Maeghan and Alan

The slide show is here: (with out a pass word) for those who might enjoy seeing all the fun we had.




Sunday was the last of a triple crown weekend. It was the third of three weddings in three days, and what a way to end the weekend! It was also a lot of fun for many reasons, but in particular because Tim and I got to work together for the first time in a while. With our busy summer schedule we rarely get to work a wedding together, so it's a ton of fun when we get to combine creative juices with a bride and groom that are psyched about creating fun and unique images. At some point during the course of the day Maeghan told us that she had interviewed 21 photographers before choosing us. We were flattered to say the least. We also learned that Alan had restored his classic 1972 Chevelle Super Sport just to be ready for the weekend. Those two factors combined with the fact that they set aside a solid chunk of time for photos, and that they were open to pretty much anything made for an awesome day! The wedding was in Kennebunk and was held at St. Ann's by the Sea. It's hard to imagine a more picturesque location for a seaside wedding. Alan is a lifelong resident and he and Maeghan have created a life for themselves in the town so it was only fitting that they get to have their wedding in a fairy tale location.

Here are just a few of my favorites from the day. It was a tough to choose just these ones.

Here is the slide show (no pass word)

Jessica and Mike

I spent an unseasonally hot Saturday capturing the wedding of Jessica and Mike. I had been corresponding with Jessica from her home in Oregon about the wedding day since our original phone interview in the fall. She was a treat to work with during the planning phase and I was really looking forward to their wedding. I was also lucky to be working with Meghan Rathmell from bmerry events (www.bmerryevents.com), who did an amazing job of attending to every last detail.

After the preparations at the Regency we made a beeline for the cooler coastal area of Portland Headlight and Fort Williams Park. The sea breeze took the edge off the heat and we were able to relax a little and have fun creating the images of their wedding party and family. The whole day went by so quickly it's hard to remember all the details until I start looking back at the images. From the start at the Regency, to the first meeting at the park in the city, to the formals at the headlight, to the ceremony and then the reception at RiRa in the Old Port; it all went by too quickly. What does standout and is tack sharp in my memory is the aura that surrounds Jess and Mike. Perhaps they get it from the adventures they've shared in the backcountry, perhaps its just a connection between them that, as the best man put, "can't really be described until you've seen it", or perhaps it's just their version of being in love. Whatever the case may be I wish them the best life has to offer and a marriage full of fun, adventure, and love.

Erica and Mark

Every couple I get to work with is elated and overjoyed when they have completed their vows and the officiant announces "husband and wife". Mark took it to another level. He was like a kid in the candy shop, who won the lottery, and discovered the pot of gold all rolled into one. I have never seen a guy so excited and overwhelmed with joy as Mark. It was quite obvious that at that very moment Mark was the happiest man on the planet. Erica was equally as happy, but for some reason it was just so cool to see a big guy like Mark let the whole world in for a minute.

It was another great day with a couple of really cool people that quite obviously found a little piece of nirvana in each other.

Meredith & Rich Fayette Baptist Church. Fayette, Maine.

Meredith & Rich ~Fayette Baptist Church.

Fayette, Maine.

On our way up to Saddleback Mountain this past winter, Kristin and I stopped to meet with Rich and Meredith to chat about their wedding. In that first meeting we talked about a timeline for the wedding and I recall making a few suggestions about setting aside enough time to really capture some fun, creative and artistic photos for their album. I recall talking to these two about the idea of surpassing the traditional wedding photos and creating something unique that no other bride will have. Something their parents wedding album didn’t contain.

Months later when we reconnected to chat about the wedding, it seemed that some of my advice really stuck! These guys wanted to go hog wild and “shoot the moon” with their wedding photos. They had planned a record 4 hours for doing a private bride and groom photo shoot before the wedding. 4 hours is more time than I have ever been given and my head almost exploded with excitement just thinking about the fun we could have with these guys!

On the day of the wedding the heat index was well over 100 and we decided as a team that we had better cut the photo shoot down considerably in order to keep people from looking poorly for the service. IT WAS SOOO HOT!!!!!!!!!!!! I want to thank you both for making your wedding day an absolute joy for me! The heat was tuff but your willingness and excitement to have fun with your photos made for an amazing day! Your investment has paid off with some of our best photographs ever!!!!

