Lauren and Tanner celebrated their wedding yesterday in Pawcatuck and the Seaman’s Inn at Mystic Seaport surrounded by the love and warmth of wonderful family and friends that hid the frigid weather at the coast in CT.
Kelly and I started the day with Lauren and her bridesmaids—8 of them!—and her wonderful parents and future mother in law in Stonington at their beautiful home on the water. These guys were good! All on time, and having fun getting ready and having some last minutes practicing and sharing memories. Lauren was stunning and was a good sport letting me jump on chairs to show off her bird cage veil.
Her Mom and Dad were so relaxed and were cracking jokes the whole time,We braced ourselves for a few — quick— bridals outside–it was COLD! and I think the girls didn’t need encouragement to cheer that they were going back inside after this one!
After a full mass at St Michael’s in Pawcatuck we went to the Seamen’s Inne in Mystic where we immediately went outside-after borrowing coats and mittens and braved the cold for some great fun with the bridal party;
Lauren and Tanner were great sports and wanted to walk to the lighthouse-and we were rewarded with great late afternoon light
The service at the Seamen’s was excellent as always with a big shout out to Kimberly and Janet who organzied and made sure Lauren and Tanner had everything they needed before they knew it. And a personal thank you to Janet who seemed to be there whenever Kelly or I needed anything, too! Ryan at Ripp Entertainment has a real knack for keeping the dance floor packed–and there was barely room to move.
These photos really touched me–we re-created the old photograph on the cookie table in front of Lauren and Tanner and their parents which was a photograph of Lauren’s grandparents about 50 years ago. I hope that their grandchildren will recreate it 50 years from now.
Thank you all for your kindness, your bravery, and for making us feel so welcome.
by Karen Leaf
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