Please, please don’t tell me summer is ending. I can’t take it! I am loving the sunshine and heat, and I’m just not ready for fall. But don’t worry…..it’s a virtual endless summer on my blog. Here is one from the end of July….and I will have five more from July and August on deck!!

Sarah and Tim had a beautiful day on Cape Cod….the beach-y wedding they had dreamed of!

Can you say adorable flower girl? She made it a little hard to edit!

Tim sent along a card and gift for Sarah...

Tim literally looked like he had just won the lottery, it was the sweetest thing.

After we dropped off the bridal party back at Wychmere, they had a private sailboat ride, and got announced to their guests as they sailed in. It was such a gorgeous night!!

They even did their first dance out on the dock to stay outside by the sea as long as possible!

SMILE!!!!!!!

The room looked amazing. They had Cape Cod beach names instead of table numbers. I thought about doing that for my wedding, but then got too overwhelmed at the end and skipped it. Their table cards are much prettier than my big number signs were!

OK, so in case the gorgeous cake wasn't enough for you, can you say dessert bar??? Look at all the treats and chocolate mousse. And bananas foster station???? And a candy bar??!!! I am only human, so indulged in a few swedish fish, my fave.

Tell Sarah and Tim congrats in the comments!!

details, details, details....
hair & make-up - Lisa George
dress – Kleinfeld’s
band- Flipside
florist – Wild Bunch Studios
transportation – Cape Destinations
cake – Montilio’s
reception – Wychmere Harbor

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Next entry is from Erica, who just couldn’t think of anything that wasn’t fabulous! Fantastic!

“1)Sweetheart Table and Extended Cocktail Hour
James and I had been told by so many people that we wouldn’t really get to enjoy our wedding let alone eat anything at the event. You will be too busy we were told, have to talk to too many people. Well, James and I not only ate a full meal (why not? After all that planning and tasting, etc!) we got to sit back and relax during dinner and take it all in, the whole day, just the two of us, as we opted for a sweetheart table. No one bothered us while we ate (thanks to the 2 staff members who guarded our table!) and we got to eat a full meal, and notice how much fun all of our family and friends were having. I think it was really important that we got that 15 minutes to ourselves. It is such a busy day, but it’s a day for the two of you, and you should get to enjoy it too. Also, having an extended cocktail hour meant we could also mingle with family and friends for a bit. We finished up our group and portrait photo’s and still got to grab a glass of wine and some appetizers! You shouldn’t miss your whole wedding!

2) Take dance lessons before
We received a lot of compliments on our dance. It was nothing special, but it was obvious we had practiced. It is an important moment in your life, and you should make the most of it! I notice at weddings now if the bride and groom have a practiced dance, and you definitely notice when they are doing the high school slow dance sway, and I think it takes away from the moment (and the photo op!). James and I had so much fun during our 2 dance lessons and it takes the stress out of the whole planning process, even if it is only for that 2-3 hours. We grabbed a nice dinner in Boston after, and looked forward to showing off our moves come the big day! ”

"3) Have your cake, and eat it too!
We loved, loved, our wedding cake from Montillio’s and didn’t want to wait a full year to eat the top which we saved and froze. So, my parents kept it at their beach house for a few weeks, and we ended up sharing it with my mom, dad, sister and close friends over Labor Day weekend with a nice bottle of wine on the back porch! It was fun to reminisce about the day and eat the cake before it was covered in a nice layer of freezer burn!"

"4) Take a day
Don’t leave for your honeymoon the following morning/day! We had a brunch the next afternoon, had to head back to Boston in Cape traffic, unpack our wedding stuff and make sure we were all packed for our trip to Puerto Rico. We never would have been able to do all that just one day after the wedding, so take at least one day to decompress and unpack all those details first. You will still have a fabulous trip and won’t be so frazzled! "

Thanks Erica!!!

I was so thrilled to be selected for a feature article in Southern New England Weddings – it is such a lovely magazine, and the spread looks fantastic! Thanks so much to Meredith Fancy for submitting it!

Hello July!!! I’m sure everyone is BEYOND thrilled to see the sun! (OK, I saw it yesterday, I think.) I shot Erica and James’ wedding a couple weeks ago when we were in the throes of the rainy day after rainy day after rainy day. The forecast for the day was, you guessed it, rain! Well, good fortune smiled upon them, and there was not a drop all day! Erica was the maid of honor at Catherine and Kevin‘s wedding last July on the Cape, and as soon as she got engaged she sent me an email – love that!!! Kelly & I started at her family’s house for some yummy detail shots…

champagne, anyone? yes, please!

Caught up with the groom at the church….this guy does not stop smiling. ever. It was fantastic.

These two flower girls were adorable – fully on-board with any and all flower girl duties. I also loved the dresses…not that I’m partial to green or anything.

So, remember what I said about smiling?

Meredith Fancy did the flowers – she did my flowers, too! Here’s a shot of the topiaries outside the church.

Erica and her dad used to go to the Chatham Fish pier everyday when they were there for the summer, so we swung by for a few pics. Sadly, nobody was bringing in a catch at the time.

We did however, talk a couple of fishermen into a photo op.

I almost forgot! I got this email from one of the groom’s sisters….(here she is next to the bride)
“I just wanted to thank you for being the best photographer I have been tortured by. I have been in 10 weddings and at many, many more (big families do that to a girl). I am not a huge fan of having my picture taken especially with groups of people all in the same outfit….nor of the massive line up shot, but you made it very pleasant… I am glad the weather held up for us, can’t wait to see the pictures!”
I love to hear stuff like this – when even people that don’t like having their picture taken have fun when I take their picture, I know I’m doing something right!

The cake topper – LOVED it!!!

I don’t know which I like better – the kid in mid-air in the middle, or the face on the boy on the right!

Congratulations you two! It was a fantastic day, thanks for letting me be a part of it.

details, details, details….

hair & make-up – Oasis Salon and Spa
flowers – Fancy Flowers by Meredith
favors – Chatham Jam and Jelly Shop
menus/favor tags – Julie Q with Dolce Nota – paper treats
cake – Montilio’s
dress – Meredith’s Bridal Boutique
reception – Wychmere Harbor
music -GQ and the Lady
transportation – Glasstown Trolley

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