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wood’s hole cape cod wedding

carla — Mon, 21 May 2012 23:24:05 +0000

I am so excited to finally share the amazing wedding of Jessica and Pierre in Wood’s Hole Cape Cod this past fall!!! For a variety of reasons… a long time ago, when I was still getting my business started I had the honor of photographing Jessica’s brother John and Beth’s wedding on the beach in Rhode Island. I vividly remember meeting Jessica while Beth was getting ready. She was so stunning! I told her: ‘I hope you call me when you get married!’ She was super young then so it was kind of funny for me to say something like that and then years later… here we are! This is the third family wedding I have photographed and it was so nice to see everyone happily married years later!

Jessica and Pierre’s wedding was so intimate and personal and the setting couldn’t have been more perfect! I had my trusty team of Mike Romano as my loyal and awesome second shooter and super sweet Jasmine on third camera for the day!

venue: private residence in Wood’s Hole, Cape Cod

wedding dress: Jim Hjelm

shoes: Jimmy Choo

hair: Stacey Keuhn

make up: Kimberly Richards

coordination: Caroline Smith

cake: Delicious Desserts

florals: Hobart’s Fine Florals

dj: Cape Tunes

farm tables: New England Country Rentals

These florals were to die for… so romantic and soft and pretty! The luggage on the right was Jessica’s grandparent’s luggage they used on their honeymoon!

My adorable couple Beth and John and their wee cutie pie making their way down the aisle! I love Jazzy’s shot of Jessica and her Dad as they watch from the house!

Mike Romano in the house with this sun-kissed prettiness up top!

This shot above was so fun to shoot! Big thanks to Mike for lighting them with his iphone so I could focus! Jessica and Pierre thank you both so so much for trusting us to do what we do!

Congrats!

hartford society room wedding

Julie — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:20:20 +0000

Phil and Elise are pretty darn fun, and so was their wedding…these two know how to throw a party! “Don’t Stop Believing” is STILL running through my head as I work on this blog post. Not only are they fun, but they are sweet as can and the whole day was just perfect. The lovely Alison Lassiter and Ryan Lamb aka Nick Carter joined me for the day.

Larissa Lake and team did such a beautiful job with hair and makeup, right?

How fun are these murals?

Look. At. Her. Eyes. So pretty!

The Society Room was where the dining and dancing went down! Rich from Powerstation Events did such a great job!

Here’s where Journey comes in!

Phil and Elise, Congratulations! You guys were so much fun, and I wish you many, many years of love! xo Julie

french quarter wedding in new orleans

carla — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 05:17:38 +0000

I’m the last lady to the party here, but as we all like to convince ourselves… better late than never! In this case, this is most certainly true, as the party I am late to is the blogging frenzy that is my dear friend Miss Nikki Nicole’s!! wedding! Nikki and Rob were married on THE craziest, most dramatic day right smack in the middle of Royal Street in New Orleans’ French Quarter this past March. Nikki’s second shooter Ty and I ran point but our good friends (who are also photographers) Jane and Amanda couldn’t help jumping in throughout the day!

And yes, it rained. Boy did it! The whole wedding day was nuts, torrential downpour deluxe! All us ladies sprang into action securing plan B shooting locations and ponchos and happy non-rain thoughts for our friend. As luck would have it, after Nikki and Rob got ready, they had a break in the rain just in time for their first look. Of course, seconds after the rain came down while we ducked into the courtyard while plotting our next move…

As luck would have it, the rain gave way right in the nick of time for their street side wedding ceremony, literally smack in the middle of Royal Street in the French Quarter! The best and hardest things were dealing with the random real people who kept muscling their way in to get a better view! I laid down the law and told them to beat it, I had a job to do!

Nikki did a great job with everything and the whole day went off without a hitch! My favorite moments were when Nikki got to the altar she took a look around and hooted and hollered, and then I loved their first kiss ok and THEN the second line parade was ah-MAY-zing!!!! …and then I loved at the end of the reception when it was only lit by candle light and I got a moment by the fountain with Nikki and Rob…. sigh… I loooooove those images!!!!!!!

ok ok… nerd side note here maybe one of my favorite parts of the day was this was my first wedding with my brand spankin’ new Nikon D4!! and it was aaawwweeesssooommeeeeeee

Nikki’s sweet dress was Daphne Modern Trousseau from The White Dress by the Shore

video by Jim Altieri’s Vintage Cinema

day of coordination by Nola Bash

flowers were by Cat of Datura A Modern Garden

cake topper by Hope of A Little Imagination Cakes

sparkly awesome high heels were by Jimmy Choos

second line band was the Young Pinstripes New Orleans Marching Brass Band

At this point here was when I realized that I was shooting one of my closest friends weddings. And I had a little moment behind my camera and I didn’t tell anyone and tried to play it off. Because then I would have been a sobbing mess, and well… Jimmmaaayyy was there filming it all!! He already has some pretty stellar footage of me opening the champagne earlier… it was nearly tragic! For me and my new camera!

Nikki and Rob. Thank you both so much for having me at your wedding, and trusting me with shooting it. It is the ultimate honor to be asked by another photographer, this was not lost on me! Dave and I had so much fun!! We love you guys!

riverhouse wedding

Julie — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:59:37 +0000

Kicking off the season with these two love birds was just what I needed. Caitlin and Virgil were made for each other, no doubt about it. After spending their wedding day with them, it was totally clear to me that these two were meant to be together. Their sweet smiles, hilarious jokes, and the way they look at each other is so, so cute! Their friends and family were also a hoot, and I am so glad that I was able to be a part of their celebration. By my side were the talented Alison Lassiter, and newcomer, Ryan Lamb. We had so much fun with these guys. Caitlin and Virgil, Congratulations again and thank you for being so wonderful!

