Since we are in the wedding planning season….here are a couple of wedding ideas from Nicole and Tony’s lush and preppy wedding at the Webb Barn in Wethersfield CT back in June of 2009.

The first is the Ring Bearer Bowl from Paloma’s Nest which is a ceramic dish used in place of the ring pillow.  The bowls have become quite popular in the last two years–I’ve seen Style Me Pretty rave about them–for couples looking for a distinctive handmade heirloom from their wedding.

The second tip from their wedding is from Madame Monogram, where owner Kristen Enlow makes custom ribbons for wedding banquet chairs–very cool…and they look great in photographs.  Side comment: if you attend many weddings you will notice again and again the same classic chairs–which, after Googling, I discovered are called Chiavari chairs…who knew?  Thanks Nicole and Tony for your great wedding ideas!  To see more of IRIS Photography’s wedding photos please visit our website and click on “enter weddings”.

.

It was so nice photographing Joy and Peter’s beautiful blue-eyed 8-month old baby girl named Summer.  Joy and Peter are former wedding clients and now good friends and it’s great to see them as parents…welcome to the club!

It was all West End girls…and guys at Hartford’s sixth annual West End Civic Association’s (WECA) “Dine Around The West End” last Saturday.  Mike photographed the cocktail party at the beautiful home on Scarborough Street where over 200 West Enders gathered for some winter cheer before heading to their various progressive dinner parties in the neighborhood.

Among those attending were Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez, Channel 3 morning anchor Eileen O’Connor and her husband Matt Fleury, President & CEO of the Connecticut Science Center, and our friends, Sally and Ken Lerman.

The West End is a beautiful part of Hartford and the WECA members demonstrate lots of camaraderie along with pride in their neighborhood.