On Friday October 14th 2011 we pulled up to an awesome hidden gem of a bed & breakfast in Saratoga Springs. Katelynn rented out The Springwater Bed & Breakfast for her family and bridesmaids to get ready in. I thought this place was awesome and only hope more of you brides and grooms out there consider beautiful alternative’s like this for your getting ready locations. Yes, it was raining again! Has it stopped raining? No, it has not. Whatever, I aint skurrrrd of no rain and neither was Katelynn or Wallen. In all honesty though, the rain had no factor on our day because our locations were bullet proof or waterproof ;) . Anyway, we then headed to the beautiful Hall of Springs. I always say this is the best venue to be at if its raining. All those outdoor coverings really help! Once our first look went down we banged out all the photos and captured some really beautiful stuff of our bride and groom. Then it was time for a wedding! The room was decorated beautifully by Experience and Creative Design. Seriously those were some tall drapes!! After that the party was in full swing. The Hall of Springs smoked this one. I loved all the creative food stations! Its nice to see something a little different and out of the box. Props to Katelynn and Wallen for going for it! Did I mention DJ Music Man Mike Garrasi had the floor packed all night? Al Woodard was getting some crazy dance footage of this couple!  This was a great wedding to set a three wedding weekend off with! I’ll take a couple like Katelynn and Wallen any day of the week! Seriously guys, we had so much fun with you out there dodging raindrops. Your friends are hilarious and your families are awesome. Thank you so much for kicking it with the Elario boys on 10.14.11! Enjoy wine country (I like reds). Stay happy and keep smiling!

Peace,
JP

Some awesome details.

Oh its like that huh? Hotness.

Tis the season…

Getting all types of pretty..

I like this peeking in shot.

Groovy bouquet, stunning bride.

Going up?

Wowzers!

How about those blue eyes?

Hey ladies!

Fellas..

Mr GQ.. Wallen, looking sharp my dude. I love me a Burberry tie.

First look!

What a reaction!

We laughed a lot during this picture thanks to Donna from the Hall of Springs ;)

Ok, one more.. right after this it started to rain pretty good..

but you wouldn’t know it was raining behind them..

It really was easy photographing these two.

I love this one.

A rainbow tried to sneak out for like 30 seconds..

I do love this one a lot and thats why this was my facebook teaser.

Oh the color..

More color.. why not?

It was raining a little.. very lightly but they were game! I love this image.

Digging the ceremony in the round.. Something different.

Love a candle light ceremony.

Mr & Mrs..

Fun centerpieces.

The linens were cool too!

From the point they entered the room the party never stopped!

So cute.

Get low, get low..

Oh and uplighting… awesome!

Sup Kendal?

“That’s what’s going on around the country, here’s what’s happening in your neck of the woods..” Sorry, couldn’t resist.

Word.

Jump!

Love this one.

You’re all awesome!

Congrats you two!

To say that Saturday October 8th was one of the nicest days of the year would be an understatement!! Tammy and Ryan really had a beautiful day! We arrived up in Saratoga Springs to a home full of bridesmaids in blue dresses and the ladies from Make Me Fabulous. Once our bride Tammy was dressed we headed outdoors for some of that October goodness! Their dresses against the foliage was just perfect. Talk about color! Not to mention the super duper photogenic Tammy! She was killing it out there. After we wrapped up it was off to my all time favorite church in Saratoga Springs. The Bethesda Episcopal Church is one of the coolest churches in Saratoga Springs. I wish we shot their more often! After their ceremony we had some time to kill before cocktail hour at Saratoga National Golf Club began so we headed to Congress Park! Then once the party started, it didn’t stop. You can thank the Audio Stars for that! These people partied all damn night! Tammy and Ryan, thank you so much for choosing us! We had a blast with you, your families and friends! Such a fun day! Now enjoy the blog while you pack for your honeymoon!

Peace,
JP

Something blue?

Susan Truax from Make Me Fabulous finishing Tamny!

Tammy and mom get ready..

Love this one..

Each girl had their own flowers. These were two of my favorite bouquets..

Stop right there! Tammy, you be killin em..

This place is beautiful AND its a couple doors away from Starbucks so thats a bonus right?

A whole lot of Massachusetts accents right here.

Tammy and Dad, on deck..

If Ryan’s face doesn’t say it all, how about his mother? Love this image.

Tying the knot..

Sorry Mr Shea but you’re caught!! ;)

This place is the BOMB!

Mr & Mrs…

The duck totally photo bombed our photo,,

Loving their style.

fall is here!

I do like this one a lot.

A little Elario Configuration..

Another favorite.. thats why is was my facebook teaser

GQ.. nice time piece, a gift from Tammy..

Welcome to Saratoga National.. we love Shannon!

Ryan wanted to recreate the famous lunchtime atop a skyscraper shot in NY from 1932 by Charels Ebbets.

We had to get some standard Saratoga National images!!

The color was off the hook!!!

If you can have your cocktail hour downstairs at SGNC do it.. its awesome! Obviously don’t even ask if its track season!!

First dance..

A nice toast..

I’ll end with this outdoor image of what a beautiful day 10.08.11 was!

