Welcome to Summertime! Julia & Jared’s wedding this weekend was warm and wonderful!! A terrific couple and families…here’s a brief sneak peek. Julia’s family home was the perfect setting for a relaxed and stylish tented wedding, set in the rolling hills of Litchfield County…we’re so glad Julia’s father didn’t have their field mowed (see below)!!
Julia and Jared, thanks so much–enjoy your time on the Amalfi Coast!! More to come soon…
We kicked off the spring season in style with Rachel and Anil’s wonderful wedding in Lenox MA at Chesterwood, the former summer home of the sculptor of Lincoln’s statue at the Lincoln Memorial. Before the ceremony, Rachel and Anil got ready at the country inn Devonfield, another gem in the Berkshires. This exuberant couple and their positive, loving families and friends made for a beautiful and meaningful wedding.
Jane smiled when she heard the Beatles’ Here Comes the Sun for Rachel’s processional (it was Jane and her dad’s dance song at our wedding). Rachel and Anil’s wedding wove together elements of Jewish and Indian culture and even a Norwegian tradition, where Rachel and Anil stood on chairs and kissed when guests tapped their glasses! A highlight of the night was Anil playing guitar and singing Elvis’s Can’t Help Falling in Love to Rachel surrounded by their friends and family in the tent–really memorable.
Great to work with wedding planner Lauren Daversa from NYC. This spring wedding had butterfly motifs in the cake made by Cakes by Dai and escort cards, with colorful flowers from Lenox-based Crocus Hale. Chef Michael Ballon from the well-regarded Castle Street Cafe in Great Barrington catered the event. And the Boston band Night Rhythm stood out as one of the best bands we’ve ever heard at a wedding–just excellent.
Rachel and Anil, congratulations!! Thanks so much for having us photograph your day!!!
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A few weeks back we ventured west to the Hudson Valley on a gorgeous spring day to meet Allison and Dave and photograph their engagement session…here are some photos from the day.
Alli and Dave, so nice to spend some time with you! Congratulations, enjoy your summer, and we’ll see you in September!! To see more pics, click on “Click to view more photos” below.
A fun time shooting Miss Nikki Nicole and her associate Tyler of Nikki Nicole Photography. For her images, Nikki wanted some studio photography with a Hollywood Glam feel…a fun time was had by all!
We love the town we live in–West Hartford. After living in four other states, we moved to West Hartford in ’04 to get back East and raise a family…and it’s been a perfect hometown for our two boys, Jane and me. It’s got the right mix of city features & suburban living with a real neighborhood feel on the streets. In the past year West Hartford has received national notice for all of this (see their entry in Wikipedia) as Mayor Scott Slifka remarked at the recent West Hartford Mayor’s Ball. The Ball is a gala fundraiser for several local WH organizations: Hope Works, The Grounds, and Playhouse on Park.
This year they moved the party outside for al fresco dining & dancing under a beautiful tent adjacent to the Town Hall. NBC Connecticut’s Brad Drazen MC’d the event, Max Restaurant Group provided the catering, and there was lots of music including performances by The Hartt School Suzuki Strings Group and Men’s Choir, Little House Band, Le’ Mixx band (not to mention the performance by Mayors Slifka and Harris!) . Always a pleasure working with, and seeing, the folks involved with the event and charities including Scott Franklin, Ronit Shoham and Marsha McCurdy. Here are some shots from the night…to see more pics “Click to view more photos…” below.
It was a pleasure meeting Jackie and Paul for their e-shoot last week! Shooting engagement portraits in the studio is very intimate and a nice complement to photographing outside. Jackie and Paul, thanks so much–looking forward to your October wedding in Essex & Westbrook!! To see other photos from the shoot click on “Click to view more photos…”
We were in the studio last week for some fun engagement shoots, starting with Brie and Matt. We photographed Brie’s sister Erin’s wedding back in ’06…you can see Brie and Matt in some of the photos. Congratulations Brie and Matt…see you in a few weeks at Saltwater Farm Vineyard!!! To see some other shots, click on “Click to view more photos…” below.
We are Mike and Jane from IRIS Photography. We photograph weddings, portraits, advertising and editorial work and are based in West Hartford, Connecticut. We strive to capture our clients' personalities in true and beautiful ways. Thanks for visiting!
