Groton, MA Wedding at The Barn at Gibbet Hill {Samantha and Michael}

This wedding has been featured on Borrowed & Blue!

I am so excited to share a few previews from Samantha and Michael's gorgeous wedding day this past May. Sam and Mike chose The Barn at Gibbet Hill in Groton, MA for their rustic themed barn wedding. The girls wore brilliant red bridesmaids gowns that photographed like a dream and the groomsmen touted dapper grey suits with small succulent boutonnières. {You may already know, I am a sucker for succulents.} Les Fleurs decorated the day not only with gorgeous bouquets for the bride and bridal party but also with a beautiful ladder archway arrangement for the ceremony that was completely stunning. I am constantly in awe of florists' abilities to transform a space with their creations. Speaking of, I am thrilled to share that Lizzie Baker Designs created the most beautiful paper succulent place cards for this wedding. They were just so unbelievably beautiful. {Lizzie not only created all of the bouquets and boutonnières for my wedding but also is a close personal friend and I can't help but gush over her amazing work. My jaw is constantly on the floor when she shows me her designs.} These florals are some of my very favorites of her creations.

Sam and Mike were just amazing to work with, super happy, so in love, and completely radiant on their wedding day. They both had the absolute best smiles during their ceremony and I am pretty sure there wasn't a dry eye in the crowd when the two of them read their personalized wedding vows.

I absolutely loved being a part of their beautiful wedding day. Without further ado, please enjoy some photographs from Sam and Mike's wedding.

Here's a shout out to all of the vendors that made this day possible!

Venue: The Barn at Gibbet Hill

Florals: Les Fleurs

Place Cards: Lizzie Baker Designs

Bride's Dress: Vows Bridal Outlet

Bride's Hair: Deanna Warwick, Verde Salon, Braintree, MA

Bride's Makeup: Amanda McCarthy

Bridesmaids' Dresses: Alfred Angelo (This store has since closed.)

Groom's and Groomsmen's Suits: Jos. A Bank

Groom's and Groomsmen's Shoes: Kenneth Cole

Rings: Cliffords Jewelers, Boston, MA

Ceremony Music: Emma Galloway

Reception DJ: Edward Kelley

Wedding Cake: Konditor Meister

Groom's Cake: Jessica Corsentino

And details from the following Etsy Shops:

Bride's Shoes: Sharina Wedding

Bride's Hair Flower: Pure Blooms

Wedding Program Chalkboard Signs: Keep Life Simple Design

Pick a Seat Not a Side Sign: The Peculiar Pelican

Groom's Cufflinks: Spiffing Jewelry

Garter: Anna Brides

Ring Bearer Pillow: Happiest Creations

Guest Book Sign: Willow Road Designs

Wedding Pillow: Eab Designs

Gift and Card Signs: Country Bliss Designs

Guest Book: Tracy Rodriguez Photography

Photography: Tracy Rodriguez Photography with Michael Carmen Photography

If you're interested in booking a wedding package or would like more information, please contact me today.

Cape Cod Wedding on Seagull Beach in West Yarmouth, MA {Melissa + Paul}

In the midst of February, it is such a pleasure to bring you this gorgeous Cape Cod wedding, held on the beach in West Yarmouth, MA. It was actually almost a year ago that I met with Melissa and Paul for their Fenway Park Engagement Session. It was windy and cold but these two were such troopers and I think all of their patience with the Boston blizzard scene and cold weather blessed them with an absolutely gorgeous wedding day in return. When I arrived in the morning, Melissa and her bridesmaids were having a blast getting ready. I absolutely love when I arrive at a wedding and can instantly feel so much love and support and that's exactly what the entire day was like with these two. Melissa planned out gorgeous DIY details from the ceremony sign to the table settings and absolutely everything was purple. After her stunning rose bouquet, my favorite accessories were her purple converse kicks. {And the groom's matching pair, too.} Their ceremony was intimate and completely serene against the ocean backdrop with close friends, family, and the seagulls to witness their vows.

Now, close your eyes, take a deep breath in and a long breath out. Open your eyes and allow yourself to be at the beach. {Hey, why not try?}

Here's a huge shout out to all of the vendors that made this day possible!

Bride's Dress and Bridesmaids' Dresses: David's Bridal

Bride's Jewelry: Etsy Shop, Allure Wedding Jewelry

Groom's Suit: Men's Wearhouse

Groom's Tie: Solid Color Neck Ties

Venue: Private Home, Seagull Beach, West Yarmouth, MA

Cake: Montilio's Bakery

Bouquets and Ceterpieces: Bunches Direct

Rentals: UnderCover Tent & Party

Wedding Officiant: Jill Meyer, Justice of the Peace

Photography: Tracy Rodriguez Photography

If you're interested in booking a wedding package or would like more information, please contact me today.

Old Lyme, CT Wedding at Camp Claire {Caitlin + Matt}

This wedding has been featured on Borrowed & Blue!

