Maggie and Mike are used to making productions happen – both on screen and behind the scenes. They both work in the media industry and have years of experience… and Mike is actually the morning news anchor at Channel 4 in Hartford, Connecticut. But when Mike proposed to Maggie, planning their wedding day was an entirely different kind of production.
With family and friends traveling from near and far, they decided to celebrate everything at one location and picked one of the most beautiful locations that we know of…the Chatham Bars Inn on Cape Cod.
I started the day in Maggie’s suite while she was getting ready, while Rene met Mike at the church. But in Maggie’s suite, we were soon joined by their beautiful little boy, Patrick. Patrick got ready in the suite with mom and it definitely added a whole new layer of fun and cuteness. Here’s Patrick helping mom putting on her contacts:
And with grandma getting dressed in his adorable pint-sized tuxedo:
And at last arriving with her dad for the ceremony:
Maggie’s mom had to leave early for the church and so that meant that she saw Maggie completely dressed and ready for the very first time when she stepped out of the limo with her dad. One of my favorite moments was right at that very second:
After the ceremony, we had a ton of fun with Maggie and Mike’s portrait session…another one of my favorite parts of the day.
Maggie spent so much time on all of the details for the wedding. From the amazing programs at the church, to the place cards that were each hand calligraphied to the matching menus at every place setting…. every last detail was so perfect.
Their reception was just as emotional and warm and fun as every moment leading up to it. One of the most touching moments was during the toasts. Mike’s dad, Maggie’s dad and both of Maggie’s brothers got up to say a few words. Maggie’s family is so warm and close and they aren’t afraid to show it. I don’t think I’ve ever seen two brothers that were prouder of their little sister. All of their toasts left everyone in tears both from laughing and from the sweet memories that they all shared. And I’m not ashamed to admit that I actually cried a little, too – for the first time ever at a wedding!
And you’d expect a wedding like Maggie and Mike’s to end with a bang – and that it did… with an amazing sparkler exit.
Some of the details for Maggie and Mike’s wedding:
Maggie’s dress: Vera Wang “Calla Lily”
Flowers: Winston Flowers
Ceremony location: First Congregational Church of Chatham
Reception location: The Chatham Bars Inn – Chatham, Massachusetts
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