Longtime followers of our blog will probably be very familiar with our “Hanover” couples by now. It all started with Ashley and Ryan’s wedding in July of 2005 then was soon followed by Kristin and Jon’s wedding July of 2006 and then Nicole and Ryan’s wedding in October of last year! For newer readers of our blog, these couples are all part of a very, very close group of friends that have literally grown up together since pre-school. They’ve remained close through all the years since and now as everyone gets married, we’ve become very close to all of them as well. Not only to the couples that we have photographed but also to all of their families and all of their friends as well. At every wedding, we get to see so many familiar faces and there always a lot of hugs and tears and LOTS of laughing. I was just talking to Kristin last week and was trying to explain just how attached Rene and I have become to everyone. We’ve known everyone for a few years now and every wedding that we have had the honor of photographing has become a very personal event for us, too.
Well, last weekend it was Jill and Allen’s turn to celebrate when they exchanged their own vows on beautiful Martha’s Vineyard! What could be more beautiful than a summer wedding in August on Martha’s Vineyard?? Add a drop dead gorgeous couple to that and really, it’s all a photographer’s dream. It definitely was for us!
I don’t mean to gush, and I’m trying hard not to, but it’s so important for Rene and I to really convey how special it was for us to be there to see another great couple from our Hanover crew get married. What is completely amazing is that even though these girls have been friends since they were in preschool, they’re all very different and every wedding has been completely unique!
Jill and Allen really had an incredible dream wedding. They always knew they wanted to get married on Martha’s Vineyard because they both spend so much time there. That may actually be an understatement. Over the weekend that we were there, we couldn’t go anywhere without someone stopping Allen and saying hello and joking around with him. He knows everyone on the island!
They also had a very special location for their reception – they were able to hold the entire event at their friends’ beautiful home right on the island. Their home was just gorgeous and an elegant tent was set up on their property – it was so picturesque! Now (at long last, I know!) here are a couple of our favorite images from the weekend. And it was tough to pick out only a couple. We’re dying to show off their website because the entire day was filled with some many great moments that it’s hard to do their wedding any justice by posting only a couple!
First one of my all time favorite getting ready images. You see, as she was getting dressed, Jill had this fear that her skin would get caught in the zipper of her dress. (Can you say ouch?!?!) Her mom and maid of honor (the one and only beautiful Cara!) were super careful to make sure that wouldn’t happen, but you’ve got to love Jill’s face as she’s just dreading the thought of anything going wrong!
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But no worries, Jill’s skin emerged from the ordeal completely unscathed! Jill had an amazing gown that truly fit her perfectly. She also had this gorgeous long veil. And even though it caused her some trouble because of all of the wind around the that day, Rene and I couldn’t get enough of it! Here’s one of Rene’s images that I just adore:
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And some more of our favorites:
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And an image we took of Jill and Allen while they were on Allen’s very cool bike…
It’s so hard to describe what a phenomenal wedding this was without your looking at the entire gallery. But then again isn’t that what weddings are all about? A once-in-a-lifetime occasion to share with your family and your friends and creating the kind of memories that you look back on in 50 or 60 years from now saying, “Remember when….”
Oh the stories these friends will be able to reminisce about!
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