Stefania & Justin have known each other for more than 10 years. And in that time, they have been through much together, including the tragic passing of Justin’s dad when Justin was just a sophomore in high school. Having lost my mom too soon, I know what it means to have someone there by your side, a best friend to lean on when the hard days come and the tears flow without sign they will ever stop. When you go through something like that with another person, an amazing thing happens….a foundation surer than that of any fortress is laid and roots, stronger than the oldest tree, begin to dig in. And, you know….this person will catch you if you fall, they will cheer you on when you succeed and be there…in good times and in bad.

Love grabs hold and the only thing to do is to promise your heart to that person. To give yourself to them as completely as they have done to you. And that’s exactly what Stephania & Justin did on a perfect September afternoon by the salty water on picturesque Cape Cod, surrounded by their families and dearest friends.

Here are just a few of our favorite moments from their spectacular Nauticus Marina wedding…

Stefania’s crazy beautiful dress and super cute shoes.

Stefania checks out progress on her hair and make up by the talented ladies at Beyond Beauty in Hyannis….beautiful!

Stefania’s bridemaids, including her cousin and sister, help get the dress ready…

I remember that feeling when I put on my dress the day of my wedding day….suddenly the fairytale felt real. Oh the joy!!!

Justin hands out gifts to his groomsmen, including this very cool poker chips set for his brother Scott….

One more quick check in the mirror before heading out to say, “I do!”…..Lookin’ good Justin!!! Lookin’ GOOD!

I love this next one of Stefania and her dad, Max, heading into the church….so cute!!! (Stefania reminds me of a young Sophia Loren….Che bella!

Another very cool moment….

Officially Mr. & Mrs., Justin & Stefania jump in this super cool Rolls Royce and head to their party….but not before a quick kiss and a toast. Awwwww…..

During cocktail hour, we stole Stefania & Justin away for a few photos around the marina….

I love this perspective with Stefania’s ga-ga gorgeous bouquet of white orchids (one of my favorite flowers) by Karen at Lilac Florals.

The look of love……I love how the boat in the background says Angel!

Sometimes all you need are some steel doors for a cool backdrop….

Oh, and a super cute couple having fun with each other doesn’t hurt either…..love it!

Karen put together some AMAZING flower arrangements for Stefania & Justin’s wedding, including this super cool white tree wrapped in orchids that stood above the guest’s placecards. Very dramatic!

Announcing the happy couple….love their expressions, love the lighting!

Their families and friend made an arch for them to come under during introductions and it provided a super cool perspective for some candid photos.

After watching her Uncle Justin dance with her new Auntie Stefania, too-cute-for-words Jaclyn steals a quick kiss. I just love this photo!!!

Stefania’s cousin, Lea, gave an amazing speech and looks on in this next photo as Justin’s brother delivers an equally funny and heart-felt speech.

In the lighthouse….

Dusk at Nauticus…..BEAUTIFUL!

And here are a few of the incredible details from Stefania & Justin’s wedding….

We’d like to thank all of the wonderful vendors who helped make Stefania’s & Justin’s day run perfectly and who provided beautiful eye candy for us to photograph including Olive Chase & the fabulous staff at The Casual Gourmet and florist extraordinaire Karen Taddei of Lilac Florals.

We’d also like to thank Stefania’s & Justin’s super sweet families for welcoming us with open arms. But, as always, our biggest thanks go out to Stefania & Justin for trusting us to document such a special day for you! We have loved getting to know you both over the past year. It is obvious that the love you have for each other runs deep and we feel truly honored that you asked us to be a part of starting this new chapter in your lives together! We hope these photos (and the others soon to follow) will help to keep the memories of your BEAUTIFUL wedding day alive for many happy years to come!

Big love & hugs, Christine & Andy xoxo

It was a perfect fall afternoon for Laurie & Joe’s Willowbend Country Club wedding a few weeks ago. The weather was warm, the sun was shining and all felt right with the world.

Laurie & Joe put a lot of time & effort into all of the special little details that gave their wedding their own unique signature look and getting to be there with them to record all of those details, and more importantly, document all the moments of love was not only an honor, but truly a pleasure. It was hard to narrow down the photos to just a few, but here are some of our favorites that together tell the story of their special day…

Laurie’s super cute shoes wrapped in ribbon & bling along with her stunning wedding dress.

