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Weddings

Lacy + Dan’s Lareau Farm Wedding

Lacy and Dan are two of the kindest people I’ve met. And between Lacy’s beauty and her dreamy never-ending wedding dress train, I was on a creative joy-ride snapping away in a speechless photo-heaven flow state for most of the day. Their July 6th wedding at Lareau Farm Inn in Waitsfield, Vermont, was filled with dramatic rain showers and a magical glowing light that only follows a thrilling downpour. I love the raucous roller-coaster of a hardcore Vermont rain and the buzzing glow-shine of relief that exhales in its wake. Despite the fact that their outdoor ceremony was moved inside the pavilion, Lacy and Dan were overflowing with nothing but smiles and a contagious gratitude to everyone who surrounded them, to each other and to Dan’s two sons. Their Justice of the Peace Wedding Officiant, Stephen Laurie, created a beautiful ceremony, and the Lareau Farm staff seamlessly moved their ceremony inside and created and all-around outstanding celebration while Digital DJ Entertainment brought the party and the photo booth fun. I was so honored to be able to witness and capture their day. And I was deeply inspired by the way they smiled, laughed and glowed throughout their unpredictable weather, loving every moment of their wedding journey’s wild ride.  That spoke volumes that this is a couple who will weather anything life throws their way, and they’ll do it with a smile. Lacy and Dan, thank you SO MUCH for making me a part of your day! It was an incredible experience for everyone who got to be there!

 

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Editorial

Reporting for The Bridge: “Finding Fur-Ever Families”

I wrote a story this week on the Central Vermont Humane Society in East Montpelier, VT, for The Bridge newspaper’s Pets & Wildlife issue. I learned so much while writing this. I had no idea that a healthy indoor cat could have up to four litters per year and that a kitten can get pregnant at just four-months-old. It sheds some light on how one family accidentally found themselves with 20 cats in just 18 months. I loved the story of the Executive Director’s ‘heart dog,’ Mr. Bumpus, and how he is to thank for her entire career change. Here’s the opening if you want to keep reading, it continues on the tear sheet below.

Finding Fur-ever Families

by Cat Cutillo

Laurie Garrison knows first-hand the paw-print an animal can leave on one’s life. Hanging above her desk is a framed portrait of her late dog, Mr. Bumpus, whom she rescued in 2005 from a shelter in New Jersey, where she was living and working as an AT&T research scientist.

“I call him my heart dog,” says Garrison. “He was really, really a special dog. Obviously, a special dog because he made me change my career,” she says.

After adopting Mr. Bumpus, she started volunteering out of gratitude at the shelter, joined the board, and eventually fully submerged herself into a new career as executive director. Now, she holds that position with the Central Vermont Humane Society (CVHS) in East Montpelier, a job that regularly makes her cry.

“Its emotional work. Ninety percent of the time it’s good emotion,” says Garrison. (continues below…)


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Weddings

Julie + Dave’s Backyard Vermont Wedding

Julie and Dave’s backyard wedding in East Dorset, VT, was the stuff that dreams are made of. Their wedding was such a pure reminder for me of why I became a wedding photographer and what a life-changing experience it is every time I get lucky enough to witness and document a couple’s journey. Julie and Dave are naturally unforgettable people and their wedding was a reflection of that. It was full of glowing light, rustic orchards, hand-made hearts, a rope swing, yellow fields and views, views, views expanding in every direction. There was magic and inspiration everywhere. I was struck by how beautiful and authentic Julie and Dave were throughout their day and how much love surrounded them.

Everything about their wedding had so much depth, history and meaning and at the same time was full of regrowth, rebirth and excitement for an unchartered future. Julie’s dress was a recreation of her grandmother’s original wedding dress that her friend (a professional seamstress) worked with her to reimagine. Their rings were passed down from their families, the metal melted, and recreated and given new life for their futures. Friends came forward during the end of their ceremony to sing Julie and Dave down the aisle. And each table went up to the microphone before dinner to say a poem, sing a song or choreograph a dance performance. It was unlike any other wedding I’ve ever photographed. The entire concept of what it means to have a wedding was reimagined and new life was breathed into that. In fact, this day was Act II of a three-act wedding. Act I had already taken place near Sacramento, where Julie hails from, and Act III was planned for Boulder, where Dave grew up.

When we met last spring, they told me how they wanted their wedding day to be about their friends, their family, their community, and that is exactly what their day was, a beautiful moment in time that brought me back to my own photojournalism roots and reminded me how fleeting and gorgeous one moment can really be. Thank you so much, Julie and Dave, for picking me as your photographer. I will never forget how authentic and beautiful your day was and how much of an impression it has left me with.

 

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Weddings

Hanna & Andrew Get Married at Lareau Farm Inn

On August 18th Hanna and Andrew tied the knot at an extra special wedding at Lareau Farm Inn in Waitsfield, VT. It was such an incredible ceremony and celebration full of fun, non-stop laughter, so much love, inspiration and some outstanding dance moves. The day was extra special because Hanna is the daughter of Lareau Farm Inn owners George and George Schenk. Hanna and Andrew were so laid-back and surrounded by such fun-loving, amazing friends and family. Congratulations, Hanna and Andrew, it was an absolute honor to capture your perfect day! Thank you so much for having me document it!

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Families

Pink House Farm Family Photography Cornwall, Vermont

This multi-generational family shoot at the Pink House Farm in Cornwall, Vermont, was amazing. The kids reminded me so much of my own children and we had tons of fun with a bouquet of pink balloons before they flew off into the never-ending blue sky. The Pink House Farm is an unbelievably picturesque setting for a quintessential Vermont luxury getaway–and for our purposes, the perfect spot for family photos. Thank you so much everyone for having me take some photos of your terrific vacation! I had the best time hanging out with you all!