Maine Wedding Photographers Bethany and Dan

November 4, 2020 Portland Maine, Weddings

Portland Head Light Elopement: Mackenzie and Kyle

Mackenzie and Kyle were unbelievably chilled out for their COVID safe intimate wedding at the Portland Head Light. As you can see, Mackenzie didn’t even wear a traditional white wedding dress. It almost felt like they met up with their crew, strolled to a nice vista, and then got married with no muss or fuss. It felt like that because that’s exactly what they did! The officiant Claire even had to remind Mackenzie that she was chewing gum right before she said her vows. When I say it was chill… I mean it.

Lots of happy selfies and facetimes and impromptu photos followed until we left the park to head elsewhere for the sunset. A nice wedding indeed.

Officiant: Savoir Claire | Venue: Fort Williams Park

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October 26, 2020 Engagements, Portland Maine

Portland Maine Engagement: Liz and Sam

Engagement sessions are so fun every time because we can get to know our couples in a less “high-stakes” environment than their wedding. Liz and Sam came up with some ideas for places to go in town, and if you can believe it, they took us to NEW places! That it always the most exciting… finding new places in your hometown. We took them to some of our own favorite spots for photos too so it was all around exciting for everyone.

One of my favorite parts of the evening was when Liz went a little wild and jumped around on the dock at the end of the session. When you get goofy with your photos, it makes our hearts SING!

Portland Maine Summer Engagement Session

October 13, 2020 Mid-Coast Maine, Weddings

Pemaquid Point Lighthouse Wedding: Colleen and Mark

Like almost all our weddings of this year, Colleen and Mark had to change their plans for a big wedding (New Year’s Eve in New Orleans!). Instead of that, they went to the courthouse in DC and got married. Later, they planned a mini ceremony here in Maine with Colleen’s mom, a few seagulls, and us. This ceremony location was such a “pinch-me moment” for me as a photographer because we got to go up to the top of the Pemaquid Point Lighthouse for it! Afterward, though, Mark let us all know he was petrified almost the whole time since he’s afraid of heights. Whoops!

Hair and Makeup by Ariel Johnson

October 5, 2020 Acadia Maine, Mid-Coast Maine, Weddings

Sorrento Maine Wedding: Gabe and Jamie

A wedding in 2020 is always a little different than planned but that didn’t matter to Gabe and Jamie. They just made the needed changes and forged ahead. In the end, they had a ceremony oceanside, with beloved guests including their dogs, and then they had pizza delivered. I mean… how is that at all a downgrade? Pizza delivery at a wedding has always been on my wedding bucket list and Gabe and Jamie… delivered. 😉

Also… how STUNNING is Sorrento? We loved being there and even looked up a few places on zillow while we were there because its just so lovely.

Venue: Private Residence | Hair and Makeup: Echo Salon

Music: The Brandy Band | Dress: Flair Boston

September 28, 2020 Portland Maine, Weddings

Cumberland Foreside Maine Home Wedding: Sarah and Dwight

Sarah and Dwight had an itsy bitsy wedding in their front yard, getting ready at home and with only a very small guest list of friends and family. If you blinked, you would have missed it because before we knew it, we were air hugging them goodbye after just 2 hours. A micro ceremony, a handful of family photos, and then just a few minutes of couple portraits was all they wanted.

On a personal note, their wedding was the 200th wedding that Dan and I have photographed together so it will always be a biggie in our hearts (no matter how small it was).

Venue: Private Residence | Hair and Makeup: Pretty Little Bombshell

Cake: Sandpiper Cake Shop | Dress: Amy Kuschel