Lane and Shane’s color-pop engagement session was gorgeous and full of dramatic weather that created some perfect natural lighting for this “fall in love” color explosion. We captured these vibrant fall engagement photos at Wheeler Nature Park in South Burlington, VT, during October’s peak foliage. I can’t wait to document their mountain wedding next September in Lincoln, Vermont!
There are not enough words to describe how much I enjoyed capturing Nellie and Trevor’s love journey as their Vermont wedding photographer. The year before their wedding, we’d had a movie setting fall engagement shoot at their White River Junction home with their amazing dog Winifred and their hilarious cat. I was so excited to capture their wedding at the Quechee Inn and Marshland Farm. Trevor is a PhD candidate at Dartmouth, with a focus on climate change, as I understand it. Not only did he make their wedding rings, he also picked their wedding date by studying hundreds of years of weather and historically selecting September 7th as the best option. He hit the nail on the head. The clouds and bright blue skies were extraordinary as Nellie and Trevor had their first look in the giant field next to the Quechee Inn. Although their dog couldn’t be there, they had her commemorated with a cookie portrait at each place setting. The tent was a gorgeous setting with chandeliers and white silk draping canopy. Their natural table setting decor reflected their love for everything outdoors and included rocks, moss and candles. It was such a special ceremony and when Trevor smashed the glass everyone erupted with joy. Their after party was epic and wildly fun and had a packed dance floor most of the night. Nellie and Trevor, you are an amazing couple! Thank you so much for choosing me to capture your story.
Wedding Photographer: Cat Cutillo Photography & Video
Wedding Venue: Quechee Inn and Marshland Farm
Officiant:Rabbi Jan Salzman
Catering: Quechee Inn and Marshland Farm
DJ: Josh Kerman [Wedding DJ VT]
Ceremony Music: Chloe Powell
Makeup: Megan Pardoe
Hair: Cori Skogerboe [Scout Hair Design]
Rings: Handmade by the groom!
Flowers: Roberts Flowers of Hanover
Cake: King Arthur Flour
Bridesmaids dresses: Azazie
Wedding Dress: Stella York [Pure Bliss Bridal]
Groom’s attire: Brooks Brothers
Groomsmen attire: J Crew
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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 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!
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I am over the moon to be photographing Nellie and Trevor’s Wedding at The Quechee Inn at Marshland Farm in less than a week now on Saturday, September 7th. I had such a fun time getting to know them and their amazing fur-family during this engagement shoot last fall. Their dog, Winifred, is more human-like than most people. After an engagement session in the colorful fall foliage around their beautiful hilltop house, we headed to downtown Quechee, Vermont, to capture more engagement photography near the Quechee Covered Bridge and Simon Pearce falls. This couple is so full of love and laughter, I know their wedding day is going to be unbelievable! I’m so excited to be their wedding photographer!
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