Melissa and Ethan at the Atlantic Beach Club 7.5.08 Photos by Melissa and Ara

I don't know who is in love more... Melissa with Ethan, Ethan with Melissa or me with the both of them! Ara and I had such a great day with the happy couple, their family and friends. Everyone was so nice and treated us as though we were part of the gang. Rain was in the forecast. I came prepared with umbrellas, but thankfully they were never opened! We had SO much time to take photos! It was a photographer's dream! I took so many that I had a really hard time picking which ones to put on the blog. This is what I ended up going with in the end...

Melissa got ready at her parent's house. Their little girl is all grown up!

Getting ready

The Beautiful Bride
Melissa and Ethan got this cool car to drive them around on the big day! I loved it!

Melissa loves to show off her ring! Here she is showing it off immediately after she got it!
These guys were such a fun bunch!
Holding up traffic!! Oops!

Melissa knew from the engagement shoot that I would be asking them to do lots of smooching! Here are some of my favorite smoochy photos!

The lovely couple
When I blogged Ethan and Melissa's engagement photos I promised we'd do this shot on the wedding day. I didn't want to go back on my word!

Showing off those rings again!

Having a blast while Ara and I are hard at work (Photo by Ara)

We were all about the rings! (Idea by Ara & Photo by Melissa)

When we got to the ABC we took the bridal party out on the beach for some fun shots! Can't get more fun than jumping...

And running...

Finally done with photos! There was still time before the cocktail hour. I was taking photos of the room when I spotted the whole bridal party outside hanging at the bar!!! Pretty funny!

Melissa loves Star Fish!

As a matter of fact she said she was going steal these two that were placed in front of the cake! I don't think the bride has to resort of stealing anything! Everybody should give her what she wants! Right, Melissa?!
Here's Erin from Custom Wedding Films doing her job! She was a pleasure to work with!

Here's Job from Rhythm Productions. He was very excited to hear he'd be on the blog again! We love working with Job!

Ethan using some Matrix like moves to avoid Melissa's hand full of cake! (photo by Ara)

Time to dance!!!

Here are Melissa's Dad and Ethan's Dad dancing up a storm together!

The end of the night!

It was a pleasure to hang out with you guys on your big day! Thanks for letting me be a part of it! Congratulations! - Melissa

The 411 on the Details...

Reception - Atlantic Beach Club

Flowers - Wild Flower Florist

Video - Custom Wedding Films

DJ - Rhythm Productions

Transportation - Ideal Limousine

Dana and Jared at the Atlantic Beach Club 6.28.08 Photos by Melissa and Sarah

Dana and Jared had a beautiful wedding day! While Trish was in Watch Hill worrying about rain I was doing the same thing in Newport! So was Dana! Luckily for everyone it never happened! It was a bit humid, but that's why they invented AC! We did photos before the ceremony so Dana and Jared could enjoy the amazing wedding that they planned.

Some of the detail on Dana's dress. It really was stunning

We did their first meeting on the 40 steps in Newport. Pretty dramatic spot! How can you go wrong with a staircase that leads to a balcony overlooking the Atlantic Ocean? Jared was in awe of his beautiful bride! (photo by Sarah)

Dana's beautiful bouquet by Golden Gate Studios in Cranston

WOW!

Here we are at the famous Wall in Narragansett.

Here we are at a less famous wall in Narragansett! I love the texture!

Here's Dana waiting for the ceremony to start in the air conditioned limo. The ceremony was at St. Peter's By the Sea. The people there were so nice and the church was beautiful!! (photo by Sarah)

Jared got a little choked up when they were exchanging vows. He was also nervous that he would grab the wrong ring to put on Dana's finger.

I was being a little fancy with this one.

I love the sand ceremony! I think it's a nice way to represent two people coming together as one.

Are you serious!? The wind blowing the veil... the beautiful church... the kiss! It all came together on this one! Definitely one of my favorites of the day!

Here's Sarah doing some sneaky snapping through a window with her fisheye lens! Love it!

The reception was at Atlantic Beach Club in Newport! Dana LOVED the finished look of the room there! They do a great job! Here's one of the many details...

We got this romantic shot outside on the beach!

The first dance...

Ummm, Sarah... I thought I told you to bring the big camera...

Sue from Moondance always plays great music and keeps the party going!

Doesn't Jared have a mischievous little smile in this one? That's because instead of giving Dana one bite of cake he fed her about seven! He wouldn't stop! It was pretty funny!

One of the themes of the day was a poem called "A Dance in the Moonlight". Here's Dana and Jared doing just that!

Ah! The Candy Bar! I love these! So many bright colors and fun things to photograph!

I wasn't the only one loving the candy bar!! The guests were crazy for it! It was a huge hit!!

It was an awesome day and we got so many great shots! Congrats on your marriage and best wishes for the years to come!! - Melissa