OK so last Sunday wrapped up our first double in October! Only six more October weddings to go and I still have a free Saturday this month. You do the math.. Anyway Sunday October 2nd is the day we’re talking about in this blog post. It was Jamie and Josh’s big day. These guys hold the record for most farthest booking to date. Yup. They locked us down for their October 2nd 2011 wedding the first week of August in 2009!! Thats two years and two months!! Photography and art is super important to Jamie who is a graphic designer and designed all her wedding stuff too! So lets just say, she knew what she wanted WAY ahead of time. :)

This past Sunday at the Endres home you would find a super happy and smiling bride fresh out of the Make Me Fabulous chair. You would also find two beautiful English Bulldogs Josie and Zoey. I love bulldogs! While reading this you might be thinking back to a blog I posted in February. It was their engagement session! After Jamie got dressed Josh arrived just in time for the first look. Not only was he part of it but the bulldogs were as well. My favorite moment was when Zoey just sat right on Jamie’s gown. Too funny! Then we headed to Birch Hill for some more photos and a wedding!! The ceremony was set to be outside but will all the rain and a threat of more i was moved indoors. No problem because those girls at Fleurtacious Designs made the space look stunning. Why? Because thats what they do! Once the knot was tied it was party time! The New York Players took the stage and rocked the house as they always do. It was also a pleasure working with our good friend videographer Al Woodard. I think this was the 13th wedding we’ve worked together this season with Alfie! Jamie and Josh, thank you so much for choosing us! I’ve enjoyed getting to know you over the past two years. I love you dogs and so does Lexie. I hope your honeymoon is a blast!! See you in the dog park!

Peace,
JP

One from their winter engagement session.

Some details..

bling bling!!

Designed by the bride:

Zoey! (Jamie and Alayne)

I like the contrast between the pretty bouquet by Fleurtacious Designs and the precious face of Josie! That underbite is priceless. She’s smiling!

Jamie’s sister Jessica helps her with the finishing touches..

Dad helps Jamie down the stairs. (Josie too)

Oh hey there pretty girl.

First look!

Yeah I’m just going to sit right here..

Family photo:

Ladies…

I like this composition..

The firetruck for Josh…

Love it.

The boys..

One more of Jamie..

We’ll get back to these two a little later..  it’s time to get married..

The ceremony space decorated beautiful by Fleurtacious Designs! Love the petals!

I can only caption this one as “ready?”

One of the hardest things is shooting directly into a bank of windows.. However, I like how the guests are silhouetted

Mr & Mrs…

A delishious cupcake tower/cake made by Different Blend Bakery. Jamie’s sister’s bakery! Check them out!

loving the colors..

First dance!

Jamie and Josh brought their A-Game!

My facebook teaser

love this one..

since we’re at “Birch” Hill.. ;)

I’ll end with this.. Congrats you two!

Back in late May of 2010 wedding coordinator Katie O’ brought a newly engaged couple to my office for a meeting. To say we clicked within the first 3 minutes would be an understatement. It was one of those meetings where I don’t even think we chatted all that much about weddings. We really just bs’d for an hour. After that meeting they were officially part of the Elario class of 2011. I’d run into them at Chipotle and other places when they weren’t at cross fit. They’re cross fit nuts! They’re also crazy about each other and the more I saw them and photographed them I realized this.

Ok so what is it about October 1st? Seriously I found myself waking up to the same weather last year! Cold and rainy? Ugh! Whatever. That don’t stop us though. Especially when we get a bride and groom like Jenny and Phil who don’t even mention what its like outside. We had a rain plan though, we always do. On my way up to  Saratoga I was on the phone fine tuning our plan with Katie since the rain shuffled us around a bit. No worries, I just tell Katie O’ what I think will work and she makes it happen. Seriously brides & grooms, invest in a planner. You cannot go wrong!! So now we arrive to the hotel to an enthusiastic scream out the window. I turn to Big Joe and simply say “that’s our groom Phil”. You gotta love Phil and his enthusiasm, the guy has an infectious energy that I feed off of. When I walked into the girls room there was Jenny, sitting in the Flawless by Tina chair getting all beautified. She looked awesome! After she got dressed we headed to the portico’s opposite the Hall of Springs because you can still be outside while being covered, its the best location for working in the rain. Shortly thereafter Phil showed up and I found myself coordinating a first look with the fella’s from Clark+Walker Studio who were filming the wedding. After that we did our thing for a little while, the rain stopped and started but really didn’t cramp our day at all. Then they tied the knot at the National Museum of Dance. After that, the party was then in the hands of Mazzone Catering and DJ Paul Malo! Out of the gate it was a great reception as Jenny and Phil held down the dance floor. They danced a lot and when they weren’t dancing they were bugging with Hayden in the Elario Photo Booth. So many great things about 10.01.11! Jenny and Phil, thanks for choosing us! I’m glad to have become friends with you over the past year and a half and really have enjoyed photographing you! See you somewhere soon I’m sure!

Peace,
JP

Unless you just started coming to this blog I’m sure you remember their engagement session as I just shot/blogged it 16 days ago!

A “Phenny” hanger? I love it!

Oh hey Tina! (& Jenny)

getting ready..

The ladies and pretty flowers from Experience

I LOVE small bridal parties.

Oh come on Jenny!! Perfection.

one more.

Wasssup, wasssup, wasssup!

Looking sharp Phil!

First look!

He loves it!

I’ll say it again. I love a small bridal party!

I also love a crazy one. Per their request:

Classic..

I love this b&w

The rain let up so we went out!

I love this spot on the grounds. It has such great lines.

Typical Jenny & Phil right here. Always laughing.

A forehead kiss… nice rollie Phil ;)

I love this and thats why this was my facebook teaser! Its going to be a wall print.

I love it! Off to get married.

The ceremony space

If you were there you know what Jenny said to make EVERYONE laugh.

I believe this was called the warming of the rings. They passed the rings thru to their parents before placing them on their hands.

Mr & Mrs..

The room looked lovely!

A quick little Elario configuration..

Party time!!

This was a cute little moment where Phil was checking out his ring.

First dance..

thumbs up for the Elario Photo Booth!

Phil, all tall and stuff.

Wassup!

crazy dudes..

crazy chicks

Congrats you two!!!!!!!!