That bride is Laura.
On her wedding day it rained. She envisioned walking through wildflowers with her friends and dancing out on the terrace with the vineyard in the background. All of this came to a stop when it started raining while Laura got ready.
But she didn't let that stop her from felling the joy of the day. Those two pictures will forever be my favorite for that reason.
And much to my delight, when it came time for Matt and Laura's day after session it was filled with sunshine and wildflowers...
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This was the BEST day of my life and you captured it so beautifully! Looking at the pictures is just like reliving the day, it was amazing! I can't thank you enough for putting your heart into our day and capturing the memories that we will forever cherish. xo
(10.13.10 @ 09:13 AM)i'm in LOVE with this!!!!! 1000000% LOVE! The bride is GORGEOUS! Her husband is HOT TAMALE! And that dress?! CHECK AND MARK TO THAT AMAZINGNESS!!!!!! Fantastic as always Clary... your work is intimidatingly awesome! :D
(10.13.10 @ 09:13 AM)STUNNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What a gorgeous 'everything'!!! Loved it all!
I can just say WOW! We were a part of Megan and Matts big day and these pictures capture it all. What a beautiful job you do! Every picture tells a story and one that won't be forgotten by the bride or groom. I have to also say the picture of the handsome little boy with the freckles looks so innocent-that look isn't captured much here at home!
(10.13.10 @ 10:20 AM)I can just say WOW! We were a part of Megan and Matts big day and these pictures capture it all. What a beautiful job you do! Every picture tells a story and one that won't be forgotten by the bride or groom. I have to also say the picture of the handsome little boy with the freckles looks so innocent-that look isn't captured much here at home!
(10.13.10 @ 10:21 AM)Clary, you are one of my favorite photographers on the planet (and I'd say that even if you weren't my Internet friend :) )
These are so so beautiful....
PS - Is it bad that I know plan on using that Snow Patrol song in a wedding slideshow? It's SUCH a great choice!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE
(10.13.10 @ 10:25 AM)WOW, those are stunning! Megan,.we love you so much and glad you have these to always remember the most amazing day you two will hold in your minds for forever...love, kisses and prayers! Clary, great job capturing the magic!
(10.15.10 @ 11:42 AM)Clary, I love the pics can't wait to see more. Love you Megan and Matt. What a wonderful day/Week-end!
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Oh Clary- the bridal shot in the weeping willow-- so gorgeous! I love the light in all of these images, but especially the one with their dog :) So cute!
(10.05.10 @ 12:38 PM)Fantastic! Where are those cupcakes from?! Just great pictures!
(10.07.10 @ 09:20 PM)Cupcakes from...http://jillyscupcakebar.com/
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Now it's time to enjoy some pictures...
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I love this wedding! I love all the special details. You captured them so perfectly!
(09.21.10 @ 04:06 PM)Are these pictures from a wedding or a J. Crew catalog? :) The bride is truly stunning, and the pictures are just as amazing as all those diamonds.
(09.21.10 @ 05:43 PM)I love them Clary! :) You are amazing!!!
(09.21.10 @ 10:18 PM)Dan and Hannah-these pictures really capture your true love for each other!
(09.23.10 @ 12:20 PM)What a beautiful wedding! Clary, your photos are gorgeous as always!!
(09.24.10 @ 11:58 AM)Do you ever get tired of hearing how talented you are? I hope not because I want to tell you how talented you are :)
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Mark and Gina's day it was simple to make these tangents for the bride and groom. Gina walking down State St. with her dad to get married in the cathedral she attended with her mother who passed too early. The bridal party made up with cousins and brothers. The cake knife passed on to the future brides of Gina's family.
Mark and Gina, here's to a big and beautiful marriage. Thank you for making Travis and I a part of the start!!
Reception- Cafe Brauer
Makeup- Beauty on Call
Florist- Ashland & Addison Florist
Cake- Amy Beck Cake Design
Catering- The Entertaining Company
DJ- Fig Media
Video- Poetic Productions
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Beautiful photos Clary!! I love the shot of the cake buttons paired with the back of Gina's dress. AND, the dancefloor bling bling shot is priceless!
