Portland Maine | Maine Wedding Photographers Bethany and Dan

November 5, 2018 Portland Maine, Weddings

Broadturn Farm Wedding: Rachel and Ryan

A very Maine wedding that didn’t even involve the ocean? Yup! Rachel and Ryan did it and we were impressed. First, Rachel got ready at an Airbnb in the Old Port of Portland, which felt very Maine-y to me. It’s rare we get to work in the Old Port for a wedding so it was fun to be downtown in the hustle. Then we headed out to Scarborough to Broadturn Farm, a local flower farm. We see their flowers so often living here. They are even sold in bouquets at our local grab and go neighborhood grocer. Heck, they did the flowers for the wedding we did the weekend before!! It was so fun to see a wedding held on their property and man o MAN did Rachel and Ryan do it beautifully.

We met at the farm for their first look, which began the rest of the wedding day’s events. It also marked the start of Rachel laughing almost the whole rest of the day. These two were SO easy to photograph because they literally just laughed and kissed and hugged and smiled with each other the whole time.

The ceremony was officiated by one of their best friends and then the party began: never-ending dinner and drinks and hugs. What more could you ask for really?

Venue: Broadturn Farm | Coordinator: Lulu and Co

Catering: French Picnic | Cake: Cape Whoopies | Hair and Makeup: Lady Luxe Beauty

Band: Big Party Orchestra | Bartending: Maine Mixologist

October 15, 2018 Portland Maine, Weddings

Cape Elizabeth Maine Wedding: Greer and Richie

When they say Canadians are nice… its as true as can be. We may have actually never photographed a nicer more considerate couple in all our years, and that is really saying something since we have some of the greatest couples out there. Greer is from Canada and Richie from Texas, so its a polite and nice (and overly apologetic) trifecta. Richie’s family has had a place here in Cape Elizabeth, Maine for years and years so it was a no-brainer for them to travel to the great state of Maine for their wedding.

Greer actually wore two wedding dresses! The first was for the first look, and the second was for the ceremony and the rest of the day. Richie didn’t even notice though until after the ceremony. It seems his mind was on other things, like vowing his future to this wonderful woman.

Lobsters, beers, and donuts followed, which is never ever a mistake. We are so grateful that we got to meet these two humans and photograph their wedding day. Such a couple of superstars.

Venue: Private Property | Catering: Fosters Clambakes and Catering

Florist: Fiddleheads Florist | Hair and Makeup: Styling Stewardess

Cake: The Holy Donut | DJ: DJ Deweese

September 21, 2018 Portland Maine, Weddings

Two Lights Wedding: Jen and Khaled

This wedding was right up our street. Khaled and Jen are warm, inviting, comfortable, confident, and have built a local empire together, in addition to building a family and life together. Yeah… all that.

These two own two local businesses (The Blue Lobster and The Scenic Route Maine Tours), have two children and have more than one additional family and friends that live with them too. They have been together for ages. After crushing it at life for so long, all they had left to do was get married.

It was a misty rainy kind of day and they decided to keep with the plan and get married in the rain. We LOVED it. There were lots of umbrellas and no one melted like the wicked witch. I also loved that all the men had raindrop spots on their suits during the family formals and the wedding party photos after the ceremony. It was unique and super cool to us. After the ceremony and portraits, we headed back to their home for the reception. One of my favorite moments of the night was that their kids refused to let them have the first dance all alone. After about 2 seconds, they ran on to the dance floor and wanted to participate. I guess that kinda sums up the wedding in a way… in a good way.

Side note: I also sprained my ankle at this wedding, right after the ceremony, and proceeded to walk over 3.5 miles throughout the rest of the day according to my Fitbit. Two weeks of rest, ice, compression, and elevation followed but it was totally worth it. Thanks to Khaled’s dad, all the way from Saudi Arabia, for being the nicest kindest most concerned person ever for me, after watching me tumble head over heels down the stairs. Even Dan wasn’t as kind as you that day. You were the sweetest. <3

Ceremony Location: Two Lights State Park | Reception: Private Residence

Catering: Fosters Clambakes | Cake: Wicked Whoopies

June 11, 2018 Engagements, Portland Maine

Cape Elizabeth, Maine Engagement: Greer and Richie

I know its summer, but let’s take it back to a bone-chilling 15-degree day in February ok? Come meet some of the bravest clients we have had yet! These two live in Texas and were in town for some wedding planning. We had just this one day to make their engagement session happen and we were blessed with some fresh snow to go along with it. First, we headed to the lovely Ft Williams State Park because who doesn’t love the iconic Portland Headlight? Next, we headed over to the private property where their wedding will happen (soon!). We loved having access to a rocky part of the coastline we had not seen yet and were in awe all over again at just how lovely Maine really is. #nevergoingtogetold These two were so easy going and super snuggly and never ever complained about the temperature. How golden is that?

May 28, 2018 Portland Maine, Weddings

Portland Maine Wedding: Brittany and Raven

On the second to last day of the year, Brittany and Raven got married! They are actually North Carolina folks like us, but they decided to head alllll the way up to Maine for their wedding ceremony. Raven is actually from Maine so that’s the connection in case you were wondering. The day they got married was absolutely FREEZING here in Maine so they sure got the wintery wedding they were hoping for. The best part though is that even though it was frigid, they still got married outside! #goals

After the tiny ceremony, the four of us went to a secret spot in Portland for a few quick portraits with them. It was almost unbearable outside so props to them both for sticking with it and making those last few minutes of sunshine work. Brittany even took her coat off for a few photos so let’s all give her a round of applause because it was around 10°F. No joke. We scrambled back inside for the reception and I cannot TELL you how good that heat felt.