Friends and family flew in from all over the country.  Truckloads of flowers were arranged with great care.  A dream-team of some of the finest musicians in the world was assembled for just this one night.  And the tiny island of Fishers prepared to celebrate with one of the families with whom it shares some of it’s longest and deepest ties.

After visiting, I am fairly certain there is no place quite like Fishers Island.  Just off the coast of New York, the island is only 7 miles long and 1 mile wide.  Everyone knows everyone and life on Fishers has clearly remained a very certain way for a very long time.  It’s a beautiful relic of a by-gone era and where Annie has spent her summers as long as she can remember.  It was the ideal setting for her marriage to Drew.  The wedding took place in the charming little Episcopal church just off the town’s main drag.  The guests then partied late into the night at the island’s exclusive golf club.

After the ceremony, we made a quick trek over to Race Point where Drew proposed last year.  I love that this spot has now become a part of their wedding memories as well.

I was trying to think of what moment would be most representative of Annie and Drew’s wedding and what I kept coming back to was the dancing. The band really brought the house down.

Annie and Drew – we wish you many years of happiness together!  You are tremendous people and we thank you so much for bringing us along to witness the fun, laughter and joy that made up your wedding day.  Congratulations!

– Mel and Sean

 

Two sweeter people there never were! We love Chrissa and Matt and shooting their wedding was such a treat. Laughter filled the air all day and night. From their beautiful ceremony at Christ the King Catholic Church, to their rocking reception at Loews Vanderbilt Hotel, there were loved ones and joy everywhere you looked. Despite the overwhelming heat, it was a perfect day. Thank you Chrissa and Matt for opening yourselves up to us and allowing us to witness such tenderness and love. Here’s to you!


Sarah is someone I want on the payroll.  Her sole purpose would be to find awesome locations for us to shoot in and make it happen because she is just that good at it.  She and Neil pushers-of-the-envelope, which makes them our very favorite kind of people.  And for every shoot we’ve done with them Sarah has found a way to make it even more amazing than the last.

Most recently she came to me with list of links to obscure and aesthetically interesting places and told me to pick one.  Our mission was to create a post-wedding shoot that would be unlike anyone else’s in a place that would look like nowhere anyone had shot a wedding shoot before — we all flipped for the old abandoned Tennessee State Prison.

That’s right: wedding photography where the Green Mile was filmed? (and many other movies: let’s not forget, Ernest Goes to Jail!)  Yes!  Sign us up.

Sean and I have known about this place for years, but we’ve always heard that it’s nearly impossible to get in to shoot, and no one even begins to know where to start.

Enter Sarah: Location Scout Extraordinaire.  Miles of red tape and several hoops jumped through later, we were in and Sean and I could. not. wait for this session.  The grit, the age, the eerie yet beautiful structures + our smokin’ hot couple in incredibly glamorous attire = Sean and Mel’s dream. :0)

Sarah keeps count of the possible number of sneak peek images we usually show on the blog and she said she thought making this shoot happen deserved a 3 image blog post.  I’m so excited about this shoot that I really couldn’t narrow it down to that so I added a few more. ;0)  Enjoy!

Sarah and Neil – we are so glad to have had the opportunity to call you friends.  Thank you for letting us be a part of your wedding experience and for working so hard to create such awesome imagery with us.  You. rock.