Michelle and Scott have been telling us for months about all of the very cool features of their wedding and it’s been torture waiting for their day to finally arrive! Their ceremony and their reception were held at the breathtaking Belle Mer in Newport, RI. We have a lot of images to share from their wedding, because to be honest… TELLING you about how beautiful everything is just won’t do any of it justice!

Let’s start from the beginning, shall we? With some great getting ready photos… Michelle and Scott book rooms at two local inns in Newport, RI to get ready and they were literally just a couple of houses away from each other the entire time! Here’s Scott putting the finishing touches on his outfit:

Scott helping his best man with that tie. One unique detail from their wedding? Scott’s best man was his dad!

Another VERY cool and unique detail was Michelle’s stunning gown. And it was pink!!! It was so beautiful, fitted through the bodice and dotted with hand sewn flower details. It was just absolutely amazing. And it was pink!!

Michelle and Scott wanted to see each other before the start of the ceremony and also have a private portrait session by themselves as well as with their wedding party. We would take their family portraits after the ceremony, but they wanted a little extra time by themselves and with their closest friends in the wedding party so we all headed over to Belle Mer for a little bit of fun. For some privacy, we had Michelle and Scott’s session in the gorgeous bridal suite above the ballroom. It was absolutely perfect! Here are just a couple of our favorites:

This was Rene’s first time seeing Michelle’s dress, too, and understandably he couldn’t wait to take a few details of his own!

Soon it was time to get ready for the ceremony and the men made their way down to the ceremony location on the back lawn of Belle Mer. While Michelle and her girls spent a few last quiet moments in the bridal suite. It was just such a beautiful, peaceful way to soak it all in!

Admiring the beautiful ocean view from above:

Meanwhile, Scott and his dad enjoyed that time before the ceremony in their own way… playing baseball!

The ceremony itself was just gorgeous. Their closest friends had gathered with the most breathtaking view of the Atlantic Ocean and the beautiful Newport bridge and everyone was there to celebrate Michelle and Scott’s wedding.

Here Michelle and her dad begin their picturesque walk down the aisle:

After the ceremony we headed to the edge of the lawn overlooking the ocean for some family portraits and we couldn’t resist a few more of Michelle and Scott, too:

The reception began and the timing was just perfect as Michelle and Scott enjoyed their first dance against a spectacular sunset:

Another cool detail from their wedding? The outdoor fire pit where some of their guests could enjoy the warm summer evening and enjoy a chat:

Michelle and Scott have worked so hard to organize a beautiful and personal event that all of the friends and family could enjoy with them. I know it had to be so much work, but it was completely worth it and made for a day that they’ll never forget!

Jen and Sean are no strangers to our cameras and it’s no secret that our cameras are completely in love with Jen and Sean. They’ll probably look familiar to our regular readers because of their engagement session this summer which you can see here…

So after months of chatting about all of the details and getting more and more excited, we were all ready for their wedding which was to be held at the Atlantic Beach Club in beautiful Newport, RI. The day finally arrived and although the weather reports promised rain and raging thunderstorms, we all scratched our heads all day while looking at the beautiful blue sky and puffy white clouds!

The afternoon started (as it usually does!) with some getting ready photos. One of my favorites is this great detail image by Rene of the funky ties and cuff links that the guys wore:

Jen and Sean also decided to see each other privately before the ceremony and it was so much fun to set it up for them. Rene and Sean called us to tell us that they had found the perfect spot nearby. Or at least Jen and I THOUGHT it was nearby! As we started walking a parking attendant at the venue realized where we were going, he insisted that we were being ridiculous. He ran to his jeep, told Jen that there was dog hair in the back seat so she’d have to sit in front and after we were all bundled safely inside, we headed off to our designated meeting spot. The priceless moment in the middle of all of this? Halfway there, Jen turned back to look at me in the backseat (and in all my dog hair glory) and said… “This is going to make the blog, isn’t it?” Oh Jen, you know me oh-so-well!!! The truth is, the parking attendant was such a sweet guy and it’s just so typical of that Newport charm!

But once we finally arrived at the perfect meeting point – on a cliff overlooking the ocean below, we were finally ready to see each other. It was just such a beautiful, beautiful moment and we were so honored to be there to capture it. Here are both of our angles of that moment:

We have a LOT of images to share from Jen and Sean’s wedding so we’re going to let the images do a lot of the talking! There were lots of fabulous details and the entire wedding definitely had a very casual, beach-y feel to it – which was perfect since the entire day was spent either on, or right next to, a gorgeous beach! Some of those great details were…

Jen’s gorgeous bouquet (look at the little tiny starfish detail in the middle of her gerbera daisy!):

The carefully chosen footwear… The guys all wore these flip-flops and the girls had on sandals that were so easy to kick off while on the beach:

It’s probably no secret that one of our favorite parts of the day is the alone time that we get to spend with our couples at the wedding. It’s when we really get to go wild and capture some beautiful portraits, show off their personalities and just how in love each of our couples are. Jen and Sean were just as excited about this part of the day, too, and so they set aside a lot of time before the start of the ceremony and we made sure to give them everything they were hoping for! We got so many great portraits that we could never post them all here, but here’s a peek at some of them:

First the very handsome Sean:

And the absolutely stunning Jen:

And now how about a look at this adorable couple together:

Now for one of my favorite candid moments of the day… And it actually happened right in the middle of all of the formal portraits. As I was photographing all of the bridesmaids, Rene turned around and noticed Sean having a quiet conversation with their little ringbearer nearby. We may never know what they were talking about…but to be honest, it just doesn’t matter. My heart melts every time I see this:

Jen and Sean had their ceremony on a beautifully manicured lawn, on a cliff, overlooking the Atlantic ocean. The sounds, the smell and the beautiful setting made for such beautiful memories for everyone. Jen was escorted down the aisle by her dad and this was their view as they started their walk down the aisle. Jen, can you remember exactly what you feeling at this very moment?? I know I still get chills when I remember the crescendo of excitement and anticipation right at this very moment:

After a beautiful ceremony we took some family portraits right there at the edge of the cliff and took a few more minutes to photograph Jen and Sean as the sun began to sink towards the horizon:

And I couldn’t resist posting this last image straight from the dancefloor at the reception. Does this maid of honor look familiar? If you’ve been to our studio, you might be picturing the nearly life sized portrait of Andrea and her hubby, Chris, that we have hanging on our wall:

Andrea and Chris were married exactly one year ago and we had the honor to photograph their wedding, too. We just wanted to say a very big happy anniversary to Andrea and Chris and a HUGE thank you to Jen and Sean. You’re both amazing couples and you guys hold a very special place in our hearts….