbins House in Wethersfield, CT. Holy smokes – what a gorgeous place to get ready!!

Stacy did her own makeup and did a fabulous job! Katie Bane from Dana Bartone and Co. did an ammmmaaaazing job on Stacy’s hair. Such a work of art!

This little guy was killing me. I just wanted to hug him. He was so distraught. But funny at the same time.

A million, trillion thanks to Sandra Costello who lent Stacy and Ken her rad red tandem bicycle for their wedding day. Stacy and Ken wanted to incorporate their bikes but couldn’t feasibly do it as they were traveling up her from the city so Sandra was generous enough to let them use hers. They were super sports and actually got on and rode away! So cute!! Best part of the day!

Relaxed, casual family portraits.

Stacy and Ken your wedding was amazing, beautiful, sweet and incredibly memorable. Thank you so much for asking us to be a part of your special day!

Here’s to a million years of happiness!

xo,

Katie

kelly and dave’s rowayton, ct library wedding

katie — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 03:46:18 +0000

Kelly and Dave. Kelly. And. Dave. Kelly and Dave!! So. Much. Fun!!!! What an awesome day! An awesome party! It was a blast!

We got ready at Kelly’s mom and dad’s house. Awesome! The girls from Dana Bartone and Co. did Kelly’s hair and makeup. I heart them!

Alison Lassiter the Great(!) shot with me and she got the most amazing reaction photos from Kelly’s girls. Her photos are the second, third and fourth in the next series.

Um, hi. Stew Leonard’s. Yes, they did these flowers. Love, love double love!!!!! I was super impressed!!

HI NYC!!!!! YOU ARE SO PRETTY FROM ACROSS THE SOUND!!!

Oh my! Such pretty details!

I can’t even tell you how amazing the details were at this wedding. So, so pretty. They did such an amazing job and the Rowayton Library was such a perfect spot for a wedding.

CORNHOLE!!!!

Best party evah!!!

Such an amazing party!!! Thank you so much Kelly and Dave!!!

WE adored your wedding it was so much FUN!!!!! Thank you so much!

xoxo,

Katie

shauna and geoff’s great river golf club wedding

katie — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:14:30 +0000

Shaun and Geoff’s wedding at the Great River Golf Club in Milford, CT was AWESOME! It was a blast of a day – so colorful, fun and filled with crazy beautiful energy and people!!! And so warm that we all lost about 20 lbs each!! Super great! Alison was my main (wo)man on this day and as usual she kicked butt!!

DO NOT try this at home!!!!! These guys were up for anything and decided that they really wanted to get in a pyramid formation since I had never photographed a bridal party in a pyramid formation before. Shauna was being spotted by her dad who was squatting behind the pyramid but that didn’t stop her from tumbling down onto the grass below when we were done. It was definitely a memorable, and super fun experience!!!!!

The top photo is Alison’s!

Shauna and Geoff – we heart you guys!!! May you live forever and ever in blissful happiness!!!!

xoxo,

Katie

lynn and gary’s eolia mansion at harkness state park wedding

katie — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:00:04 +0000

Lynn and Gary’s wedding at Eolia Mansion at Harkness State Park in Waterford, CT was nothing short of emotional, heartfelt, super fun and just all around fabulous! Harkness State Park is one of my most favorite places to photograph. The number of different nooks and crannies that you can photograph in are basically endless, (I’m going to go out on a limb here and say:) it is hands-down one of the most magnificent places to have a wedding in all of Connecticut!! (But hey, that’s just my fancy, humble opinion!!!) Alison and I had a fantastic time shooting it!

Hair and makeup started the day and we were lucky enough to get to photograph the magic of Dana and Catie from Dana Bartone and Co. (You will ALWAYS hear me recommend Dana Bartone and Co. – they are really, really amazing and very passionate about what they do. Anyone would think you were really, really smart if you hired them for your big day!)

Below is a combination of Alison’s shots and my shots.

