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chelsea and chris bond ballroom wedding

And on the 12th of June…..IT WAS SUNNY!!!!

And so, she cried…. See, every major event in Chelsea and Chris’ lives together had rain involved. So for their wedding? Well, it would rain of course! It was to the point where Chelsea didn’t even check the weather report because she just KNEW it would rain. And she was right, actually! It rained all morning…right up until we showed up! See, I bring the sun with me everywhere I go!

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ba-LING

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Miss Chelsea wore Vera Wang shoes, had exquisite rings and got her gown from the Wedding Embassy in Watertown

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Her headpiece and earrings were from none other than the White Dress by the Shore

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They all got ready at the Homewood Suites and since we had some time to kill before the ceremony at Hartford City Hall- we ventured upstairs to the ballroom to take advantage of the awesome light

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Their ceremony was at Hartford City Hall, one of the most beautiful places to get married, EVER!! Check out the light here- and the cool black and white floor…. and the ceiling in the stairway…. and the light fixtures!

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Here is Katie’s shot of Chelsea and her Dad walking down the aisle…. there were so many awesome takes on this we had to strategize and plan who would be where!

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Here is Chris, one of my all time favorite grooms…welling up at the sight of his lady coming down the aisle to him…

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My best guy Mike had the best vantage point…. check out these next two killer shots of his!

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Check out City Hall, right?

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I could slather myself with this buttery light like a piece of wheat toast

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It’s like a buttery light sandwich. I just couldn’t choose which one I liked best so you get both!

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We went directly upstairs to the third floor for some portraits while the family gathered for their portraits. Check out Chris’ socks!

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This year one of the best parts of my team is having Katie along with Mike and I. For the laughs alone I love it! But for our clients the best part is getting three completely different vantage points of one set up. Here, is my view of this shot, although it is a slightly different pose. It’s not even a pose really, they just went up to the rail and we directed them from there. But this is my view.

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I have some to know and love Mike’s eye. Only the one eye though. Not both.I can sometimes see what he is seeing. But only sometimes, and it’s really inconsistent. So I can’t really I guess. But I know it’s Mike’s when I see it, and it just makes me all happy and stuff. Check his shot here, like right here below this text

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And this is Katie Slater’s interpretation. How awesome are they????

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So off to Elizabeth park we went! This light was rocking my world

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You can never really ever got wrong with peonies!

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It was worth the literal thorns in my sides

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Those buttons are legit! No zipper here!

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It just kept getting better and better

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Back at the Bond…. Mike snagged the cake shot

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They had these cool Hartford postcards laid out for people to wish them advice or well wishes, and then they were mailed out! I loved it!

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I am in LOVE with this shot- it’s all Mike Romano and man, does it highlight this chandelier or what??

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The Bond has such a nice warm feel to it

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After their first dance the dj announced that he had a surprise form Chelsea’s Dad. He played a song “I Saw Her First” I think it’s called- that her Dad sang and recorded for her! Of course, she got a little emotional

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And of course her Dad cut in

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The best man had some funny things to say about Chris

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Here are our now clients turned good friends- Jen and Paul from a past wedding we shot- where we met Chelsea and Chris and they saw us in action and decided that we were their kind of people! Mike snagged this great shot of them tearing it up on the dance floor.

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Mike and I were trying to avoid catching Katie’s swine flu germs!

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Thank you a million times over Chelsea and Chris for such a great time- we know you are enjoying your awesome honeymoon in Fiji can’t wait for some pictures!!!

As always, check out MIKE

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and KATIE’S blogs for their interpretation of these very same events!

xo

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15 Comments

  1. Kelley Esposito

    Loving your work and being able to see everyone’s collaboration on this wedding…and I was so bummed to miss you on Friday night too!! Love to the family!

  2. gorgeous work as always!!!

  3. Wow! I must leave you some love. I came across your blog and I am seriously blown away by your work. These shots are amazing. My favorite: first dance with all that buttery delicious light you brought with you!

  4. some of the best City Hall shots I’ve ever seen – AWESOME. and how the heck did Mike get that chandelier shot? i gotta know!

  5. mom kiesel

    OH MY GOD THESE ARE BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL PICTURES. GORGEOUS!!!

  6. INSANE….I can’t pick a fav…but I have to say, I am a huge fan of Mike’s eye too…silhouette shot=KILLER!

  7. Susannah McGlamery

    Yay to a beautiful Hartford wedding! love the architectural shots…

  8. The silhouettes are simply fantastic, and I love the wide ceremony shot. Really outstanding!

  9. Way to rock some really amazing light, Carla! That bridal by the big window is stunning. Loving all the unique angles too – the three of you are clearly having a blast shooting together! :)

  10. Carla, I really love the Hartford City Hall Shots especially the silhouette against the ceiling. I also really like the chandeliers photos especially the wide one of them dancing from the floor. Great photos Carla!!

  11. Beautiful, Beautiful, Beautiful!!

  12. Those were some killer overhead shots!

  13. barbara valenti

    Looking @ the pics made me cry all over again. Beautiful couple. We had a great time….

  14. robert Norman

    pink argyle=gutsy!

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