A fun, casual rehearsal dinner was followed by a beautiful and elegant wedding day. The ceremony was on Tybee Island at Katie’s local church where I found out that the priest is originally from Baltimore! Then we traveled back into historic Savannah for their reception at the beautiful Mansion at Forsyth Park. I will let the images tell the rest of the story

Coordinator: Wedding Savvy
Hair and Makeup: Amie Decker and the glam squad
Video: Blue Sky Films
Catering: Ken’s Creative Kitchen

We were excited when we heard that Tovah and Eric were going to have their wedding at the Hippodrome in Baltimore. Like a true leading lady, Tovah prepared for the big night backstage in a dressing room, surrounded by friends and family. The couple had their first look photos taken on the mezzanine. Tovah and Eric were wed on the stage, and we loved how the rabbi couldn’t resist working in a few bars from some of his favorite musicals. Afterwards, guests enjoyed the cocktail hour in the front of house while the entire stage became the setting for a show-stopping reception. We wish Tovah and Eric all the best as they laugh, sing and dance their way from their memorable opening act of a wedding into a lifetime of duets together.

Alyson and Matt were married on Memorial Day weekend at the United States Naval Academy Chapel. Alyson’s uncle escorted her down the aisle and after saying their vows, the newlyweds had a memorable sword exit! After family portraits and some time for images of Alyson and Matt alone, we headed off via trolley to the reception at the N* Room at the Navy Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. We had a fabulous time with the beautiful weather, intimate reception, and enthusiastic sparkler send-off!

Some couples are life-long dancers, or have invested enough time dancing together for such a long time that they can waltz, swing or rhumba with ease.  The rest of us can feel pressure to entertain our guests and squeeze in a dance lesson or two just before the wedding.  We find that folks in the latter category don’t feel comfortable on the dance floor, and therefore don’t look comfortable during their first dance.  Last minute dance instruction can actually cause more anxiety during the first dance, as couples may find themselves counting in their heads, stepping on each other’s feet, or bumping into tables and chairs.  So keep it natural.  The best first dance images can come from those moments when you hold each other naturally, gaze at each other and just enjoy those first moments as a married couple.

Recently we were interviewed for the new and fabulous Maryland Shore Weddings website! You can read the questions and answers here:

INTERVIEW

Check out the Chesapeake Bay Beach Club and the Tidewater Inn if you’re interested in planning your wedding on the Eastern shore!

Bridal boutiques are well practiced at altering and pressing your gown to a level of perfection that mere humans like you and I could never attain, even with hours of ironing and steaming. As part of preparing your dress and ensuring that it remains in peak condition for the wedding day, often they stuff your dress with tissue paper and cardboard. The dress is often hung on a wire or plastic hanger and pretty much pinned into a position that is meant to keep it from being wrinkled or creased in any way. And this is a good thing.

However, when it comes time to photograph the dress, plastic hangers and cardboard stuffing are not what you want to see. Now in my opinion the best possible way to show off your dress before you put it on is on a mannequin or dress form. But that’s not very realistic – hotel staff tend to give you strange looks when you walk through the halls carrying a creepy white mannequin (trust me, I know). Slightly easier and also a huge step up from cardboard is the use of a pretty fabric hanger. Often labeled as lingerie hangers, they are sold at places like Target and Bed Bath and Beyond. Yes, there is such thing as an elegant hanger. Before your photographer arrives, or soon after depending on your schedule, ask your mom or bridesmaids to transfer your dress to the fabric hanger and remove the stuffing so that you show the gown in its best light for photography, free of wire or pins.

I can’t resist – I have to close this tip with that famous quote from the movie Mommie Dearest:

“No wire hangers, ever!”

Well, at least not on your wedding day!