(09.08.10 @ 02:07 PM)WHOA! check out that flare off her ring in the dance shot! these photos are amazing, the wedding looks gorgeous and the couple is just beautiful.
(09.08.10 @ 02:37 PM)Holy smokes Clary! Let me pick my jaw up off the floor. These are seriously amazing...you are so crazy talented!!
Beautiful beautiful work!
Amazing wedding - amazing words at the beginning. It's so true and I appreciate hearing your heart through your introduction. My favorites are the wide shot of the reception and the one with them walking back down the aisle. Very cool work!
(09.08.10 @ 04:26 PM)Clary-as usual your photos are amazing!!! Everything looked perfect and beautiful! You really capture the couples days!
(09.08.10 @ 04:37 PM)Clary, words cannot express how beautifully you captured our wedding day, nor how much we loved having you and Travis share in it. Your amazing words at the beginning, as well as many of the photos posted, made me cry. Thank you for everything!
(09.08.10 @ 06:56 PM)I feel like I witnessed this beautiful day in a whole new/different light with these gorgeous photos. They brought tears to my eyes, the emotions that were captured are treasures.
Simply Amazing!
absolutely. beautiful.
(09.08.10 @ 08:57 PM)Clary absolutely breathtaking. You truly captured the love Mark and Gina have for each other. You are very talented. Thank you for all your hard work.
(09.08.10 @ 09:34 PM)Well, after I stopped crying and could actually see the pictures.....Clary, what can I say - the pictures are truly beautiful!!! You and Travis did an amazing job. I loved the expression on Gina's face as she and Mark were getting ready to cut the cake -- Mark and I know just how much she wanted that cake!!! Thank you for ALL of your hard work (button sewing and all!) and for being part of this special day in our family.
(09.08.10 @ 11:38 PM)I love the makeup shot through the doors...what a way to capture to normal in such a beautiful photo!!!
(09.09.10 @ 07:55 AM)Exquisite! Nothing more to say except...exquisite!
(09.09.10 @ 10:38 AM)IWhat can I say that hasn't already been said...your photos have truly captured the love and happiness of Gina and Mark and everyone who shared their day! Their expressions to one another, Grandma and Gina's touching moment, and Gina's bouquet with picture of Theresa...so special. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!! We love them, and can't wait to see all the rest . You made their wedding day and the entire experience memorable for all of us! What a talent you and Travis share.
(09.09.10 @ 10:13 PM)IWhat can I say that hasn't already been said...your photos have truly captured the love and happiness of Gina and Mark and everyone who shared their day! Their expressions to one another, Grandma and Gina's touching moment, and Gina's bouquet with picture of Theresa...so special. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!! We love them, and can't wait to see all the rest . You made their wedding day and the entire experience memorable for all of us! What a talent you and Travis share.
(09.09.10 @ 10:13 PM)Every time I come here I feel inspired!!!!!!!!
Gorgeous pictures, awesome locations, beautiful people...
YOu rocked it as usual!
So, so stunning, beautiful bride, beatiful venue AMAZING light and heavenly details. Sigh....
(09.11.10 @ 12:19 PM)These are fantastic. Loving their ring pillow and your photos! Favorite photo=crossing the street. Great work.
(09.12.10 @ 12:31 AM)Wow! So beautifully shot and so beautifully processed! exquisite!
(09.12.10 @ 07:22 AM)How cool that you caught that light coming off her ring!! These are so stunning!!! Leaves me speechless!
