Jennifer & Kyle – Groveland Fairways Wedding | Groveland, Massachusetts

Early October weather in New England can be very finicky. This wedding season was no exception, and started off with many rainy wedding days. As always, we didn’t let that stop us and made the best of it! On the upside, cloudy days make the perfect light for portraits. Groveland Fairways has great photo spots inside and out, so we had no problem creating beautiful photos!

Jennifer & Kyle live in Las Vegas, but decided to have their wedding back in their home area with family and friends. Everyone had such a wonderful time celebrating together!

Melissa & Josh – Groveland Fairways Wedding – August 2015

Groveland Fairways is quickly becoming another one of my favorite venues! Not only is it a close location for me, it’s absolutely beautiful, with lots of options for photo spots, indoor and out. This also means ceremony spaces indoor and out, so if its winter, or you have bad weather and need to move inside, you’re all set! Luckily the weddings I had there this summer were both outside in their gorgeous ceremony space. It’s a bit off-set to the back of the property, so it’s nice and private for the ceremony while preparations are made for the reception inside, even if you can hear the baby goats next door 🙂 Cocktail hour can be held out back on the patio as well in nicer weather.

Now about the couple, the main part of the day! Melissa & Josh were awesome throughout the entire process of planning through day of. They are both so laid back and they had a super fun wedding! They are also very sentimental and had a lot of heirlooms included in their big day, the most special one being the diamond in Melissa’s engagement ring. One of my favorite parts was the Horah Dance at the reception. I’d never shot one, and was excited when we got some great shots of it, even if Melissa preferred to stay closer to the ground 🙂 It was another wedding where I felt like part of the family. And now I’ve heard they are expecting their first little one soon! Congratulations!

Groveland Fairways Wedding – Groveland, MA – Katelyn & Jeff

Katelyn and Jeff were one of my first few new clients when I joined 617 Weddings. We had our initial consult over the phone when they booked, but they also requested an engagement session, which we had at the beautiful beach on Plum Island. It was my first time there! One great perk about this job is the travel and seeing lots of new places! I do enjoy engagement sessions since the couple and I get to know each other a bit, and they can get used to being in front of the camera prior to the big day. Aside from having great photos to use for all of your wedding things, that’s definitely the biggest upside to having one. It’s great to chat with a couple and get to know their story a bit. Katelyn & Jeff were high school sweethearts who waited until after college and getting their Masters Degrees to tie the knot. Needless to say, both families were very excited for the big day to finally arrive!

Anyway! Last September became this June very quickly and I was excited to have my first wedding at one of our preferred venues, Groveland Fairways in Groveland, MA. I’d heard a lot of great things about the venue, and Liz, the coordinator. It’s a quaint little venue with a function/dinner area, patio, indoor and outdoor ceremony space, and its beautifully landscaped outside with lots of little spots for great photos. What more can you ask for? Oh, and you cant forget the baby goat you can hear bleating from behind the outdoor ceremony area 🙂 We had an awesome day that couldn’t have gone more smoothly. It was slightly overcast all day, which is a photographers dream for lighting. They did a first look, and we were actually able to do all of their bridal party and most of the family pictures prior to the ceremony, which is a huge time saver, especially if you want to join your cocktail hour for a little while. We did a few more family and wedding party pictures after, then did their bridal pictures, and they were able to join the last half of cocktail hour. After that, the party started and they danced the night away!