These ladies were cracking themselves right up! Hair and Makeup was done by Alta Moda.

Caitlin MADE these hangers! By herself! I couldn’t believe it when she told me…that’s some serious time and patience!

A quick trip to City Hall…

Then we headed over to the Riverhouse for the shindig!

Caitlin and Virgil, Thank you for having us, it was truly a blast. I hope you both enjoy your honeymoon, and I wish you nothing but love and happiness! xo

new orleans wedding sneak peek

carla — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:48:10 +0000

Yeah. Quintessential Nikki Nicole!!! I have been feverishly working up Miss Nikki’s pictures from her wedding on Royal Street in the French Quarter a few weeks back and can’t WAIT to share them!! Here is my favorite image from the day, hands down!

vintage wedding at le chateau, south salem ny

carla — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 12:00:29 +0000

Last spring I had the pleasure of shooting this beautiful wedding at Le Chateau in South Salem NY with my second for the day, Miss Cheryl Cronin! We had a lot of laughs during Jaclyn and Paul’s vintage themed wedding- and danced while we shot all night to the sounds of The Next Step band, they were so much fun to work with!! We started the day with Jaclyn at her parents place- can you not get enough of her stunning feather shrug?? I believe she found that little gem on Etsy!

reception: Le Chateau, South Salem NY

flowers: Stew Leonard’s

band: The Next Step

dress: The Plumed Serpent

This little cutie wanted some camera time too!

This car is being lovingly restored by Paul… and it made such a great wedding day accessory that was also meaningful to them!

Nothing like a home brewed beer!!

Here’s a first: during the cake cutting the band had Paul feed the photographer aka ME! I was totally surprised but who am I to say no to a slice of cake?? All in a day’s work!

Schlappin the bass baby!

Jaclyn and Paul, thank you both so much for such a great day!! We loved your families so much!!

costa rican rainforest shoot

carla — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 13:00:16 +0000

A few years back- yes- YEARS! omg- during our first team trip to Costa Rica way back when one of our many shoots we did was in the rainforest and in a river and on a hill high up over the valley! What a trip… looking through these images was such a great trip down memory lane with some of my nearest and dearest… ah the memories!! Here is my take on this portion of our shoot!

fashion and styling: Beth Chapman of The White Dress by the Shore

coordination and art direction: Candice Coppola of Jubilee Events

floral craziness: Tony Palmieri of Datura A Modern Garden

beauty and prettifying: DD Nickel

cinematography: Mike and Erica Cyr of Buzz Media

location: Los Suenos Resorts Jaco Costa Rica / stayincostarica.com

C10 team: C10 associate shooter Erik Maziarz, Sara Code-Kroll, Rebecca Hales and Greg Lewis!

candlewood inn wedding

carla — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 13:08:20 +0000

My super sweet clients Frank and Christina were married on a crisp October day- filled with love and lots of laughter. Their reception was at the Candlewood Inn in Brookfield CT- so for portraits we bopped all around Brookfield and stopped at a corn field (thanks Tom!) and watched the guys wrassle around like puppies in the corn! My second for the day was the super sweet Cheryl Cronin, and as always, we laughed all day long!

hot blue shoes: Kate Spade

bride’s gown: Marisa

bridesmaids: B2 / Belsoie

Floral: Designs by Nancy

Videography: Tom Morlock of Vantage Point Films

Venue: The Candlewood Inn, Brookfield CT

I liked this picture so much I put in on here twice…!!

I love Cheryl’s shot of the ladies all heading into the church above!

Christina and Frank thank you both so much for being so easy to work with and just so darned happy!!!!

XOXO

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

bushnell memorial new year’s eve wedding

carla — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:00:40 +0000

It seems like every New Year’s Eve I have had a wedding since I can remember… and I wouldn’t have it any other way! What a great way to ring in the New Year- with a joyous couple, newly married and surrounded by their family and friends! It was also nice to shoot in a Hartford institution like The Bushnell Memorial on such a spectacular night! Hartford hosts First Night so there are revelers and people enjoying the arts and culture all over the city. We had a foggy night which lent itself to making Elysa and Russell’s wedding night even more amazing! I had the super talented and also C10 Associate shooter Miss Julie Morawski on deck to second shoot with me, and our sweet Lynne Reznick was our third!

venue: The Bushnell Memorial, Hartford CT

dress: Ulla Maija Anna Meier at Saks Fifth Ave NYC

beauty: Amy from Dana Bartone

cake: A Little Imagination Cakes

shoes: Valentino

video: Vintage Cinema

flowers: Devars Phillips of Hartford

hot dog cart: Woody’s of Hartford

Julie and I tag-teamed during the portrait session- she got these great bridal party shots while I worked with Elysa and Russell!

Their cake was made by Hope of A Little Imagination Cakes… it was perfect!!!

I LOVE their poster here…. so classy and elegant!!

To top the night off Elysa’s brothers got them a hot dog cart, and not any old hot dog cart… but a Woody’s hot dog cart!!!

We had a balloon drop!!!!!!

Happy New Year and thank you Elysa and Russell for having us at your amazing New Year’s Eve Wedding!! It was amazing!!

XOXO