HOLY SMOKES! Let me just take a minute and express my love for Jane Rynaski of Just For You Weddings! She makes the most beautiful, organic, fresh and simply lovely arrangements. I adore her work. She is a true artist. You’d also be really, really smart to hire her!!! Take a look at her bouquets below!

Shot on the left is Alison’s.

Bottom right shot is Alison’s.

Butterfly shot is Alison’s.

SO, SO SOOOO much love! So much fun! Lynn and Gary, here’s to a million years of forever.

xoxoxo,

Katie

katie and darren’s groton long point seaside wedding

katie — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:46:03 +0000

Well hi-dee-ho! It’s Thursday! The day I post on the blog!! Yay! Today’s wedding was an amazing summer wedding with a light lovely breeze, tons of sunshine and an ancient house foundation on the edge of the sea! The entire wedding was filled with gorgeous details including lovingly-made bouquets and bouts, super sweet paper goods, and delicious desserts! Katie and Darren’s wedding was filled with tons and tons of kind and loving people but it was such a laid-back, and relaxed day. It was AWESOME! Alison and I had so much fun all day!! Enough of my chatting! Take a look:

**oh, and at the end of this post I will link to Katie and Darren’s awesome vendors!**

I heart Alison’s bouquet shot on the left! The bouquets, crafted by a family friend, not only looked gorgeous, but smelled FABULOUS!!!! Hellooooo basil!!!!! Good stuff!!

Alison’s pretty flower shot on the left again! I loved Kati’s paper. Simple but different. Just perfect.

Alison’s shot on the right.

Below is a combo of Alison’s and my shots. Mine is the top right corner, the others are Alison’s!!

Wooohooo! First look time!!! Where do you do a first look in the brightest summer sunshine at noon o’clock in the afternoon? Behind a shed of course! Well, that’s where Katie and Darren did their first look anyway!

We had gobs and gobs of time for photos so we drove all over creation and back. It was great! Except when the mean Mercedes tried to crash into us! It may or may not have been my fault – no one will ever know! Thankfully, nothing bad happened and we went back to photographing!

I adore the next two shots by Alison, so mysterious! I adore Alison, too. You should go check her out. alisonlassiter.com GO!

Back to the getting ready house where everyone does a quick little toast! Then it’s ceremony time!!

Umm, hello blue sky! Nice to see you! You looked amazing on this day!

This is Mary Tyler Wiley officiating the ceremony! I love her joyful heart! She was a lot of fun!

Back to the getting ready house for a little qt.

Remember that old house foundation I mentioned above? Well you can kind of see it in the next couple of photos. The house was washed away in a hurricane in 1938 (i think!) Sad story! But they rebuilt, this time a little farther inland. Just a little, maybe 30 feet or so.

Details!!

Such a fun day!

Katie and Darren – Here’s to a million years of happiness!

xo,

Katie

Okay, vendor time!

marie and chris’s country-fair-themed branford house wedding

katie — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:16:49 +0000

Marie and Chris were married in September right after that gnarly hurricane moved through CT. However, there wasn’t any sign of it on their absolutely gorgeous day! The Branford House is such a beautiful place to get married and celebrate your wedding and Marie and Chris made it even more beautiful with their Big E themed wedding! It was so fun! Amazingly yummy food stations, lawn games, kites, a photo booth, popcorn, fritters, and so much more! It was definitely a day to remember! Alison and I had a fabulous time!

Love and happiness was everywhere!

The photo on the bottom is Alison’s.

First look time!

Best last shot ever! Great job Alison!!!!

Marie and Chris involved some awesome vendors for their day!

hair & makeup: mirror image salon, gales ferry | dress: justin alexander | maid dresses: ann taylor | cake: felicia’s sweetface pastry shop

wedding day coordinator: kelly pease | catering: matthew’s catering | dj: DJ JD (highly recommend!)

Marie and Chris – here’s to a lifetime of love and happiness!

xo,

Katie