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Pink House Farm Wedding Venue in Cornwall, Vermont

I had the honor of photographing a mock wedding for the Pink House Farm, a new wedding venue in Cornwall, Vermont. The Pink House Farm is a gorgeous wedding venue just minutes from Middlebury, VT, but with a serene farmland setting with mountain views of the Adirondacks and pastures grazed by black Angus. They even have a flherd (a combined flock and herd). There are large fields with infinite reception setting possibilities and gorgeous red barns. The entire property has been restored by owners Churchill Franklin and Janet Halstead Franklin, both Middlebury College alums. The immaculately restored pink farmhouse and its fabulous porch lined with a row of white rocking chairs create a luxurious setting that offers both quintessential red barn Vermont and luxury. Last year, I also shot a family portrait session on the property for a luxury family getaway. This is truly a one-of-a-kind wedding venue and unlike any other venue I’ve seen in Vermont.

Wedding Photographer: Cat Cutillo Photography & Video
Wedding Venue: The Pink House Farm
Flowers: Middlebury Floral & Gifts
Cupcakes: The Waybury Inn
Stylist: Molly Sheehan Daly
Models: Katie and Joe Sheehan

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Kaitlyn + Doug’s Alpaca Wedding

Kaitlyn and Doug’s wedding sparked a tsunami of creative fireworks in my heart. I mean it was an ALPACA wedding! Alpacas everywhere. You can’t top that. Baby alpacas, giant alpacas, and one insatiably curious alpaca that is near and dear to my heart now and kept photobombing their wedding photos with an open mouth full of grass.

From a wedding photojournalism perspective this was as inspiring as it can get for me. The bride even got to hold a baby alpaca named Speedy for their wedding portraits. That’s normal. In fact, I want this to be my new normal, shooting weddings at the Vermont Wedding Barn at Champlain Valley Alpacas in Bridport, Vermont.  I think Kaitlyn has a natural alpaca mothering aura because Speedy hung around in her arms for a really long time and gave me tons of time to take photos.

It also helped that Kaitlyn and Doug are one of the sweetest couples I’ve met, super easy-going, full of fun and laughter. Their families and friends were all cut from that same cloth. Doug, who is a native Vermonter, moved to San Francisco on a whim where he immediately met Kaitlyn at work who hails from the Los Angeles area. The two now live in VT.

They had this amazing outdoor ceremony that completely teased them with rain. The drops started to come down right as Doug was walking down the aisle. It really seemed like the sky was going to open up and you could see the look in everyone’s eyes. And then suddenly it all just stopped and they had a completely gorgeous ceremony complete with dramatic clouds. At the end of their ceremony the alpacas escaped as they were walking down the aisle and raced along the road with them as they processioned onto the reception area. These alpacas were very mischievous that day and that was such a treat. I loved everything about this exciting, inspiring and quirky free-spirited farm wedding in Vermont.

Kaitlyn and Doug, thank you so much for having me come along for the adventure!

Wedding Photographer: Cat Cutillo Photography & Video
Wedding Venue: Vermont Wedding Barn at Champlain Valley Alpacas

Officiant: Patrick Leene
Catering: Southern Smoke BBQ
DJ: Two Sev (Jamie MacLeish)
Rings: Connie Coleman (Alchemy Jewelry Arts Gallery)
Flowers: Joint effort with friends
Cake: Pratt’s Store
Cake Topper: Etsy SugarBlushStudio
Bridesmaids dresses: JJ’s House
Wedding Dress: Mother’s wedding gown altered by Evelyn Grant of Fine Threads, Anthropologie topper
Groom’s attire: TheBlackTux.com
Groomsmen attire: TheBlackTux.com

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Lesley & Benj’s Wedding at the Inn at Baldwin Creek- Bristol, VT

Lesley and Benjamin had a perfect wedding at the Inn at Baldwin Creek in Bristol, VT, on September 21, 2013. This is such a dream location for a wedding on the cusp of summer and fall. The leaves were showing the beginning signs of change. The ceremony was outside next to the woods and the river, and Lesley and Benj stood under a rustic birch altar wrapped in ribbon and twine lace. The reception was in the Red Barn and there were so many unique locations for wedding photos on these beautiful grounds. My favorite photo moment was when her bridesmaids tried their best to capture an apathetic bridemaids portrait but couldn’t keep a straight face (see below). Luckily, these grounds are not just limited to weddings–Mary’s Restaurant at the Inn at Baldwin Creek can be visited year-round for a fabulous farm dinner. Congratulations Lesley and Benj, it was an amazing day! I’m so glad I got to capture it!