Wedding | A Homecoming Wedding | Adrian & Heather | Belfast, Maine | Our Favorite Part

To start off - I apologize for getting a blog post out so late.

Hopefully you all enjoy a nice wake up blog!

ANYWAY - as the ceremony ends, we always look forward to a little time with our wonderful couples and their bridal party.  They usually take place directly after the ceremony, and we love it even more when its a nice day and we can go outside.  Like with did with Heather & Adrian

Right outside that beautiful Church.

Just love this Church.

 More of that theme I have been talking about!

Now, let me tell you about our real favorite part. 

For every wedding, we ask our couples to spend some time alone with us right before the reception.

And we mean alone.

Just the four of us.

Uncle Joe with his disposable camera is not welcome.

Mom and Dad - please go to the reception.

Just us and the Bride and Groom.

Heather & Adrian took this request to heart - we had a WONDERFUL session with them.

Sometimes we just scope out a spot by the Church - not them - we piled in our vehicles and went to the footbridge in Belfast.  Brandi and I love the footbridge.  If you follow the blog - I am sure you have seen several sessions there!

So this is what we ended up with from our session.

I think it Rocks!!

But I may be biased!

 We could not of asked for a more perfect day.

Blue Sky.

Blue Ocean

Matches the blue tie.

Go figure.

 We try to give our couples as little direction as possible.

Heather & Adrian took this time to practice their first dance.

 Heather - you are fierce!

 Canvas print?

Told yah that you would want one!

 Brandi set up a sneak attack!

I love the genuine smile out of Heather.  Just Love it!

 Ok, like we could resist this shot?

 For real - canvas.

We might just get one.

Just sayin'

 Love this couple.

Love this shot.

Love this location.

LOVE LOVE LOVE

And of course, I had to include at least one shot from out little reception break - again on the waterfront.

It 'Twas a beautiful night!

 Get your party dress on.

Cause we are going to rock it.

Then stay tuned for another great wedding coming up on the heels of this one!

It's another one that is not to be missed!

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Wedding | A Homecoming Wedding | Adrian & Heather | Belfast, Maine | Beautiful Church

 Just like every blog post about a wedding should - they all build upon the other.

Yesterday you saw Adrian & his groomsmen walk into the church, now we have Heather getting ready to come down the isle with her father.

To a smiling, waiting Adrian!

Now as I mentioned before, this Church is BEAUTIFUL.

Stunning.

Breath taking.

Like literally took my breath away.

Almost as much as Heather being escorted down the isle.

That smile, again.

Wow.

A fave.

I have to admit - come clean - and all that jazz.

When I first drove by this Church, I had to do a double take.

I thought it was going to be way to small.

I pictured myself not moving.

Stuck in one spot.

But surprisingly it wasn't - I was free to move about the cabin as they say - but still, a beautiful Church.

Another fave.

Two great smiles!

Fave again.

aaaaaaaaaaaand again.

This Kiss!!!

What an awesome couple!

Wait until you see what we have in store for tomorrow!

I think you will be impressed.

I also think you will want a canvas print of these.

No, I know, you just met these two - but it's not weird to order a canvas print.

They are very photogenic!

Really!

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Wedding | A Homecoming Wedding | Adrian & Heather | Belfast, Maine | Pre-Ceremony Fun

We are entering a blogging marathon!

There are a lot of great events we have to share, and only limited time to share them in.

Keep checking back everyday to see what we have been up too.

If you remember ALLLLLL the way back to yesterday we shared with you the details of the wonderful Adrian & Heather's beautiful ocean side wedding.

I also issued a challenge - but I can't wait for the responses to roll in.  I have to share.

Soon.

The great thing you get with Brandi & I is the luxury of two photographers.

Brandi stays with the ladies and I go and meet the gentlemen.  Which is exactly what we did with Heather & Adrian.  Heather rented a house right across the street from the beautiful church they would be married in.  It made it very convenient to get to the church on time!

She was a stunning bride.

I mean stunning.

Look for yourself.

Putting on those pearls you saw yesterday.

Did I mention stunning?

Love the siding of the church.

Who wouldn't?

Mom & Dad

That tuxedo was custom made for him.

And fit him well!

MWAH!

Before we get to the guys, let me share something.

Two days before the wedding, we finally met Heather & Adrian.

This is COMPLETELY out of the ordinary for us.

Usually we meet with a couple 2-3 times before the wedding, we like to get to know then - understand them, and make sure we know exactly what they want from us before we show up for the ceremony.

So let's back up even further.  We found Adrian & Heather through a referral from a friend who does not cover weddings - we love covering weddings so of course we contacted them.

We tried to set up a meeting with them.

Mentioned that we would be attending a bridal show and would love them to come.

They declined.

Because they live in CHINA!

Not China Maine - CHINA CHINA!

So all the correspondence we had between Heather & Adrian was over e-mail, and we finally met them two days before the wedding, and you would of thought we were talking with old friends!

We love our clients!

Turns out, they grew up in the Belfast area and are on assignment for work in China.  I couldn't resist asking them 100's of questions about it.  After that first meeting two days before the wedding, I couldn't wait for the wedding day.  And it did not disappoint!  It never does :)

Anyway - while Brandi was with the ladies, I met the gentlemen at the Alden House where they spent the night before.

Another great thing about this wedding - which was a first for us - I got to get some shots of Adrian getting ready!  LOVE IT!

Making sure everything lines up.

Things are good!

Getting the pocket square in.

I never know how to work those things!

AWESOME!

One of my favorites!

So, they were pretty much up for anything.

Yes, that is Adrian on the swing.

And I didn't even ask him to!

It was alllll the groomsmen!

After we left the Alden house, we hit the Belfast waterfront.

Where they would be getting married.

I love the old wooden piers

This building is my FAVORITE building on the Belfast Waterfront.

It smells like dead fish, but it ROCKS.

For real!

Low tide allowed us to get down in front of the boathouse.

So, we left the waterfront, and went downtown Belfast.

Love this shot!

And of course the bikes were out.

So we had to take a turn on the bikes.

This group was amazing.

Of all people I was the time keeper!  I knew I had to get them back to the church at a certain time, and every time I would mention it I would get - one more, just one more, over here - get this shot!

LOVE IT!

Just in the nick of time, I was able to get them in the church, down the isle to wait for the beautiful Heather.

Love this church.

Wait until you see it from the inside!

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