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Weddings

Amanda + Brian’s Lareau Farm Inn Wedding, Vermont

Amanda and Brian’s outdoor wedding at Lareau Farm Inn in Waitsfield, Vermont, was the perfect setting on Sept. 29th. The day was full of blue skies and puffy, white clouds. The foliage was turning and it was a dream day for a fall wedding. I had the pleasure of working alongside Shawn Cimonetti, who was an amazing second photographer for the day. Shawn captured Brian and the groomsmen getting ready upstairs as I stayed with the ladies downstairs. I loved how the bridesmaids each wore a different dress within the same color palette. Amanda and Brian had their first look out on the porch and we walked around the property taking photos with the wedding party before the ceremony. The outdoor ceremony location at Lareau Farm can’t be beat and is both rustic chic and secluded with surrounding nature. During the reception, their friends surprised this adventure couple with a two bicycles mounted with handmade “Just Married” signs on the front and beer cans tied to the back. They had an epic party and dancing like no other wedding and finished the night with a ShotSki nightcap. What an amazing couple and celebration! Thank you so much, Amanda and Brian, for having us capture your day!

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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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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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Michelle & Jimmy Elope in Vermont: Basin Harbor Club Vermont Wedding Photographer

A heatwave hit Vermont during the week of July 4th this year, but that was nothing for Michelle and Jimmy, two Texas natives who eloped in VT on July 5th at the Basin Harbor Club. Michelle wore a lemon-love wedding dress that was straight out of a color-on-color sunshine dream come true for me. She sent photos of the dress to Basin Harbor Club’s floral design team ahead of time so they could create the perfect bouquet to match. This will go down as one of my all-time favorite wedding dresses. Michelle’s son and their parents were part of their intimate ceremony in the gardens at Basin Harbor officiated by Pat Johnson. After the ceremony we headed to the dock to take some portraits against the magical, sparkly blue backdrop of Lake Champlain and the Adirondack Mountains. Then we zipped up the hill in the golf cart to capture photos against that gorgeous green vine and gardens. Wandering through the garden, we found the perfect yellow flower to capture some close-up macro lens moments of their rings too. While we were doing this, Jimmy told the best story about how he carried the ring around in his shoe all day waiting to propose to Michelle while they were traveling in Colorado. What a perfect day you had, Michelle and Jimmy! I loved getting to meet you two and your family. Thank you so much for letting me capture your wedding story!

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engagement

Winter Engagement Photos in Vermont

Andrea and Jason dreamed of the perfect snowy Vermont engagement session, but February proved to be unpredictable. One day it was 60 degrees with no snow and the next it was a freezing blizzard.

Just a couple days before our February photo shoot we had one of the heaviest snowfalls and I went and scoped out a last-minute tree tunnel location idea. It proved to be a magical winter wonderland setting. We also wanted to capture Vermont’s rustic winter beauty so we went to two other locations as well: A Williston barn with an American flag painted on it and Isham Family Farm which is an amazing location complete with Christmas trees, a barn and a maple sugar house .

Bart, their sweet Bull Terrier, came along for a walk on the farm. He was endlessly happy eating snow and found the most enormous branch to haul back down the hill. It couldn’t have been a more beautiful day and Andrea and Jason couldn’t have been a more photogenic, fun couple.

I can’t wait to photograph their wedding at the Basin Harbor Club in Vergennes, VT, this fall!