I met Anna when she contacted me to photograph her wedding last fall. I had made it a rule when I first began weddings to never photograph a wedding without personally meeting someone face to face. However, with her and her future husband Matt living all the way in Colorado, that proved to be a bit difficult. Anna’s emails were so warm {and e-mails almost never are}…there was something genuine about her from the start, so I broke my rule. I have to admit, I was more than a bit nervous to go to this very first wedding of the season in York Beach, Maine this weekend. Not only because it was the first this year, but also because Anna is a photographer herself…talk about pressure to get it right! But as soon as I saw her, and her amazingly funny and welcoming family on Sunday morning, my nerves melted away with the rain.
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Anna wore her mothers wedding dress…just timeless….
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with a bit of her own flair…
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my favorite moment in any wedding is the one where the groom first sees his beautiful bride…
Anna’s amazing family and friends traveled from Indiana, Colorado, and Florida just to see her and Matt get married. I think it speaks volumes to what an amazing couple they truly are.
{below} Grandpa and Mom….
a pretty unconventionally brilliant group…
dear Anna and Matt {and family}
thank you for sharing your laughter, your tears, your exhaustion, your excitement, your humor, and most importantly your moments, with me. and Anna…i can’t thank you enough for your amazing support, encouragement, and friendship over the past months. you guys are infinitely blessed with amazing family and friends, and of course, the love you genuinely have for one another. {xoxo….amanda}
{i.love.my.job}
daily mantra: “love is like a Rubix Cube,
there are countless numbers of wrong twists and turns,
but when you get it right, it looks perfect no matter what way you look at it”…{brian.cramer}
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WOW! Superb images…. just lovely, every little detail!
STUNNING images, wedding, and couple! The shot of the couple on the shore should be on a canvas – it’s amazing!
Wow…truly beautiful…stunning work!
Just beautiful! You did a great job capturing all the emotion!!
Each and every one of these is simply STUNNING!!!!! I have to give big props to this gorgeous bride too as her bouquet is the EXACT bouquet that I wanted for my wedding!!!!!! Those orchids are the most beautiful I’ve ever seen!!! So so so beautiful – I love the one of them looking at the ocean and of her with the red umbrella!! What a gorgeous wedding!
Stunning photos! Gorgeous bride and groom also. I love all the emotion you captured in these!
Absolutely breath-taking! I love the one of them standing on the beach kissing.
Love these! What a beautiful couple. I kept thinking “that’s my favorite” then I’d scroll down and see another. They are all great!
What a beautiful wedding! I love your detail shots! They will love these!
Amanda! My word, these are gorgeous. I wish I could get married again just so I could get portraits like these!
Finally! A wedding I can appreciate… FLIP FLOPS!
Beautiful captures!
Adore-every-image!! You have an amazing ability to capture all those little moments in between the big ones…and your eye for detail is just superb!!
What a fantastic wedding, and the rain wasn’t even worth a mention…wow, you can handle it all. Gorgeous images to treasure forever.
beautiful, peaceful, soft, clean and fresh–just lovely!
Simply stunning! What a joyous day. You did a great job capturing their love.
FANTASTIC JOB! Wow…these are awesome Mandy:) I love every single one of them!
Amanda, I love your style! Love your post processing! You do such a nice job!
SO AWESOME! I never knew you did weddings but you should do a gajillion more so I can see the pics!
These are seriously soooo beautiful!!! I know she will be soooo excited!!!
OH my goodness—these are soooo cool! Love the rings in the shell, the wedding sandals in the beach roses, the detail shots… Your people shots, as usual, are stunning. Hats off, Mandy.
Beautiful Mandy!! Fantastic job!
Amanda, I can’t begin to tell you how grateful we are to have had you as our photographer. These pictures surpassed my wildest expectations. You are amazing! I am so happy and so excited to see more. Thank you so much!!
These really are beautiful. What gorgeous photographs. It looks like such a beautiful wedding and you did a wonderful job capturing that.
These have such a soft and gentle feel. Lovely lovely photographs. I think the ring photograph with the shells is my favorite wedding ring shot ever
Beautiful! What a wonderful job you did capturing the special day for them!
WOW you blow me away!!! Just gorgeous I tell ya!
I wish you had come to Colorado to do the wedding here, then we could have met. Love the foot shot.
Amazing… as always!!! I love your composition on the one of the shoes!! These are all fantastic!
I was so excited to see a wedding on your blog when I opened the page! You did an amazing job, and WOW in the rain?! Just love how you get to know your clients, too. Bravo!
oh wow these are absolutely amazing. just gorgeous, love the details!
Wow! A wedding! You did a great job! Gorgeous ring shots.
Wow!!! Mandy – you ROCK – these are so BEAUTIFUL!!! The ring shots – wow! – the wedding in itself – wow – the details – wow!!
Oh, Mandy, I hope we see lots more weddings done by you! These photos make me want to get married and have you photograph it. (But wait! I guess I AM married!) A ha! But I have a daughter! Thank I’ll go match her up with someone right now to get you to be her photographer!
OH MANDY!!!! Love love love love love love love love love. You are amazing. xoxo
You never cease to amaze and inspire me, Mandy. Wow. Wow. Wow. Such amazingly beautiful shots!!!
Amazing. Really. :0
We are still on vacation but we only got a glimpse of these photos and started to cry. They are simply beautiful and we can’t wait to get home and look at the rest!!
beautiful!! Love the tones!! You ROCKED it!
Mandy, You love your job and it SHOWS! You’re amazing, these are gorgeous!
Absolutely gorgeous, sweet, and fun photos Mandy!!
Wow Mandy, these are stunning. I adore your processing and style!
WOW…completely amazing.
these are amazing!
seriously, I really really wish
I could have you do my family photos and document
a whole day in our lives! LOVE THESE!
tara
i can’t believe i haven’t commented on this post until now—- even though these images have shaking around my head. perfectly executed—the right blend of beauty, love, and creativity. you are soooo going places and its soooooo fun watching you get there.
Amanda, Your work at the wedding was picture perfect. You embraced those meticulous details of the day with a little extra love. You show a special perspective and shooting style. Anna you are casual and elegant…beautiful and fabulous! All my love.