Matt + Clare
You may remember
this sweet couple from their engagement session last year. It was shot in NYC and I was just SO THRILLED that I was the photographer lucky enough to work with these two!! Matt and Clare are just phenomenal people. You meet them and you love them… instantly. I’ve been looking forward to their wedding day for OVER a YEAR now and I’m happy to say that the images that we were able to create far exceeded my expectations for this wonderful wedding! You see, as soon as I shoot an engagement session, I start thinking about the wedding and what I envision it will look like. I knew Clare’s dress was going to be amazing and that her sense of style was fabulous so I have been
READY for June 2nd for a long time!! As soon as she got into her gorgeous gown I took her over to the windows and shot the bridal portraits that I have been DYING to shoot all year! She was just stunning. Absolutely stunning and luckily, Anna Burke was there to keep me on schedule or else I would have taken bridal portraits for 2 hours!!
After the preceremony prep was done, we headed to their first look. Before Clare even arrived Matt warned me to be prepared for tears. These two have dated for so long that this day, and that MOMENT, had been highly anticipated for such a long time! … And it was about to happen!! Clare got out of the car and walked towards her groom. As she rounded the corner, Matt looked up and saw the most beautiful bride!!! And she was his!! After hugs, kisses and tears, we began the rest of their wedding day! Between the family, their friends, their vendors… even their limo driver! ….. Everyone was so wonderful to work with . I still can’t get over how genuinely sweet and caring Clare’s family is!! I absolutely LOVED capturing them and their love for each other.
Speaking of their family’s love for each other, after Clare and her dad finished the daddy/daughter dance, Mr. Brown asked to share a few words. Now you need to understand that Clare and her younger sister ADORE their dad…. I can relate. I think the WORLD of my dad and so I understood their relationship with him. Mr. Brown had the microphone and he thanked everyone for being there and then he started to tell a story. He said that 26 years ago, he was putting Clare to bed and it just happened to be her 1st birthday. After he kissed her goodnight he explained that it suddenly hit him just how FAST that first year flew by. He mentioned that when he has moments like this, he tends to write exactly what he’s feeling. And so on Clare’s 1st birthday, he wrote her a poem that he wanted to read to her on her wedding day. 26 years later, Mr. Brown stood in front of his beautiful daughter at her wedding reception and read her the sweetest poem. I get chills just thinking about it. After over 80 weddings, I think this speech may have topped them all!! It was beautiful. After everyone wiped away the tears, the food was served and the party began!
It was a perfect day…. from beginning to end. Matt and Clare I can’t thank you enough for allowing me to be a apart of your amazing celebration!! I hope Mexico is Ah-MAZING and that you still have an internet connection so that you can relive your wedding day through your blog post!!! Congratulations you two!!!! xoxo
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So beautiful Katelyn! I especially love the shots with the cobblestone ground and the green – so lovely!
Katelyn, you are SOO talented! These are GORGEOUS!
LOVE the reception shots! Such a beautiful wedding!!!
Wow, gorgeous photos! Love the colors and how you’ve captured the joy!
This. is. amazing. I was already in love with her dress, but the whole wedding is absolutely stunning!!! You did a marvelous job!!!
These are out of this world gorgeous! The flowers on the veil, I love. And that black and white horizontal alley shot…I died!
AHHHHHH clare! i am DYING over your wedding dress! I LOVE this wedding, katelyn!!!!! you shot it BEAUTIFULLY! i am kinda of in love right now. seriously. amazing.
Oh. My. Word. These are incredible!! LOVED her getting ready photos! That lighting was insane. Too many perfect photos to even count! Love love loved this wedding!!
katelyn your brides have EXQUISITE taste my friend! these are flawless. I’d even dare to say your best work! and that ‘little bit different’ photo….in love. doing things different once in a while suits you!
Can you post the link to their engagement shoot?
Wow! I am obsessed with this post. Beautiful image after beautiful image. I have no idea who these people are, but I am excited for them that they have such beautiful wedding images :)
Absolutely gorgeous!! What a sweet couple!! Everything is amazing, totally made me tear up :) Their joy is SO evident!!
YAY!!!! I’ve been patiently waiting all week for today to roll around. Such a GORGEOUS wedding! Congrats again, Matt and Clare!!!!
Love every one of your weddings, Katelyn, but especially fond of this one! I think it was that daddy-daughter story that pushed it over the edge! Early 2012 fave for me!!!!
Absolutely stunning work Katelyn! And this couple! AH! SO GORGEOUS! Loving the reception shots & off-camera light you’re rocking too!! <3
Katelyn!!!! These are gorgeous!! Especially the one that you said is different from your style….absolutely STUNNING!!!! :D Love this wedding!
I swear Katelyn, sometimes I don’t know how on earth you do it… but your work just gets better & better with each new shoot! AMAZING! :)
I have to agree with Gail…a favorite of yours for 2012…and I’ve loved them all so far! I can see how you’d want to do 2 hours of bridal portraits! Stunning!
GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this wedding looks absolutely beautiful & I can’t get over how much I love her dress. You did a wonderful job. :D xoxo
hi katelyn, did you use blog stomp to stomp these images? i don’t like blogstomp anymore. i feel it discolors my photos. what did you use to collage all these photos?
okay, that “little bit different” shot is heaven. i love lighting like that! so so so stunning! great job girl. i love this bride’s style. this whole shoot belongs in a magazine. absolutely fabulous. :)
absolutely breath-TAKING. literally. clare’s dress, clare’s veil… CLARE!! love that alley, the baby’s breath, those daddy-daughter dance shots. melting!!! pure class!
Absolutely gorgeous! Magazine worthy!
I love the locations you photographed at, especially the one by the cobblestone alley. Beautiful and you did a great job again, Katelyn.
katelyn…. one of your best weddings yet — you can tell you have a genuine connection with clare!!! and clare – you look ravishing!!! seriously – who knew you could get ANY prettier!!! love this wedding!
Hi Katelyn
Can I ask if you use any flash for the formals/posed shots or only natural light? And what if you have strong hard sunlight?
Thanks!
Awesome pictures, I don’t know what change you have done but the vertical full frame pictures of the bride and one of the couple looks brilliant. You should take more of those.
Fantastic work.
I love this Katelyn! Fabulous as always!
You are the bomb, that is all :) Loved this wedding!
Ever since seeing their engagement shoot I have been waiting for you to post this wedding, I just knew it was going to be amazing! Excellent work, Clare and Matthew look so happy and like everyone else, I LOVE that “little bit different” shot!!
Lovely,lovely pictures Katelyn!
Love these so much! Love her dress a lot! Great pictures as always Katelyn
incredible! ALL of these images feel strong and crisp and beautiful! and the reception images!!! amazing!!!!
You know, I have no idea who these people are, but I have to say these are the most gorgeous pictures ever! I got chills reading your blog! The bride is just beautiful!!!! And all of the shots are to die for!!!! Certainly would hate to have the job of picking my favorite! A beautiful, beautiful wedding and a beautiful array of photos to look upon!
Stunning!!! Simply gorgeous work Katelyn! Clare is breathtaking!!!
it’s a work of art
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