So let’s stop for a second and think about what a wedding is all about. What makes a wedding special to you? Is it the vows that you solemnly and earnestly recite to each other? Is it seeing the pure joy and love on the faces of your family and your close friends? Is it the opportunity to have everyone together in one place for the happiest moments in your life? Is it the pure love and elation that you feel for each other and the feeling that it just doesn’t get any better than this? All of those things?
Well, Liz and Jeff sat down and answered all of those questions with an absolute “yes” and then decided that they just didn’t want to wait to experience it all. You see, Jeff proposed Liz only six weeks ago! When it came time to pick a date, they saw no reason why they should wait a year, two years or maybe more. Why not get married now? We know what we want, we know what’s important to us, so why should we wait? And so it was decided!
They met with us only 2 weeks before the big day! We were actually still available and there was no doubt when we met them that we wanted to be there at their wedding and that we would stay in touch with them for a long time. We just hit it off immediately and spent much of that afternoon laughing and chatting. We thought they’d be a wreck with only two weeks left for their wedding. Instead, they were completely excited about getting married and they told us, “What’s done is done, what isn’t, isn’t.” How beautiful is that?!?!
To top it all off, their wedding was an absolute dream wedding. They invited their closest friends and family and put together the most elegant and intimate wedding! Their ceremony and reception were held at the beautiful Chatham’s Bar Inn in Chatham, Massachusetts. Rene and I loved it here so much that we’re already making plans to go back and spent a few days for some r&r very soon!
Enough chatting, though, let me tell you about the rest of the day with with some images! Rene and I split up as soon as we arrived, as we usually do. When I found Liz in her room, she was not sitting in a chair getting her hair and makeup done and everything else that goes along with that. Instead, I found her sitting crossed legged on the bed with her laptop in her lap and her cell phone in her ear. So calm, collected and just getting last minute things taken care of. I loved it! Rene then found Jeff in his room getting dressed:
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Poor Jeff was already so nervous at this point that he never did get that tie on. His mind was just in a million different places so Rene (being the only other person there with Jeff!) finally tied it up for him. Liz on the other hand was the picture of calm while the stylist and makeup artist made her even more gorgeous that she already is every day. Her dress…. ay ay ay… her dress. Heart stopping. And guess who picked it out? Jeff!!! Let me tell you, Jeff knows how to pick out a gorgeous gown as you’ll see in the next few images. As for Liz…as soon as her dress went on and she took a step back, it hit her all at once. SHE WAS GETTING MARRIED! The nervousness and excitement and pure anticipation that had already hit Jeff finally caught up with Liz and suddenly she just couldn’t sit still. So what better moment than to let Liz and Jeff see each other for the first time and have a private moment alone. It was exactly what they needed and the images from that moment are just so special. After that, we took a little bit of time to have some fun with them as well. The result?
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(Look at that dress!) Liz was just perfection - she and Jeff are such a gorgeous couple! And they’re just so happy and content with their lives that we were so happy to just be around them! The ceremony was held just outside the Inn overlooking the ocean. It was absolutely breathtaking. One of my favorite moments from the ceremony was when the minister mentioned that if anyone knew of any reason Liz and Jeff shouldn’t be married, they should speak up now. This was the warning look that Jeff shot back to everyone behind him:
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The result was the entire wedding breaking out into laughter. It’s classic Liz and Jeff! After the ceremony Liz and Jeff and Rene and I headed down to the beach as the sun set for a fun sand-filled session. A few of our favorites:
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Both Jeff and Liz have the most incredible eyes - so mesmerizing! And another…
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Liz and Jeff are now enjoying a fun (and relaxing!) week on Nantucket while they plan for an even bigger trip at the beginning of the year. We couldn’t fit all of the images that we wanted to on the blog, so we’re just so excited for them to see the entire gallery as soon as they get back!