I am so excited to share Caitlin and Matt's gorgeous September wedding with you. Do you remember that epic motorcycle engagement session on the shoreline in Winthrop, MA? Well, that was them! They were so much fun to work with at their engagement session so I knew that their wedding day was going to be amazing as well. They are both incredibly friendly, down to earth and high energy at the same time. I have a feeling their friends' first descriptor of them would be tons of fun. Always. They even planned a karaoke night after their rehearsal dinner for all wedding guests arriving early to attend. And I've personally seen Caitlin run "Thrift Shop" full out so you know it was a blast. What a great way to start off their wedding weekend!

Caitlin and Matt planned the perfect wedding day in Old Lyme, CT starting with a beautiful ceremony at the Old Saybrook Congregational Church. The entire space was filled with gorgeous natural light from the unseasonably warm September day. And I don't think there was a dry eye in the place when the couple said their vows. The reception was held at Camp Claire, a summer camp for kids which brought back so much nostalgia for those who went to sleepaway camp every summer like Caitlin and Matt had. I was excited to see all of the charming characteristics from the kayaks and canoes by the lake to the bunk bed cabins. {Yes, guests were given the option to spend the night in the cabins!} Caitlin and Matt added a ton of DIY details that totally perfected the camp feeling from the quotable log mini disk place settings to the jug centerpieces with tree branches holding pictures of the couple with their friends and family. Their guests absolutely loved the two food trucks, Lobster Craft and La Bodega and I have to say they added such a fun element to the day. Caitlin and Matt rocked out on the dance floor for their perfectly choreographed first dance which was a total mix of grace, romance and full-on fun, and then with their parents for mother-son, father-daughter, and mother-daughter dances - the last one turning totally crazy with guests invited up to dance to Greece's We Go Together. Ah-mazing. The dance floor that night was off the hook with Darik and the Funbags providing exactly what their name states. Seeing Caitlin and Matt sing from on top of the speakers totally made my night. I absolutely loved being a part of their big day filled with a great balance of romance and fun and I am so excited to share these photographs with you.

Here's a huge shout out to all of the vendors that made this day possible!

Bride's Dress: Love Marley, Watters

Hair: Bella Capelli

Groom's Suit: Blank Label

Groomsmen's Suits: Ralph Lauren

Groomsmen's Shoes: Cole Haan

Ceremony Venue: Old Saybrook Congregational Church

Reception Venue: Camp Claire

Reception Bank: Darik and the Funbags

Catering Food Trucks: Lobster Craft and La Bodega

Guest Gifts: DIY - Deep River Snacks, Fowler's Chocolates

Photography: Tracy Rodriguez Photography with Michael Carmen Photography

If you're interested in booking a wedding package or would like more information, please contact me today.

Plymouth, MA Wedding at the Plimoth Plantation {Alexandra + Peter}

Now that there is snow on the ground and my 2015 wedding season has come to a close, I am able to step back to this past fall, starting with Alexandra and Peter's gorgeous September wedding. You'll notice that my last wedding blogged was all the way back in August {Emily and Kate's Smolak Farm Wedding} but rest assured there was no lack of fall or winter weddings. In fact, it was my busiest season yet. I decided to put wedding blogging on hold after my summer weddings so that I could edit and deliver to all of my clients as quickly as possible. So get ready because over the next several weeks I'll be blogging all of those gorgeous weddings to share with you. Now, onto Lex and Peter's beautiful day at the Plimoth Plantation in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

I'd be remiss if I didn't start this post with their almost tragic, turned amazing, wedding planning story. Just weeks before their big day, Lex and Peter got the update that no bride and groom wants to hear... the vendor that was contracted to provide both music services and videography had gone bankrupt and was unable to fulfill on its contracts, effective immediately. Lex and Peter quickly took to social media and Cover Story Entertainment  and City Point Films saved the day, providing these services free of charge. That's right. They stepped up big time. And, I have to say, they were such a pleasure to work with. {So here is my huge plug for Cover Story Entertainment  and Andrew at City Point Films should you need either DJ services or videography for your big day.}

Now back to Lex and Peter... Let me tell you, they are simply adorable together. I love how they would play off each others jokes and laugh together so easily. They'd be totally romantic {like in this first flowing veil shot} and then total goofballs the next minute and that combination made for great photography. They picked the beautiful Plimoth Plantation and it was such a pleasure to photograph in its serene garden for their ceremony and utilize the rustic barn doors for their portraits. From the wedding cake and florals to the bridesmaids' gowns and little flower girl poof dress, everything was a classy blush pink. The day itself was perfectly warm, not too hot, not to cold and the mood was just right. Take a look.

Here's a huge shout out to all of the vendors that made this day possible!

Bride's Dress: Manhattan Bridal

Bride's Jewelry: Family heirlooms

Bride's Hair: Christine Enwright

Bride's Makeup: Ashley Archer

Bridesmaids' Dresses: Bella Bridesmaids Boston

Groom's and Groomsmen's Suits: Men's Wearhouse

Venue: Plimoth Plantation

Ceremony Music: Nicole Anderson

Music: Cover Story Entertainment

Videography: Andrew from City Point Films

Cake: Sugar Plum Bakery 

Bouquets & Centerpieces: Joan Doyle

Photography: Tracy Rodriguez Photography with Michael Carmen Photography

If you're interested in booking a wedding package or would like more information, please contact me today.