Thanks again

Tim

P.S. Below you will find a link to a slide show of 113 of my favorite photos from the wedding. You can log into the slide show using your own e-mail and the password which is Meredith’s last name.

http://www.rileyclients.com/slideshowk.php?path=meredithrich

Haley & Dan Labbe

Haley & Dan Labbe,

Last summer when I did Haley and Dan’s engagement photos, I knew I was going to enjoy their wedding. This down to earth, low stress couple was meant for one another! I started my day with the ladies as they got their hair and makeup done and managed to even get a few photos of the guys as they figured out a tux. I think the last time most of these guys had on a tux was at their high school prom. Interestingly enough Dan’s high school prom date was his wife to be, Haley! (Nice photo on the wall guys)

One rather funny moment from the day happened as we took a few fun photos on the golf course. Well out of range from a golf ball, we thought we were all safe. Dan looked into his wife’s eye and stole a kiss when out from the sky comes a golf ball landing safely on Haley’s dress. It just stopped right on her train! (“play it as it lies Clark” ~caddy shack~)

The photo below is of the golfer giving them the ball as a wedding gift.

As you settle down, make a home for yourselves and decide to have a baby, please make sure to keep in touch!

All the best!

Tim

Below you will find a link to a slide show with 100 of my favorite photos from the day. You can log into their photos using your own e-mail and the password which is Haley’s last name.

http://www.rileyclients.com/slideshowk.php?path=Haley+and+Dan

Enjoy!!!!!

Eastland Park Hotel Wedding ~ Sarah D. & Kevin T.

Eastland Park Hotel Wedding

Sarah D. & Kevin T.

This quiet Sunday wedding took place at the church across from Portland’s Eastland Park Hotel in an old and beautiful stone and brick church.

I had never met Kevin until Sunday but this past year when I met with Sarah I felt like we connected right away. Perhaps it was her big smile or light laugh or her beautiful red hair, but what ever it was I felt in touch with this bride more than most. And for the second time in as many days, my clients had set aside more than enough time to allow me to create some amazing images of them with their new spouse. Sarah plans events for a living and photography was high on her list, so I was given ample time for photos and the results show it. I am so excited to be working on these photos for the slideshow because I know that Sarah and Kevin will really get a kick out of some of the unique images we created working together.

One of a handful of moments that made this day special was a gift from a total stranger. We were all up on Portland’s Munjoy hill over looking the ocean and had planned to use a gazebo for group photos. But a church service had taken our stage and we had to improvise. There sat a man with his bright yellow 1909 convertible car. Just begging to be used for a bridal shoot. I ran down the hill, introduced myself and asked if we could use his car for a few photos of the bride and groom. This kind man went so far as to move the car (hand crank just to start it) and invited Sarah and Kevin into this killer ride. Check at the photo below. So thanks to the nameless man for being so kind and allowing us to use your car on this wedding day.

And thanks to Sarah and Kevin for an amazing day! Your wedding photos are like no other and your slide show is almost done.

Cheers

Tim

New 7.24.07 Sarah & Kevin's slide show is now online.

http://www.rileyclients.com/slideshowk.php?path=sarahkevin

To log in us your e-mail and the grooms last name as the pass word

Dune Grass Wedding

Jason & Naomi

This warm Saturday afternoon wedding at the Dune Grass in old Orchard Beech Maine was perfect. The bright sun kept us all just a tad bit warm for pre service photos with the bride and groom and as the service started a blanket of clouds covered the grounds at the Dune Grass keeping the guests and the couple nice and cool out of the reach of the strong summer sun. As a photographer these clouds were a blessing from god as the colors in the flowers and surrounding grounds just seemed to explode with vibrancy in the filtered sun light.

In the eyes of this photographer, Naomi and Jason planned this day to perfection setting aside ample time for preparation and intimate photos alone after the service. It was a true gift to me as a photographer to work with these two as they walked along the edge of the golf course, zipping around in a golf cart and just hanging out holding one another in their first hour as a married couple. Looking back on this wedding day I am struck most by the connection two people can have in the moments after their service has ended. Jason’s nerves, excitement and smile seemed to tell me a story of the 9 years of dating these two had spent together

Congratulations to you both!

Fondly

Tim

P.S. Keep checking this link to see if their wedding slide show is online. http://www.rileyclients.com/slideshowk.php?path=NaomiJason

Bonnie and Clyde

Okay, so the names are actually Renee and Chris, but I just couldn't resist with that title for the blog entry. I had so much fun with these two. The wedding took place in Presque Isle Maine. For the geographically challenged, it almost as far north as you can go in Maine. Renee, a former Miss Maine grew up in this lovely northern farming town. Chris is Canadian born, and he knew that he needed to find a woman that at least could see the border to his homeland. These two have great friends and family, which was obvious by the group that assembled from afar to help them celebrate in style.

