Happy New Year everyone! 2010 went out with a bang at the Hall of Springs on New Years Eve. C+W loves New Years Eve’s wedding because everyone is in such a spirit to have a great time! Plus we have all the ingredients for one of our weddings – a beautiful bride, a hot dress, beautiful decor, and one of our favorite traditions a NYE wedding.

We’re excited and proud to add Erin + Rick’s images to our tradition:

Erin had a hot dress, and knew how to work the camera!

The Hall of Springs was looking amazing, as usual. All the candles during the ceremony gave it a beautiful ambiance and glow, definitely in the winter wedding spirit.

Beautiful ceremony set up right?!

We don’t need perfect summer sunsets to get the money light!

New Years Eve weddings are so different because the anticipation actually grows as the night goes on… it’s a very different feel. There’s this sort of buzz and excitement all night, we personally love NYE weddings!

Oh no she didnt, the Kayne’s!?

I have to give a big shout out the Hall of Springs who nailed it once again. C+W did more weddings at Hall of Springs than any other venue in 2010, and it was the perfect setting to send off the year.

Thanks for a great time Erin + Rick……

We look forward to 2011 and all the wonderful weddings it will bring!

~Alisha

Bringing in the new year with another beautiful Hall of Springs wedding! We were fortunate enough to capture yet another beautiful December holiday wedding recently and we’re really excited to share it. Brianna does a better job than I possibly could introducing the wedding :
“I am in love with the Christmas season and knew pretty easily that I had to have a Christmas wedding. Every year my parents throw a big Christmas party that all of our friends and family look forward to every year, so I knew this would be a perfect fit for us. I wanted our wedding to have the warm, holiday, Christmas feel. I also wanted to share our many years that we’ve been together thus far with everyone. We have shared many exciting events, travels, and life experiences through our 8 years together and wanted to remember and celebrate with all of our friends and family.”
Those of you who follow the blog know how much we love the Hall of Springs and when you combine that with snowy Saratoga Springs, a Lazaro dress from Kleinfeld, Mansion Catering, Make Me Fabulous, the NY Players, and Anthology Design Studio you get a big fat blog entry to start your week back to work :)

We’ll start with our teaser on Facebook (you should join)

Photographing the bride and groom seeing each other for the first time is always one of my favorites

Then it’s off for my favorite time of the day

Both of these two were really great in front of the camera

When you have a winter wedding you rock Uggs, not heels

Love me some winter portraits, Brianna is freezing in these shots I’m sure but she was awesome about it :)

This little girl could have stole the show!

This series is one of my favs, I love the shot from the back as Brianna enters the church and Mike’s reaction is perfect.

Having Holy Night sung in the church during the ceremony was a nice touch

The Hall of Springs looked fantastic, as usual

The dessert bar was a huge hit (ummmm I mean that’s what I heard)

The Christmas ornament table card holders were a fantastic idea

I bet you’d never guess Brianna is a dance instructor :)

Thanks so much for having me at your Hall of Springs wedding, and allowing us to capture everything! Happy Holidays!

Dress: Lazaro from Kleinfeld’s Bridal
Hair/makeup: Hair: Looks by Lacey Make-up: Make Me Fabulous
Bridesmaid dresses: Impressions from Jacqueline’s Bridal in Glens Falls
Flowers: Anthology Design Studios http://www.anthologydesignstudio.com/
Cake: Mansion Catering
Catering: Mansion Catering http://www.mansioncatering.com/
Entertainment: New York Players http://www.newyorkplayers.com/
Coordinator/Planner/Designer: none (me :))
Shoes: Nine West & Ugg Sparkle Boots & GoGo Dance

I’m really excited to share this beautiful winter wedding at The State Room in Albany, NY. The recipe for this holiday favorite was another beautiful C+W bride, a photogenic group, beautiful light, props rented from an antiques dealer, and a little cooperation from Mother Nature. Winter weddings aren’t nearly as popular in Upstate NY as you might think, but weddings like this show us how awesome they can be.

Another amazing job with the bouquet by Ambiance Florals.

Our brides make us look good!

One of my favorites on the left, the car fit the theme and feeling of the wedding perfectly.

