September was the BUSIEST month of the entire wedding season, not just for me, but everyone in the wedding business. Here is a preview of my gorgeous brides who were married in September:

Tina & Brian at Regatta Place, Newport

Meaghan & Rudy at Astor’s Beechwood Mansion, Newport

Sarah & Ben at the Hotel Viking, Newport

Nicole & Dave at the Hotel Viking, Newport (yep! At the Viking 2 days in a row!)

Sara & PJ at the Highland Country Club, MA

Angela & Kevin at OceanCliff Resort, Newport

Yay!!!! My beautiful Susanne! I’ve known Susanne through the industry as long as I’ve been in business. Of course, it was a huge honor when she invited me to photograph her wedding. Susanne has a big & vibrant personality as you’ll see in a second. I was so excited to see her details & planning. Susanne surprised Jerry with a groom’s cake of Fenway Park complete with the score board being their wedding date! So fun. Take a look at the blue starfish Susanne worked really hard on. I read about many Saturdays spent painting starfish on Susanne’s Facebook profile!!! Isn’t wedding planning fun? =)

I wish I could post a clip of the beautiful message Susanne left me on my voicemail, because it totally made my day, but here is her email instead:

“I am completely overwhelmed–I pulled out at tissue : ) Jerry loved them too : ) Thank you a million times over–you captured everything and LOVE the music Luke gave you!! I am very grateful for all of your help : )LOVE YOU!!!

Cupcakes & Sugar cookie favors: Amanda Bryan at It’s My Party
Groom’s Cake: Sin Desserts
DJ: Luke’s DJ
Hair: Trish Ybarondo
Makeup: Jessica D’amore
Florist: Richard Ho, RichOriginal

A little background on this series…It was supposed to rain like crazy on Susanne’s day. So she bought wellies from JCrew and a white umbrella. When I arrived at her & Jerry’s home, it was 75 degrees without a cloud in the sky. Perfect! So we went outside and mocked the weather report briefly!

This is so SUSANNE! I love it.

Another series….I love series. Susanne & her beautiful mom having a moment after Susanne got into her dress. That’s usually a big moment right after the bride is completely dressed and she sees herself or her family sees her for the first time. I call it the “becoming the bride” moment.

A special thanks to: Luke of Luke’s DJ (Click here for his site)
Luke mixed 2 songs together for Susanne & Jerry’s first dance and was nice enough to pass the track to me. When the music changes in the slideshow, the photo you’ll see is actually Susanne’s reaction to the music changing during the first dance on her wedding day. Isn’t that cool? I did that on purpose! I was so proud of myself =) Thanks, Luke!

Here is my new studio sample of Melissa & Andrew’s wedding from last July at Regatta Place. It’s such a gorgeous album, I can’t wait to show it off! It’s been a big hit with the few people that have already seen it.

Melissa and Andrew had a gorgeous ceremony right on the pier at Regatta Place. Melissa and Andrew saw each other before the ceremony and did the bulk of their portraits before they went to Regatta Place. Everyone should consider this, especially if cocktail hour is something you want to be apart of. Regatta Place is my new favorite venue. Something about being surrounded by the ocean inspires me. When you view the slideshow, be sure to watch out for Melissa and her dad’s dancing at the end of the night to that MC Hammer “Can’t Touch This” song. It’s hysterical and not to be missed!!