Category: Manchester

What a wedding!!!  Sarah and Patrick had a gorgeous day, but what made it even more gorgeous was the insane amount of smiles and love surrounding them through out the day.  Sarah is from the south and reminded me of a Southern Belle.  She has the most elegant and beautiful energy, I think she was actually glowing all day.  I kept thinking she had a very Jackie O quality about her.  The way the duo smiled at and with each other was so heart warming.  They were just fun to be around!  Take a look for yourself 🙂

Venue: Church Landing at Mill Falls
DJ: Dan Sky, Sky Music Entertainment
Bakery: Gretchen Preston, Gilford Gourmet
Florist: Sara Severance, Fuchsia Peony
Videographer: Matt Fisher, Fisher Videography
Dress: Town and Country Bride
Bridesmaid Dresses: Kennedy Blue
Suits: Macy’s


I love the look on her girls faces when they saw her for the first time.

Talk about luck having the Miss Meredith boat drive by as we were walking along the docks!

We first met Melissa and Andy at Melissa’s sister’s wedding last November.  We loved their family instantly and were so excited when Melissa reached out shortly after to talk to us about photographing her big day.  Melissa and Andy had a very intimate wedding, with just their closest family and friends at The new Grand Hotel at The Bedford Village Inn.  I LOVED how they set the room with one long family table.  The way the table was dressed was just so elegantly perfect for the setting.

The couple was surrounded with love (and lots and lots of HAPPY tears) all day.  I even got choked up during the ceremony when Melissa read her vows to Andy’s son, Owen.  I don’t think there was a dry eye to be found!

Wishing the happy couple so much love and luck!

Venue: The Grand at Bedford Village Inn
DJ:  Pete Chambers Entertainment
Bakery: Jacques
Florist: Harrington Flowers

Mary and Jay couldn’t have had a more perfect day! Early Novemeber is an unpredictable time of year in New England, but one thing you can usually count on is that the foliage will mostly have passed. This year, I think they had some of the best color I have seen. The reds and oranges in Victory Park in Manchester looked like they were on fire. It was breath taking. We got even luckier with a gorgeous sunset over the city followed by a night of laughing and celebrating. Thank you so much for including us!

Venue: Radisson Hotel, Manchester Downtown
DJ: Kibar, A Main Event
Flowers:PJ’s Flowers and Weddings
Cake: Frederick’s Pastries

When I began photographing weddings, I was younger than my clients, after some time I was the same age and now I’m photographing brides I met when they were ten.  Crazy how that works!  Many, many moons ago I worked with Katie’s mom.  When they reached out about her wedding, I couldn’t believe so much time had passed and that the little girl I had met in the Derry News news room was now old enough to be getting married!  She made an absolutely stunning bride and was glowing from ear to ear all day!  Katie and Charlie were so in tune with one another and so much fun to photograph!  I adored their black and white color scheme.  Everything about their day came together so perfectly and we were honored to be a part of it!!

Venue:Labelle Winery
Bakery:. Queen City Cupcake/Bunnoli/Frost This Cakes
Flowers: Flower Kiosk

We had a great time spending the day with Bridget, Matt and their families!  The day started out with some getting ready fun at Manchester Country Club for the girls and the Manchester Radisson for the guys.    I absolutely loved the classic look of the guys in their tuxes and the girls in their navy blue dresses with the pink accent flowers.  (Done by the fabulous PJ!) The ceremony followed at Saint Elizabeth Seton Church in Bedford, which was Bridget’s families church as she was growing up.  Once the two were officially Mr. and Mrs. we all head back to the Country Club for some more photos and the reception.  The band Wellfleet provided excellent entertainment and everyone was still dancing the night away when we left.  I don’t think they could have had a more perfect day!  (well, maybe a few degrees cooler for the guys … but they were troopers!)

Thank you so much for including us!!

Venue:  Manchester Country Club
Band: Wellfleet
Flowers: PJ’s
Bakery: Jacques

I was squealing with excitement all day over Gillian and Jeremy’s wedding!  First of all, her dress!  OHHHH.MY.GOODNESS, that dress.  It suited her perfectly and was so absolutely stunning and there was the bird cage veil … put the 2 together and she truly looked like a movie star.  Then there was Jeremy and his tux completing the picture.  The two together reminded me of old world Hollywood.  It was so inspiring to watch them interact all day.  They just fit and I am so glad we had the opportunity to be there!

Many years of love and happiness to you both!

Thank you to all the other amaing vendors who played a part!

Venue:  Church Landing
Band: Groove Authority  (I give them 10 stars!!)
Bakery: Jacques Bakery
Florist: Cobblestone Design

We see all kinds of weddings, and it can be easy to let the stress of the day get in the way of what the day is really about … not for Ashley and Jared!  Even when the ceremony before theirs ran late causing their ceremony to start late, they were calm, relaxed and knew that by the end of the day they would be husband and wife … even if it was 30 minutes later than planned.  What is 30 minutes when you have forever to look forward to?

After their beautiful ceremony at Saint Marie’s in Manchester, everyone head over to Manchester Country Club for the reception.  This was our first time there since the renovations a few years ago and we were so impressed at the new look!  The reception room is so bright and elegant!  It was the perfect setting for Ashley and Jared to cerebrate their new marriage with family and friends.  We are so excited to have been able to play a roll in such a special day!

Here’s to many more years!

Ceremony: Saint Marie’s Catholic Church, Manchester, NH
Reception: Manchester Country Club
DJ: Chad Ardizzoni, Get Down Tonight
Bakery: Frederick’s Pastries
Florist: Susanne’s Weddings

I met Sarah and Kyle for the first time almost four years ago when I photographed his sister’s wedding.  His sister and I became fast friends so I had the opportunity to hear about their relationship through her.  I even knew when the proposal was coming 🙂  When I got the official call to photograph their wedding I was SO excited.  His family has come to mean so much to me that I couldn’t imagine anyone else capturing it.

 Sarah and Kyle have one of those amazingly special relationships where they don’t take themselves too seriously, love being with each other and having a good time!  I have never laughed so much going through photos (they have some real gems in their private collection 😉 …)  They did a first look right outside their first apartment together and then we head over to Milly’s Tavern where they took a few photos in the same two seats they met in many, MANY, years ago!  (They actually didn’t start dating until FIVE years later!) I loved how they tied so many special locations into their photos!

After a mini tour through their life together, we met up with the wedding party at Veterans Park for some more photo hi jinx and then over to Stark Park for the ceremony.

Absolutely everything about their day was perfect and I am so happy we were able to be a part of it!

Mike and I wish you many years of love and happiness!  Lets grab drinks next time you are in 603!

Thank you to the following vendors who played a part in making the day so spectacular!
Venue: Manchester Radisson
Flower: PJ’s Flowers
Videographer: iWed Films
DJ: Greg Kassapis, NRG Entertainment
Bakery: Jacques Pastries
I got a little teary eyed when Sarah’s Dad saw her for the first time!This may be one of my favorite first looks ever!That time the town park had a tent set up matching the wedding colors!  WOW!Sitting in the same two seats that started it all!Hello Mr and Mrs Welch!