Laurie getting buttoned in as her mom, Nancy, looks on proudly.

I love this photo of Laurie in the limo on the way to the church. Her mom, Nancy was telling Laurie how much she loves her and how proud she is of her, as her dad, Steve, looks at his baby girl and just beams with pride. Such a sweet moment!

The boys getting ready…

Joe and his mates….

Laurie & her girls as they head into the church….is she stunning or what?!

Left alone for a moment outside the church just before the ceremony starts. We love this moment with our grooms….the nerves suddenly go into overdrive as you prepare to commit your life to your best friend. Love it!

Here comes the bride….I just love how Laurie & her dad look at each other right before heading down the aisle to Joe.

I don’t know why, but I really like this next shot. I think it’s the drama the organ chimes provide in the backdrop mixed with the serious expressions on the faces of Laurie, Joe and their BM, Mark and MOH, Marisa. While love is certainly the main theme of a wedding; it’s also a serious commitment and seeing two people pledge their lives to one another is a beautiful thing…

I just love the way Joe is looking at Laurie in this next one. Laurie is definitely the more timid of the two, especially in front of a crowd, and I just love how Joe is holding her in his gaze……lovely!!

With vows & rings now exchanged, the nerves settle down and the celebrating begins….

This next one makes me smile! I love the color, the composition and the story it tells as the congregation raises their hands to send blessings to the happy couple…

The receiving line can be a great opportunity for candid photos like this next one. Laurie & Joe built enough time into their schedule to allow for it and still have plenty of time for photos. We LOVE that!!!

The new Mr. & Mrs.

Yeah…we did it!!!!

It was an unseasonably warm late September afternoon and so there were a few people on the beach, but we just had Laurie & Joe take a little stroll with their friends for some more candid “formals.”

Love this perspective….

And this one as Laurie & Joe head back to the limo….

Back at Willowbend, and after the family pics, we still had some time for a few photos of Laurie & Joe out by the club’s super cool red barn. The sun was setting, providing some dramatic lighting for this fun perspective…

And this one…Love that sun flare!

The barn…taaaadaaaaah….so dramatic and so fun!

And a different perspective telling a different story of that same moment….again, two photographers is always better than one!!!

And here are some of our favorite details from Laurie & Joe’s amazing wedding….

We’d like to thank all of the wonderful vendors who helped make Laurie & Joe’s day perfect…including Randy van Tasel & the fabulous staff at Willowbend Country Club; cake queen Lisa Raffael at Delicious Desserts, Concetta Gordon and the always-fun First Class Band, florist Kate Farrington of Gatherings in Duxbury and the talented Tessa Gonzalez Vasak of Evenstar Paperie.

We’d also like to thank Laurie & Joe’s super sweet families for welcoming us with open arms. But, as always, our biggest thanks go out to Laurie & Joe for inviting us to share in such a special day in your lives. The fun began with our wickedly-fun love session at Fenway Park….thank you again for such a great afternoon. You two are so sweet together and we have loved getting to know you both over the past year! Being there with you when you said, “I do,” was both an honor and a privilege and we hope these photos (and the others soon to follow) help keep the memories of your AMAZING wedding day alive for many happy years to come!

Big love & hugs, Christine & Andy xoxo

When a man really loves a woman it is easy to see. It’s in his eyes when he looks at her. It’s in his touch when he gently reaches out to her. His face lights up at the very sight of her. And you just know that he would do anything for her, anything to keep her safe, keep her happy and keep her close to him.

It’s a beautiful thing when a man really loves a woman. It gives us hope and reminds us how lucky we are that such love exists in the world. It sounds a bit corny, I know, but it’s true. And, the amazing September 6th Wequassett wedding of San Francisco sweeties, Ryan & Anette, is one of those love stories.

Andy & I first saw proof of their love when we photographed them with Ryan’s family last summer, and then again at their love session with us this past July. But, something happens on a couple’s wedding day. Some special magic lingers in the air and emotions reach a happy crescendo that makes even the most beautiful love shine brighter than the brightest star in a clear October sky.

Words don’t really do justice to that kind of love, so we’ll let the photos do the talking….

