Erin & Jerry – Stone Mountain Arts Center Wedding – Brownfield, Maine
- At October 01, 2014
- By Heather Littlefield
- In Weddings
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Erin & Jerry were my first referral clients after I rebooted my business this year. Their wedding seemed so far away in January, but August 30th seemed to come and go so fast! I had made a trip up to their venue at the Stone Mountain Arts Center in May since I knew I’d need to see it beforehand. It also made it easier to meet with them and the wedding coordinator to finalize everything. I also got lucky and was able to crash at my uncle’s ski cabin near North Conway for the weekend of the wedding. It made travel a lot easier to go up the night before and not have to drive 3 hours home the night of!
Their wedding day was beautiful. The weather was perfect. Erin & Jerry decided to do a first look so they could get some of their family formals out of the way before the wedding. I love first looks, and my favorite part is the Groom’s reaction to seeing his bride for the first time 🙂 It was one of the most easy and relaxed weddings I’ve ever shot too! We got so much done before, that we were able to just do some bridal photos after the ceremony. Then Erin & Jerry were announced into their cocktail hour to enjoy some food and mingle with their guests before dinner. The food was amazing, a huge buffet, and some of the best wedding food I’ve ever had! I will say one of the perks of the job is getting to eat lots of awesome food and cake!
Stone Mountain Arts Center Site Visit
Busy time is quickly approaching! Starting on May 25th is my first wedding of the summer season, and I have either a wedding or another event every weekend through the end of June. Then a week or two break before starting up again in July, but I’m ready to work! It’s been a quiet couple of months after all of the awesome couples I met in the winter and spring. I still have plenty of dates open for the end of this year and for 2015, so if you’re still looking for a photographer for your wedding, be sure to book your date soon!
This past weekend I took a trip to the Stone Mountain Arts Center in Brownfield, Maine to do a site visit. It is a beautiful venue, definitely a little hidden gem. Thankfully my GPS found it without a problem. It’s a very cute and rustic barn with another room where they hold performances. It’s a great venue for the non-traditional bride and groom and I can’t wait to take some amazing photographs. The couple will be getting married on a really cool stage with lots of twinkling lights. They love music and are incorporating a lot of neat little things into their wedding day, which you’ll just have to wait to see after the wedding!
The wedding isn’t until August, but I decided to go up since the couple was going up that day anyway to finalize some things with the wedding coordinator. It actually worked out great for all of us to sit down and go over the plan for the day. Now we are all on the same page and I have a feeling this wedding day will go very smoothly.
The trip up and back was a beautiful scenic drive through New Hampshire, and I even stopped for a few photos on my way home! I would have stopped for more, but had to get home to my pups since the Husband had his own video shoot all day and they can’t be left home alone too long. Here’s one photo I shot of a pretty little bog/pond with some beautiful mountains in the distance:
I just got my dream wedding lens (the 24-70 2.8 for those who are wondering) so I’m thoroughly enjoying shooting with it and not having to return it to a rental company. My ultimate dream landscape lens is the Zeiss 15mm 2.8, but I need to book a lot more weddings before that happens, or you know, win the lottery 🙂
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