Briana and James were married last Saturday at Channing Memorial Church and had their reception at the Eisenhower House in Newport. If you scroll down to the my previous entry, you can get all the vendor details. Briana had beautiful tables with tall, skinny vases with daises in the water and arrangements on top. The tables also had these beautiful wooden fans leaning against the base. I loved Briana’s colors: lime green and a touch of navy. When I get a chance, I will have to post Briana & James invitations. They were amazing!! I’ll dedicated a whole blog entry to these gorgeous invites. You can see them in the slideshow below as well.

Briana & James, thank you so much for having me! I loved photographing your day and meeting your family! Here is your show:

I just returned from Briana & James’ wedding at Channing Memorial Church and the Eisenhower House! Briana took all my recommendations for hair and makeup. Planning a wedding from California is quite the project! True New England weather today…we went from 85 with not a cloud in the sky all day, and then around 5PM, this crazy thick fog rolled in! It’s ok though because Briana loves stormy weather, soft light and moody black and white pictures!!

Hotel: Pearls Boutique Hotel
-Pearls specializes in suites for brides. The rooms are amazing with a real historic Newport feel, great wallpaper everywhere, cute gardens, gorgeous furniture. It’s really the perfect setting for bridal prep photos!! So ladies, if you are still searching for a hotel, this is your spot!)

Hair: Fine Line Salon. 557 Thames Street, 401.848.0033
-Emily at Fine Line did Briana’s hair. I love Emily, because when I go to her for cut, she gets me in and out in like 25 minutes.

Makeup: Cosmetic Cosmos
-Best. Makeup. Ever! They do such an awesome job! They have their own parking lot behind the store, too, so you don’t have to worry about parking on Thames Street.

Florals: Broadway Florist
-Briana and her girls had these great roses, orchids and irises. Gorgeous.

Church: Channing Memorial Unitarian Church
-Channing is right off Bellevue Avenue and is a beautiful, historic church.

Disc Jockey: Atlantic DJ
-DJ Murph and his guys are awesome. Classy DJ service and they keep your guests dancing, but in a laid back way.

Caterer: Fine Catering By Russell Morin
-What can I say about Morins? Ashley is awesome! She is on top of everything and is so sweet! I always look forward to dinner when I know it’s Morins.

Reception: The Eisenhower House
-The perfect setting for an outdoor Newport wedding.

(I don’t know how I remember all the vendor info! It must have been all those games of Memory as a kid)

THANK YOU for having me!!!!!

You know what I love about Newport brides? They wear flip flops, and they are ready to get married and party! Rachel and Andrew were married at the Eisenhower House in Newport. Rachel’s bouquet was an arrangment of “Red Sox Red” calla lillies. Rachel and Andrew are research scientists, so all the tables were named for cells, and they had lillies in science beakers!! So cute!! I love it when the wedding really incorporates unique things about the couple! And you can click right here for their slideshow =) =) =)

Planning: Glorious Affairs
Catering: Fine Catering by Russell Morin
DJ: Rhythm Productions

You know I love hanging dresses from the ceiling.


I stole this serious look from her.

This IS Rachel!





Rachel & Andrew saw each other before the ceremony. This is really a nice way to “break” tradition. You want to say so much to each other when you see each other for the first time. It’s a really special moment, and it’s very private and relaxed. I love this sequence. You can click the image to make it larger in a new window. The sequence displays a little small here.

“Red Sox” red!


I love lens flare!!!!