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!