The Bonnie and Clyde thing comes from the car that they arranged to take them from the ceremony to the reception. A classic 1930's DeSoto that had been confiscated by the FBI back in it's day. A true gangster mobile! It sat in an FBI warehouse until the current owner met a guy, who knew a guy, who knew another guy....... It's a great story - leave it at that.
It was gorgeous car, and we had too much fun hamming it up and just having fun. We also had a good time cruising around Renee's hometown and finding locales that helped tell a little bit of the story of where she grew up and the connection to this beautiful landscape. Our time in the wheat fields was really special for me. It was only 10 minutes of the day, but one of my favorite things is to see a landscape, come up with an idea, and then have a bride and groom that are excited to see it come to fruition.

The receptions of course was just as much fun(ok -more so!) and the family and friends partied in grand style.

Thanks so much for making me part of your day. I had way too much fun. Click here to be re-directed to the slideshow of some of my favorite images of the day.

Lynn and Jeff

It's not too often that you get to capture the wedding of a woman that you've known since she was a little girl. I was fortunate enough to spend this past Saturday with Lynn and Jeff and the majority of their combined communities. I met Lynn at the salon for hair and make-up and spent the majority of the day with her as she readied. Until the wedding I'd actually never met Jeff, but knew that had he made it past Lynn's friends and family he was of exceptional caliber. I was proven right with each interaction. Throughout the day they were both such a pleasure to work with that it made my day go by all too quickly. At the end of the evening, as tired as I was, I was remorse to see such a perfect wedding day come to an end. I've played a part in many many weddings at this point, and as cliche as it sounds each one is special in some way. For some reason though when you watch someone you know get married, and you watch the people you've known for your whole life support that couple it hits home a little more.

Best wishes to a wonderful life together.






MORE PHOTOS!!!!

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#1. CLICK ON THE LINK
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TURN UP YOUR SPEAKERS AND ENJOY!
http://www.rileyclients.com/slideshowk.php?path=Lynn+and+Jeff

Liz Nichols & Tony DiSotto

Liz Nichols & Tony DiSotto

I love my job!

On this HOT summer day, I had the pleasure to work with an amazing couple and their family. This day began at the couples' home as I photographed the preparation for the big day as the ladies had their hair and makeup done. It was clear to me right away that we would all have a blast together as the girls had already cracked into the champagne by 9:30 in the morning. Liz and the ladies all managed to get their hair done in time to do a quick bridal shoot in the back yard before the limo arrived. Armed with white
sunglasses and champagne in the veins, we managed to get away from the traditional approach and capture these ladies with a little edge and sass.

The wedding was held on Main street in Yarmouth at the Sacred heart Church. The traditional service provided for a number of touching moments and one photo that I think we might use on the website. Just before saying her vows, Liz looked at Tony through the corner of her eyes, a smile on her face and a look of excitement that just about brought a tear to my face. It was the same excitement I can remember looking at Kristin with just before we exchanged vows. This one image seemed to me to tell the entire story about these two and the special connection they share.

Liz & Tony: You guys are perfect, your wedding was a blast and it was a pleasure and an honor to share your wedding day with you. Thank you so much!

Cheers

Tim

These are just a few of my favorite photos from the wedding!

Click on the link below to see a slide show of the other 180 of my favorite photos.

WARNING!!!!

PLEASE USE YOUR OWN E-MAIL WHEN LOOKING AT THEIR PHOTOS. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN USING LIZ's E-MAIL AND IT CAUSES THE SITE TO CRASH. PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD TO PREVENT THE PROBLEM. ~Thanks Tim

http://www.rileyclients.com/slideshowk.php?path=LizTony

Katie and Everett

Usually I try to get my posts about a wedding up within two days. I'm finding myself playing catch up with Katie and Everett, although I imagine they are still in Jamaica enjoy rum drinks and tropical breezes. They came to me via referral; it's always fun to get new clients from a past wedding customer as there is almost an instant rapport. I spent a good part of the morning with the girls at Bella Vita salon in Waterville as they readied for the day. If your ever in Waterville check it out, the owner is fantastic and has really made her business into an island of contemporary spa type services in a seemingly unlikely location. I enjoyed watching the transformations take place and creating images along the way as the large group of ladies enjoyed being pampered by the staff. It was extra special to watch the flower girl and jr. brides maid, as they were just bursting with excitement.

I think my favorite part of the day was the brides maid dance that took place during the reception. All the ladies, led by the bride, danced a rehearsed routine to Gretchen Wilsons
"Redneck Woman". It was a riot. Of course the groom got convinced to join the fun, and he just couldn't hang with those ladies.
Guests and family: keep an eye on rileyclients.com for a slide show and all the photos from the day.