How cute were these shoes that matched the bow ties and cumber buns

You can see Dave get emotional as he greets his new wife for the first time

Johanna also had a really great idea for portraits. We headed over to Silver Fox Antiques and borrowed some of their amazing antiques. We borrowed a row of stadium seating, as well as these very ornate silve chairs, that had ram heads decorating them. How cool is that?!

There is a lot of character in these buildings in the warehouse district in downtown Albany. It makes for some awesome photos for sure!

Johanna had this set up done at the antique shop for us to use… our brides are the best

This was my first time at The State Room on State Street in Albany. Johanna really did a neat job picking out unique seating arrangement cards, and the little thank you gift boxes were also very refreshing.

Throughout the course of the day you were really able to feel the immense love and excitement Johanna’s family was all sharing. Her father and sister were glowing all day!

It’s not a party until you get head stands on the dancefloor

Here were the ingredients for this holiday dish:

Dress: Alvina Valenta
Hair/makeup: Rita Di Mura, Metamorphose Salon
Bridesmaid dresses: Lord & Taylor
Flowers: Ambiance
Entertainment: City Rhythm (New York Players)

How did you meet? Do you have a special proposal story? -
We met in midtown in NYC- we lived in adjacent buildings and our interior windows faced each other through the airshaft! Dave stuck a note on my window one day and as they say, the rest is history…

What is your inspiration when planning your wedding?
Focus more on style and home decor than typical “wedding” things

Is there anything else you’d like to share?
We had a great time and everything went perfectly!!!

We had a killer time filming Cara and Terrence’s wedding on New Years Eve in Newport, Rhode Island! The venue Ocean Cliff , totally rocked and working along side their photographer, Kristen Spencer , is always a pleasure. Take a look at the sweet sunset images we captured on the coast!

Well, there is nothing like a Florida wedding in January to star the year off right! We have been looking forward to Tia+Bernardo’s Winter Park wedding for quite some time, they are good friends of ours and we’ve known Tia for a while. She became a friend of both of us when we pounded the pavement during bridal fashion week at theknot.com. Bridal Fashion week sounds all glamorous, and it certainly can be, but it’s also a frustrating long and at times stressful day. Tia was often times one of the editors who we’d go to shows with and we bonded right away – she’s such a sweetheart and good person. If you can make days like those fun, then you know you’ve got a good friend!

You may also remember their awesome Boston engagement shoot from the blog. They are also featured in the Engagement section of the regular website (yes they are like C+W celebs).

We just LOVED Tia’s Reem Acra from Kleinfeld Bridal. Can you see the subtle hint of pink? Our mutual friend, Heather (her wedding, here!), fashion editor at the knot, helped styled Tia!

I just love these little hangers. They make all the difference.

Something borrowed!

 

 

 

 

Love that Florida Sunshine!

Tia+Bernardo got married in the same church that Tia’s parents got married in 30+ years ago. Tia walked down the aisle to Ave Maria (the same song Tia’s mom walked down the aisle to).

 

 

 

Butta light time… it sure is nice shooting in Florida during the winter months

 

This was my favorite series of the portraits, just absolutely in love with these images (Luke)

 

The candy/cookie bar was Tia’s mom’s idea. She always keeps a lot of candy in her house (everyone loves coming over!). The Italian cookies were because Tia’s mom is full-blood Italian and Bernardo’s family also has Italian blood. They always get Italian cookies for special occasions. The candy/dessert bar was put together by one of Tia’s mom’s close friends with Fabergé bowls!

 

Isn’t this the coolest guest book ever??? Everyone signed their  names next to their thumb print.

 

Tia+Bernard met at a University of Florida Gator Club event at McFadden’s in Boston, MA. Of course they had to play the Gator Song!

I love this last shot with their names gobo’ed behind them dancing

It was certainly our please shooting Tia+Bernardo’s wedding in Florida. Their families were amazing hosts!

Wedding & Reception Venue(s):
St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church and Holy Trinity Reception & Conference Center
Dress: Reem Acra from Kleinfeld Bridal
Hair/makeup: LeJeune Hair & Makeup Artistry
Bridesmaid dresses: Priscilla of Boston
Flowers: Peddles
Cake: Cut the Cake
Catering: Arthur’s Catering
Entertainment: Tagas Event & Production Services
Guestbook: blue de toi on etsy
Chairs: Chair Affair Rentals