I was nervous about possible holiday traffic for my drive up to Boothbay Harbor for Sarah and Brett's wedding at Spruce Point Inn,
so I left extra early. Of course, there was no traffic in my
direction. I had a couple hours to kill and parked at the little lot
overlooking the harbor. Soon after, I couldn't help but notice a group
of dudes riding Huffy beach cruisers. I had a hunch these were
groomsmen entertaining themselves before a wedding. My eyes spied the
groom Brett, and I grabbed my cameras - couldn't miss the pre-ceremony
activity! Brett and the guys were just happy to be outside and dry,
considering the torrential downpours that saturated much of coastal
Maine the couple days prior.
Though high winds were swirling in the air, the short and sweet ceremony on the Oceanfront Deck was a go. Brett and Sarah officially tied the knot after six years together and a dreamy, surprise proposal in Cuba, one of Sarah's bucket list locales. The couple had opted for some family formals to be taken pre-ceremony, so we finished up the rest post-ceremony to allow Mr. and Mrs. some time to enjoy the end of their cocktail hour with guests. The sun even began to peek out.
Pemaquid Hall hosted the rest of the wedding celebration. The room was filled with lots of love and laughter from about 130 friends and family, with the exception of Sarah's brother Andrew and his wife Alice who was overdue with their first child - cell phones were nearby in case there was news of grand-baby #3! Not to worry, Sarah's twin brothers Paul and David carried on the toast (er, roast), a family tradition for the newlyweds. Both the bride and groom's fathers, Don and Wylie, spoke heartfelt and humorous words. Carolyn and crew at SPI kept the day on track, and the Lisa Love Experience kept the guests on the dance floor (emilie inc. couple Courtney and Tim tore it up, Denise photographed their engagement session and wedding last year). Lisa used her special powers to get the groom to make snow angels on the dance floor with the bride's brother (she also played at his wedding!), and managed to get the bride to sing "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" while doing a tambourine solo! Sarah, if you ever quit your day job, you've found your calling.
While the reception ended with sparklers illuminating the happy couple outside the Pemaquid (the first round of sparklers inside doesn't count!), the after party was about to kick off at the Inn!
Though high winds were swirling in the air, the short and sweet ceremony on the Oceanfront Deck was a go. Brett and Sarah officially tied the knot after six years together and a dreamy, surprise proposal in Cuba, one of Sarah's bucket list locales. The couple had opted for some family formals to be taken pre-ceremony, so we finished up the rest post-ceremony to allow Mr. and Mrs. some time to enjoy the end of their cocktail hour with guests. The sun even began to peek out.
Pemaquid Hall hosted the rest of the wedding celebration. The room was filled with lots of love and laughter from about 130 friends and family, with the exception of Sarah's brother Andrew and his wife Alice who was overdue with their first child - cell phones were nearby in case there was news of grand-baby #3! Not to worry, Sarah's twin brothers Paul and David carried on the toast (er, roast), a family tradition for the newlyweds. Both the bride and groom's fathers, Don and Wylie, spoke heartfelt and humorous words. Carolyn and crew at SPI kept the day on track, and the Lisa Love Experience kept the guests on the dance floor (emilie inc. couple Courtney and Tim tore it up, Denise photographed their engagement session and wedding last year). Lisa used her special powers to get the groom to make snow angels on the dance floor with the bride's brother (she also played at his wedding!), and managed to get the bride to sing "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" while doing a tambourine solo! Sarah, if you ever quit your day job, you've found your calling.
While the reception ended with sparklers illuminating the happy couple outside the Pemaquid (the first round of sparklers inside doesn't count!), the after party was about to kick off at the Inn!
Please visit the emilie inc. blog to read more about Sarah and Brett's story.
