Weddings

We were first introduced to Fishers Island when we came in for Charlotte’s sister and brother-in-law, Annie and Drew, to photograph their wedding a few years back. We became quite taken with the little island and the people on it — especially Charlotte and Annie’s wonderful family — so we were so happy when we were asked to come for a repeat visit!

Fishers is a tiny island town off the coast of New York. Most of the residents of Fishers have been spending their summers there for generations so it’s a tightly knit community of old friends, family and lots of memories. When someone gets married on Fishers, everyone opens their homes to take in the guests. Everything and everyone comes in by ferry on carefully orchestrated schedules. It’s all really quite the elaborate feat, but Fishers is very special.

Charlotte and Menno’s guests made the journey to Fishers from all over the world, which says a lot about how special they are, too. They are driven and ambitious, while at the same time being warm and personable. Their wedding day was the perfect tribute to their personalities and full of so much laughter and fun. Charlotte said that the thing she was looking forward to the most about their wedding was having her grandfather see their old family home all lit up for a party again and being enjoyed by so many. I think you’ll agree just based on the photos below that her mission was accomplished, but seemingly accomplishing what she sets out to do is nothing new for Charlotte. :)

To Charlotte and Menno – thank you so much for inviting us in and letting us document your gorgeous wedding. We hope these will serve as a reminder of your beautiful love and all of the joy that surrounds your life together.

So as I was saying, Swathi and Vino’s reception was an absolute stunner. Nobody puts more effort and more of themselves into an event’s design that Shannon and no one runs a tighter ship than Meredith. They are unstoppable and they did an amazing job for Vino and Swathi which just makes us really happy. Other things that make us happy: the way Swathi crinkles her nose slightly when she laughs and Vino’s dance moves. These two are fantastic, period. They made us feel like old friends and that always makes us love what we do even more. It was such a fun evening and we felt so fortunate to be a part of it. Thanks again, you guys. :) Now on with the photographs, because we all know that’s why you’re actually here.

The talent behind the scenes (special thanks to all of you for making us look good by giving us awesome things to photograph!):

Venue/Catering: The Rosewall

Planning and Design: Sage Nines Event Production

Flowers: Enchanted Florist

Cake: Dessert Designs

Lighting: Bright Events Production

Rentals: Liberty Party Rentals

DJ: Mindub

I really can’t say enough good things about Swathi and Vino. They’re just an all-around beautiful couple. They are warm and funny and laid-back. They’re easy and enjoyable to be around. It’s obvious why so many people are drawn to them. And then they went and made it possible for us to hang out with the Sage Nines gals for their wedding and that made their stock increase even more! It was a gorgeous two-day event and I want to share the first half of it with you today. Their reception on Day 2 is something you’re definitely going to want to check back for though because wowza – it. was. amazing. Fabulous Wedding Vendors: Schermerhorn Symphony Center Sage Nines Event Production Enchanted Florist Sova Catering Visual Elements Sugar Creek Carriages (Horse)