Okay, get ready for another blog entry with lots of images! It was completley useless for us to try and pick our favorite images from this weekend! When we first met Gillian and Josh there was no doubt that we just clicked. We actually spent over two hours together at our first meeting!! Maybe 1/2 hour was spent talking about their wedding. The rest of the time we talked about EVERYTHING else. When they left we knew we had found some great friends and couldn’t wait to see them again. Gillian is an avid photographer herself and has some her amazing images hanging up around their home. Josh is an architect and so the two of them love anything artistic.
When we got together with them for their engagement session, we learaned just how much fun these two have with each other. I kid you not when I say they laugh SO much together. And I truly believe that makes their relationship so strong. There’s no doubt that Gillian and Josh are best friends and that they just love being around each other!
Rene and I split up early in the day so we could spend time with both Gillian and Josh while they were getting ready. It was so much fun. Gillian loves photographing body parts - individual body parts and she has a GREAT eye for it. Gillian is also absolutely gorgeous and so I thought I would take advantage and get a few of my own close up images of her:
The boys on the other hand were taking a completely different route:
Josh and the guys hang out out Dunkin Donuts all the time, so there was no chance that they would overlook that tradition on Josh’s wedding day. Did you catch that reflection in Josh’s sunglasses. Nice, Rene!
They had their ceremony and reception at the beautiful Gibbet Hill. It was our first time there and knowing Gillian and Josh the way we do, we already knew it was going to be an incredibly unique location. We loved it! They had their ceremony right outside overlooking these beautiful hills - that had real cows grazing on it! Here’s a view of the ceremony set up:
Speaking of the cows — can I just tell you how hard it is to keep a straight face in the middle of a solemn ceremony when the cows are loudly moo-ing in the background. Poor Josh and Gillian - and everyone else in attendance - were fighting back the giggles throughout the ceremony! It was such a beautiful setting, though. I’m so happy everything was able to happen outside for them because it was just perfect for their ceremony. Here are a few more of our favs from the wedding:
First a little proof that making sure you have those Shout wipes handy may not be a wasted effort!
And we need to share the absolutely AMAZING cake they had. It made you want to just touch each flower - it was so cool!
And here’s a great image of Gillian under the gorgeous trellis that they used at the ceremony.
Do you know what makes it even more beautiful? Josh made this with his own hands out of cedar especially for the ceremony. It is just so beautiful and now they have a permanent keepsake from their wedding that they can keep in the yard forever. Did I mention how talented Josh is?? Gillian asked for this trellis and so he made it just for her and so Rene took this image just for him. And here’s one of our favorite images of the two of them together:
It was so impossible for us to choose our “favorites” this week. They’re so stunning and love to have fun and we just could not decide. Seriously.
Finally, I wanted to give a shout out to Gillian and Josh’s great videographer, too. They had Michelle McNamara from Fresh Focus Productions. We’ve worked with her before and just love her work and she’s probably one of the sweetest people you’ll ever meet, too! Here’s a shot of her in action:
You’ve got to love that juggling action going on - she can do it all!
So now Gillian and Josh are on a nice long trip to Tahiti! We’re dying to hear all about it when they get back but also can’t wait for them to get back and see the rest of their photos!!
