Colby + Hannah | Ellsworth, Maine Wedding Photographer

During a season of unusual Maine weather, Colby and Hannah couldn't have had a more perfect day! The weeks leading up to their wedding were full of brutal heat, humidity, and constant rain.  Thankfully, that was not the case here! I started my day by joining them at this beautiful lakeside property where everyone was getting ready. What a perfect backdrop it made for the first look and a few portraits. This was such a fun loving group to photograph for the day, with plenty of laughter and goofing around! Besides the portraits at the end of the day, one of my favorite moments was the video that played during the reception, and the reactions that went with it. You can see that below! I hope you enjoy reliving the day through the photos and stories below, and thanks for coming! 

-At the end of this blog post is a link to the full album and ordering gallery-

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The boys certainly were having some good times with their photos, ranging from romantic titanic themes to counter-terrorism, haha!

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Hannah was cool and collected, excited for the day to begin...after a snack!

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Love this moment of the bridesmaids waiting to come up the stairs and see Hannah in her dress for the first time.

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It was time for the first look! If you can't tell, there was some excitement surrounding it!

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After we finished at the lake, we headed down to the church in Ellsworth for the ceremony, where the love and laughter continued through the vows.

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During the reception, a video was shared detailing the story of their first kiss. It was so great and impossible to only convey through the photos, so I'm glad to share this video by Jo Lord. Still awesome the second time around!

Video Courtesy of Jo Lord

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After the first dances and some games, it was time to open the dance floor!

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While not as commonly done,  Colby and Hannah wanted some post-reception photos so I joined them after they left the reception. We spent an hour nearby and captured so many beautiful photos, which I'm so glad we did! I can't imagine not having these images to close out the day! :D  

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Thank you Colby and Hannah!

- Vendors - 

Photographer: James Flachsbart
Videographer: Jo Lord
Catering: Eric Hildreth
Cake: 
Closson Cakes
Hair & Makeup: Alberta's Hair Designs
Dress: David's Bridal
Suit: Macy's
Planner: Savannah Lord
Venue: United Baptist Church and Ellsworth Assembly of God

Want see the rest of the photos or make orders? Click the link below to see the full album and make orders for a limited time! 
 

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Mike + Audrey | Caswell Farm and Wedding Barn | Gray, Maine Wedding Photographer

Wow, what a crazy/beautiful day of weather we had for Mike and Audrey's wedding at Caswell Farm! Everyone experienced quite the weather spectrum, from pouring rain to sunny skies, and all throughout a short period of time. Thankfully, the weather added a romantic touch to the day as you can see from the soft rain falling in many of the photos. While this could put a damper on many couple's vision for their perfect wedding day, it didn't seem to phase these two, who were excited for the awesome day ahead full of laughter, kiddos, and hanging out! We had such a blast spending the day with Mike and Audrey and I'm excited for you to experience the fun times through our eyes. I had to cut so many photos from this post so everything would load in a reasonable amount of time, but there is a BOATLOAD more in the full gallery. Thanks for coming, and I hope you enjoy the photos! 

-At the end of this blog post is a link to the full album and ordering gallery-

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If it isn't obvious, Audrey was quite excited for the day!

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Along with her bouquet, Audrey also made her own jewelry, including the earrings above the night before!!!


Just in time for the first look, the skies opened up in quite the torrential downpour! After a  few minutes of waiting, things calmed to just a light rain - we grabbed the umbrellas, and headed out! 

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This is the moment they realized that Mike had forgotten to put on his belt!

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Audrey handmade this impressive work of art into her bouquet!

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Mr. grumpy pants wasn't super interested in being a part of the wedding party photos haha!

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After dodging the rain for some of the wedding party photos, they decided to move forward with the outdoor ceremony. This ended up being a perfect decision as the weather fizzled from an elegant rain down to nothing over the course of the ceremony!

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Kiddos don't mind a little rain!

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The days food would be some fresh, delicous, fire baked pizza provided by "Pizza By Fire".  MMMM fresh pizza!!!


Once everyone had a helping of pizza, it was time for the toasts. Audrey's maid of honor had a particularly epic, re-written version of the Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air rap. It was a riot, and well received by all, bravo!

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Look at that! From pouring rain to blue skies in the short matter of a couple hours! Now everyone could really have a great time spread out on the vast property. Adults were talking, and kids were happily running around, playing all sorts of games. This was one of the aspects Mike and Audrey were looking forward to and(from what I could tell) everyone had an amazing time!

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Another fond memory of the day for me had to be Mike and Audrey's interations with each other. Plenty of laughs and dancing between photo takes, haha!

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After lots of dancing, it was time for a few end of the night portraits!

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Thank you Mike and Audrey!

- Vendors - 

Photographer: James Flachsbart
2nd Photographer: Enid Arvelo
Venue: Caswell Farm
Catering: Pizza By Fire
Donuts: Holy Donut

Hair & Makeup: Rachel Keene from Chic Boutique
Dress: Blush
DJ: Adam’s Mobile DJ Services & Sound

Want see the rest of the photos or make orders? Click the link below to see the full album and make orders for a limited time! 
 

FULL WEDDING ALBUM LINK