Liz and Mike were married Friday with a wonderful winter wedding at the Publick House in Sturbridge MA–light snow, relatively warm temps, clear roads, and fun that wouldn’t quit.
LOTS of photos!
Are those working buttons ?!!?!?!?!?
Doesn’t Liz make the most beautiful bride?
Liz and Mike decided to do a first view before the ceremony
And all the formals! A real time saver, and everyone could get right into the cocktail hour!
I love sequential shots that tell the story a few moments–these were from the few quiet moments the bridal party had before the ceremony started.
I don’t wanna wear shoes! Mia, I’m with you on that!
A fabulous ceremony table! Friends and family, past and present to help and suppost Liz and Mike on their journey. VERY touching!
That’s enough–I am SO done with this!
I told you guys that nothing would escape our lenses!!
Holy smokes. I wouldn’t want this job–even with 2 hands!!!!!!
One of my favorites of the day–Johnny stole Liz for a few alone minutes.
The softball crews
Thank you all for your hospitality, your warmth and laughter.
A few special thanks since this was a bit unusual for me.
9 days before the wedding I broke my wrist in 4 places, when the dog walked me over black ice and I went flying.
Literally, before I got into the house, my first thought was ‘oh rats’ (insert your favorite expletive here and rats is not my favorite)’what am I gonna do on the 26th. Immediately after I got x-rayed the next day, my mind was at ease when Johnny agreed to come and help out. I didn’t think I would last through 3-4 hours and I couldn’t risk a collapse over the dinner plate
I know Pete, who is my current second shooter, is a fabulous sniper with the long lens, and I figured I could work at least part of the day, but really needed to make sure Liz and Mike had what they were contracted for. Thank you Liz, for not missing a beat when I had to make the awful phone call telling you about my situation–for trusting that the day would go as planned. You’ll never know how much that conversation contributed to recovery.
As it was I think we got some of my all time favorite images — I had to work with a lighter lens than what I normally use-but it afforded some real creativity with the shallow focusing, Pete used other than his normal lenses, also with shallow focusing and Johnny made use of off camera lighting for the formals and reception that I would never have been able to do, one handed. Thank you all. We made a great team
I hate having my picture taken but this one during the formals light setups made me laugh. Man, I gotta get the sling right!
Date: February 26
Ceremony and Reception Location: Publick House, Sturbridge MA
by Karen Leaf
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