Portland Maine | Maine Wedding Photographers Bethany and Dan

July 17, 2017 Portland Maine, Weddings

Peaks Island Maine Wedding: Mary and Jay

Mary and Jay had themselves a gorgeous Maine-y summer wedding! Everything took place on Peaks Island, just off the coast, but still technically part of Portland. While the guys got ready in a teensy weensy cabin, the ladies fancified in a colorful cabin of much more substantial size not to far away. While the guys played a little pre-wedding basketball, the ladies took shots of tequila. Sounds like a good one already isn’t it you guys??

The ceremony took place on a lawn overlooking the Diamond Island Pass, with sailboats and beautiful Maine views. Afterwards it was party time of course, celebrating the new Mr. and Mrs. with delicious treats and hilarious dancing.

There was lots to love about Mary and Jay’s wedding but I personally have three favorite moments. First, throughout the day, Mary was outspoken about just how happy she was and how thankful she felt for everything just being as she had dreamed. It was so sweet. Secondly, immediately after the ceremony, Jay was moved to tears as he walked away with this wife. To see a person fully in the moment and fully aware of the gravity of what they just experienced will never ever be anything less that monumental for me to witness. Its real. Its honest. Its what this is all about. Lastly, Mary almost jumped off the dock during our portraits because she was so excited. We all leapt forward to stop her and then laughed that she was just to jovial and stoked. Gotta love that. See how fun this was??

Venue: TEIA Club | Dress: Wt00

Hair and Makeup: Big Day Beauty | Music: Zach Field Drum Studio

DJ: DJ Jodi

June 15, 2017 Engagements, Portland Maine

Two Lights State Park Engagement Session: George and Bryson

When George and Bryson pulled up to the state park we knew it was a great fit before they got out of the car… because we have the exact same car! We even mailed them a matching bumper sticker to the one we have on our car because we are already besties. Clearly. Once they actually got out of the car our suspicions were confirmed. A fun engagement session was in our future.

The four of us just explored Two Lights State park for 2 hours and were rewarded with one of the nicest Maine evenings so far this year, with a pink and yellow dusky misty sunset. Yes please. Their wedding is going to be soooo cute and Maine-y, we can already tell.

March 2, 2017 Portland Maine, Weddings

Portland City Hall Wedding: Katy and Michael

For some reason, it took us 6 years to finally be asked to photograph a wedding at Portland’s beautiful city hall. I cannot tell you how excited we both were! Katy and Michael were the perfect fit for a wedding like this; both being laid back, quiet, and kind. A few of their family and friends met us at the steps of City Hall, and even fewer went in with us to the City Clerk’s Office. It was funny being in the room where we got our business liscense to in fact be working in that said business in that said room. In less than 5 minutes, with only a small delay in getting Michaels wallet out of his tight suit pocket, they were official! It’s funny how quick a wedding can happen.

We spent the next hour with the couple photographing a few portraits before we hugged goodbye and sent them on their way to their dinner reception. It was a sweet way to spend our day… thats for sure.

Hotel: The Press Hotel | Ceremony: Portland City Hall

Hair and Makeup: Acapello Salon

October 17, 2016 Portland Maine, Weddings

House Island Maine Wedding: Liz and Max

Talk about one for the memory banks. You guys!

This wedding.

Was.

incomparable.

All Liz and Max really wanted from their wedding was for there to be a good time; for all their guests to enjoy themselves and to experience love and happiness. They weren’t interested in a ton of couple photos or all the details. They just wanted FUN. Now we did take some sweet couple portraits in the fort and the details were second to none (you rock our world Cairn Events), but I want to stress that for them the focus was on their friends and family and boy did they deliver and that.

Liz got ready with her sisters and her mom, putting on some killer stilettos for her first look with Max in the fort. I was so worried about her ankles but she insisted that she wanted to wear them for Max to look killer. I can respect that. We hung out in the fort with them a little while and then it was time to sign the Ketubah! Its wild how fast things move on a wedding day. After the Ketubah they had a cocktail hour before the ceremony since on a Saturday, they needed to wait until Sundown to have the Jewish Ceremony. Lit only by candles they said their vows by the ocean, followed up immediately by an EPIC fireworks display that seemed to last longer the the 4th of July! Dinner served tapas style, delicious Bard Coffee, and a dance party till 4 am. Are you getting an idea of how incomparable this one was you guys? So incredible to be a part of and we were honored to be a part of it.

Event Planning: Cairn Events | Venue: House Island

Catering: Dandelion Catering | Hair: Hair that Moves | Makeup: Beauty Muse Bridal

Lighting: Event Light Pros | DJ: DJ Hannah Rad

October 10, 2016 Portland Maine, Rehearsal Dinner

House Island Maine Rehearsal Dinner: Liz and Max

Dan and I headed to the Casco Bay Lines Terminal to catch a ride over to House Island for Liz and Max’s rehearsal dinner. There were a couple of cute signs around the terminal letting their guests know that yes, you are in the right place, among all the other island hoppers. We could easily pick out who was going to House with us because all the guests were dressed to impress! A mix of Miami, Maine, and Argentina makes for some stylish folks! Once we all arrive at the island, we were greeted with a lovely tent filled with Garden Inspired Farm tables and delicious cocktails and hors d’oeuvres and live reggae music. Liz’s Dad gave the adventurous a tour of the fort on the island, while others hung out and enjoyed the unreal view of Portland. Local lamb was being roasted all day over fire for the meal which was in honor of yummy Argentinean meals that many of the guests were probably already missing, being away from home. It was a perfect intro into the wedding that was to come the following day, for the guests AND for us.