(09.28.10 @ 09:39 AM)What beautiful pictures. I looked at these pictures on projectwedding and now want my bridesmaids to wear the same dresses and everything. Can anybody answer me the actual color of the bridesmaid dresses?! I see in a picture it said from David's Bridal- but they have a million shades of blue!! Thanks
WOW! I have never seen such beautiful images...and to think that i cried with pure just from looking at them. GOOD FOR YOU CLARY! You're truly talented
(04.08.11 @ 07:15 AM)WOW! I have never seen such beautiful images...and to think that i cried with pure just from looking at them. GOOD FOR YOU CLARY! You're truly talented
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Erin's dad grew up in Boston so he's visited for over 50 years and when family vacation time rolled around, he took his family to Cape. Lindsay, Erin's sister, giggled during her speech about the long drive from St. Louis in the back of the station wagon while Neil Diamond played on the radio. She talked about the amazing memories they had growing up playing on the cool beach. And now they add Erin and Darren's wedding day to the list unforgettable moments.
Thank you Erin, Darren and Cosgrove family for inviting us to document and fall in love with Cape. We felt like another guest, like family, celebrate Erin and Darren. Thank you, we are so blessed.
Ceremony and Reception: Ocean Edge Resort
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what a beautiful wedding!
(09.01.10 @ 11:05 AM)Oh Clary..these are GORGEOUS!!!! Well done...now let's have a lobster roll, shall we? :)
(09.01.10 @ 06:39 PM)Wow again Clary! I love all the detail shots in addition to the wedding. What a beautiful place and you captured it like only you can. :) LOVE!
(09.01.10 @ 07:12 PM)Amazing work as always. Do your clients have the scene-setting photos printed too? Because they should.
(09.01.10 @ 08:13 PM)clary - these are absolutely amazing! they put my pics of the cape to shame :) beautiful couple, beautiful setting, beautiful pictures - i love them.
(09.02.10 @ 02:40 PM)clary - these are absolutely amazing! they put my pics of the cape to shame :) beautiful couple, beautiful setting, beautiful pictures - i love them.
(09.02.10 @ 02:47 PM)You have the most amazing gift for creating a sense of place, which is so important. These are breathtaking!
(09.02.10 @ 04:30 PM)Wow those were just the film shots?! Amazing!!!
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I squealed when Richard Photo Lab finished Jon and Jessica's session. As the files uploaded one by one my excitement grew and caught Hughes' attention. He nosed his way to the computer and started asking...
"Are they real?" "Are they of this World?" I smiled because they are fair questions.
"yes and yes, they do look quite dreamy, don't they?"
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Absolutely gorgeous! That field is AMAZING. Love it all, but the first & last shots? Perfection.
(08.24.10 @ 10:45 AM)Clary! These images are magical. That's really the best way to describe it! Beautiful work!
(08.24.10 @ 10:48 AM)Really gorgeous. You find the neatest places, it is so etherial.
soooo dreamy!!
i looove your film's posts.
i'm about to buy a new lens for my film camera so i can go back to the roots :)
awesome job!
Are you serious?! Simply stunning!!! every single photograph! You always blow me away with your work.
(08.24.10 @ 12:28 PM)sooo dreamy. and ethereal. feel free to mix film into my session.
(08.24.10 @ 01:43 PM)I feel like I say the same thing every time...but these are BREATHTAKING! Just amazing work, Clary. I am in love with that field...I have no clue what kind of lush green things they're sitting in, but they are divine.
(08.24.10 @ 04:11 PM)She is wearing Tom's isn't she?
(08.24.10 @ 07:27 PM)That first image is one of my all-time favorites! Great amazing session!
(08.24.10 @ 10:19 PM)Oh I'm in love with this couple!! Gorgeous photos!!
(08.25.10 @ 04:29 AM)Thanks friends. Film is my absolute favorite media:)
Aundrea-Yes!! Yellow Toms and you can see better pictures here...http://claryphotoblog.com/2010/08/jon_and_jessica_1.html
(08.25.10 @ 11:24 AM)Clary, I've just seen the day after pictures. My baby girl found the love of her life and the photographer that captured that love on film forever. What a lucky, blessed girl. I love the one of Jon picking her up in the field, showing off the dress and also the last one of them together, they're all wonderful. Thanks for doing such a fantastic job for them.