This could be one of my all-time favorite ring shots we’ve done. When we first arrived for some getting ready photos, Ryan’s mom, Terri, gave me a bag of these Hersey’s kisses, which had Ryan & Anette’s names & wedding date on the bottoms and had been put in the guests’ gift baskets. I just loved the idea of kisses and thought they’d be great to use for a ring shot with the invite. I don’t know why, but I just love this shot.

Anette is unquestionably beautiful. She’s got a sweet, warm, natural grace about her and I just love this shot of her getting her lipstick applied.

I remember feeling exactly this way on my wedding day….all of a sudden it just hits you that all of the pieces you’ve spent the past year finalizing are finally coming together and you’re about to marry your best friend! Such a great feeling!!!!

Sweet, handsome, lovely Ryan…..

Ryan with his mates….

Anette is being led by her mom & dad, as Ryan closes his eyes in anticipation of the moment he catches his first glimpse of his lovely bride-to-be.

I love this shot…I love how the veins on Ryan’s forehead are bulging because he’s trying to hold back the flood of emotions. I love how tightly they’re holding each other and I love that Anette’s dad is in the foreground, watching as his baby girl leaves his embrace to embark on this new adventure!!!

The look of love….

While I was up on the hill shooting down to catch that first glimpse moment, Andy was in the thick of it and I absolutely LOVE this shot….I love they way they are holding each others’ hands with such love & intensity! And, could two expressions ever speak of more joy than these? Making the moment even richer are the expressions of their friends and family, who seem to be enjoying the moment almost as much as Anette & Ryan!

Down to the dock for a few shots of our love birds. Getting to do the photos before the ceremony really is so much more relaxing and less stressful for us and for our couples, who then get to enjoy their cocktail hour uninterrupted.

There is no place better in the world…than in the arms of your soul mate!

Celebrating with friends & family!

Then off to the Ketubah signing. I just love this stolen moment as Anette & Ryan soak in the meaning of the commitment they’re making to each other.

Signing on the dotted line…

After they signed the marriage contract, family & friends each offered wishes of love and happy hopes for their future. Here Ryan & Anette react to all the love.

Ryan was walked down the aisle by both his mom and dad and I just love this shot of Terri giving her son a big hug. Watching my sisters become moms and seeing the love their have for their babies makes me appreciate this moment so much more.

Similarly….I love this series. Look at Terri watching her son as he watches Anette make her way down the hill to him. LOVE it!!!

Beaming….

Again, Terri’s face in this next one makes my heart smile! She looks so proud of her son and so happy for the love he has found in Anette.

These two looked like this pretty much the whole ceremony. It really is wonderful to get to be around this kind of love on a regular basis!

It was unseasonably chilly during the ceremony and one of Anette & Ryan’s ring bearers, Charlie, get a little snuggle time to help keep warm.

Sealed with a kiss…

The moment after the kiss, from a different perspective! This could be my favorite photo of the day. I just love their expressions. They both look so over-the-moon happy!

Having two photographers really does make a difference when it comes to capturing different moments and perspectives. Because right after I caught that last image, Anette & Ryan headed down the aisle together for this moment, which Andy was able to capture. And, if there weren’t two of us, one of these moments would have been lost.

The happy couple…

Some details from their incredible day!

Ryan’s sister, Leigh, gets down during the reception. What I love most about this shot is how Reese, one of the flower girls, is looking up at her with such adoration.

The band, Radiance, rocked the house.

The clouds were moving fast in the night sky, which was illuminated by the moon, as some brave guests weathered the cool evening temps.

Ryan & Anette’s wedding was everything we had hoped it would be and so much more!!! We were really fortunate to have had the chance to spend more time with them than we do with most of our couples and we really became invested in them and making sure their wedding day was captured with the love, care and respect they deserved and they so willingly share with each other. Big thanks to Terri & Alan for having such faith in us from the very beginning (even before the engagement was official!) and to your whole family for welcoming us with such open arms and open hearts!!! We look forward to being a part of your family’s annual tradition here on the Cape for many years to come!!

But, our biggest thanks go out to Anette & Ryan for sharing such a special time in your lives with us and for inspiring us with your beautiful love!! Getting to be there with you both on your wedding day was not only an honor and a privilege, but it was truly a joy!!! We wish you both much love and hope these photos serve as happy reminder of your incredible wedding day for MANY happy years to come!!

With big love & hugs, Christine & Andy xoxo