(08.25.10 @ 09:33 PM)film rocks!!! i love the light and the creamy colors :) simply gorgeous :)
(08.26.10 @ 06:38 PM)i don't know what those straight-up green things are (in the top half of the post), but they are perfection! love it all, clary!!! this couple is one of my most favorite, wedding and day-after.
(08.30.10 @ 12:48 PM)This session is incredible. The colors are out of this world. I was wondering if it was film or digital, but looked back up at the post header. Are you shooting all film now? I don't know the first thing about shooting with film! You've done a great job with it!
(09.07.10 @ 07:49 PM)I absolutely adore these pictures.. I love the yellow flower and the shot on the road!
(09.11.10 @ 08:51 PM)Clary, these have to be some of my favorites, of all that you have done! I love the contrast. . . the beautiful white dress against all the green. . . and the couple . . . talk about happily ever after!! Absolutely beautiful pictures!!
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Thank you for having Travis and I all the way out to Milwaukee to celebrate your day with you! Congratulations and rock on Tom Petty!!
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ZOMG - the dress I was thisclose to purchasing had that exact same neckline. Swoon!
Also in love with these photos, the colors, the light, her shoes. And loving the fact that this one was in Milwaukee.
Gorgeous work - as always!
(08.19.10 @ 11:46 PM)Clary, from the description to every last picture you captured our day on film perfectly!!! Thank you so much for all of the beautiful ways to remember our day!
(08.20.10 @ 07:40 AM)Clary, you are the most amazing thing that could have happened to my sister for her wedding. Amanda had a vision that was allllllllll about the details. Not only did you find the details you accentuated them perfectly. I told Amanda to call me right when the pictures went up and Amanda called me over joyed to the point of tears...at 6 A.M. this morning. You are the best, most talented, amazing photographer EVER!!!!!!!
Thomas
Such gorgeous, crisp, classy images!
I started following your blog after hearing you at the St. Louis Shot Party. Beautiful work!
(08.20.10 @ 06:21 PM)omgoodness!!!
sweet wedding!
the first image is breathtaking!
Jessica and Jon did everything themselves for their wedding day. Everything! And it was all perfect and so them. I adore it all, epesically the Mr. and Mrs.'s.
What do I mean by everything?
The Flowers
The Cupcakes
The Paper Goods
The DJing
all The Details, check out their guest suitcase.
Even the music Jessica walked down the aisle was composed by Jon. Swooning.
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Clary, these are beautiful! The photos are beautiful (amazing posing!), the bride and groom stunning. The details are oh so lovely, I wish I were a guest at that wedding!
Clary, your bridal party poses are so creative and the sun (I think?) coming through in the dancing pictures is incredible! Love your work!
(08.12.10 @ 10:06 PM)These are fabulous. If I were to renew my vows, I would want my wedding to be just like this one :)
(08.12.10 @ 10:19 PM)Amazingly beautiful wedding! Would love to feature this one on the blog (if you don't mind). Her dress is stunning, and love the Tom's :)
(08.12.10 @ 10:21 PM)Amazingly beautiful wedding! Would love to feature this one on the blog (if you don't mind). Her dress is stunning, and love the Tom's :)
(08.12.10 @ 10:21 PM)Amazingly beautiful wedding! Would love to feature this one on the blog (if you don't mind). Her dress is stunning, and love the Tom's :)
(08.12.10 @ 10:32 PM)I am so excited to see you where you took the bridal party...I have been itching to go there for quite some time, but haven't had the chance...you used that place perfectly!
(08.12.10 @ 10:41 PM)I am so excited to see you where you took the bridal party...I have been itching to go there for quite some time, but haven't had the chance...you used that place perfectly!
(08.12.10 @ 10:42 PM)holy cow! Wow, those are fabulous Clary!
(08.13.10 @ 01:09 AM)i am obsessed with your pictures! i will definitely be calling you to come up to Chicago when I get married one day! :)
(08.13.10 @ 08:21 AM)i am obsessed with your pictures! i will definitely be calling you to come up to Chicago when I get married one day! :)
(08.13.10 @ 08:22 AM)ust incredible--it's like they chose details of their wedding just to make it look photogenic in pictures!!! I love the relaxed, genuine feel to all of the pictures--these last two are gorgeous--I mean really, where in the heck do you find such beautiful people, weddings and locations? I swear that grass/greenery can't be real!
And kudos to them for doing so much of the wedding themselves--it seems to have had a very personal touch, and it's gorgeous!
(08.13.10 @ 08:52 AM)Clary, these are awesome! My favorite is the one of the wedding party in the background, doing their thing, with the bride and groom obliviously staring at each other...so cool! Can't wait for you to photograph us soon!
(08.13.10 @ 09:31 AM)Wow. Absolutely stunning. The wedding was gorgeous; what an incredible job they did with all the details. And Clary, as usual, you blow me away.
(08.13.10 @ 10:55 AM)ABSOLUTELY one of my favorite weddings from you...
(08.13.10 @ 02:35 PM)Um. Swoon is right!!!!!! Darling color palette. Darling couple. Magazine quality!!!
(08.13.10 @ 03:54 PM)Clary, It was a pleasure to meet you and watch you work. The pictures are all fabulous. One just better than the last. I love the black and white on the church steps with the rice coming down all around, the dancing and the after shots. They're all so special. I don't know where Jess and Jon found you, I'm so glad they did.
(08.13.10 @ 05:39 PM)OMG I L.O.V.E them, their wedding, the photography, absolutely stunning!!
(08.15.10 @ 01:11 PM)WOW Clary these are sooo great. I LOVE your work always!!
(08.16.10 @ 11:07 PM)I was a guest at Jon & Jess' wedding, and am in awe of the pictures. They are gorgeous, you've captured the love that just shines between them! I especially love the one in the meadow with the sun setting behind them. This was truly a wonderful wedding, I have never felt so positive about two people getting married before. The relaxed, no-posing pictures are them, just having a blast & celebrating their love. I can't wait to see the rest. Wonderful job!
(08.17.10 @ 06:57 PM)what a beautiful wedding! i loved everything about it, specially the dress! stunning :) gray and yellow has to be the best combination ever!!
(08.26.10 @ 06:32 PM)This couple is too cute! You captured their love so sweetly. I also love the bridal party pics, fun! Great job!
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32! 13 attendents on each side, 1 miniature bride, 1 miniature groom, 1 flower girl, 1 ring bearer, plus bride and groom.
(07.28.10 @ 07:56 AM)Beautiful Clary! What building is this? This gives me hope though! We will have 9 on each side, a ring bearer, flower girl and 4 ushers...bring on the circus!
(07.28.10 @ 10:49 AM)I was a groomsman in a wedding party with 15 bridesmaids, 15 groomsmen, a ring bearer, and a flower girl, and the bride's dad was the minister. He went shoeless during the ceremony because he didn't realize that he was wearing one black and one brown shoe until the ceremony was about to begin.
(07.28.10 @ 11:01 AM)34! Bride & Groom + 12 attendants on each side, 2 ring bearers, 2 flower girls, and 4 ushers.
(07.29.10 @ 02:31 PM)34! Bride & Groom + 12 attendants on each side, 2 ring bearers, 2 flower girls, and 4 ushers.
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clary,
these photos are wonderful! I loved the place :)
(10.29.10 @ 10:49 AM)So gorgeous!
(10.29.10 @ 10:56 AM)Love love love love love love love love love :)
(10.29.10 @ 11:12 AM)Clary, these are absolutely GORGEOUS!!!
(11.01.10 @ 11:55 AM)wow! What a beautiful couple, beautiful colors, beautiful photographs! I LOVE the first black and white one!
(11.02.10 @ 01:41 PM)WOW! Breathtaking!
(11.09.10 @ 06:17 PM)Love this session Clary!
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