What happens when you cross a glamorous make up artist with a rugged fisherman? Here’s what, you get New Hampshire perfection! The setting was Portsmouth, NH, a beloved, picturesque, Norman Rockwell-ish, perfect New England town. Portsmouth has a beautiful downtown made for strolling, window shopping, real shopping and eating (we always eat really well when we are in Portsmouth #jobperks). It’s also the perfect place to get married! Kristin and Brett were as laid back as could be. The day before, Kristin showed us her gorgeous Anthropologie wedding gown nonchalantly hanging in a church closet. You know, among choir robes and whatnot, no biggie! We walked all over town scouting locations for portraits, chatting about the wedding day and getting to know our fabulous bride. And we do mean FABULOUS. The wedding day was amazing. The ceremony took place at ST. John’s Episcopal Church. This church was originally built in 1732 but burned to the ground in a tragic fire in 1806 which also destroyed many buildings in this area known as “Strawbery Banke”. The present structure was built in 1807 and is listed in the Register of Historic Sites as the oldest Episcopal Church in New Hampshire. It was in the original church that George Washington worshipped in 1789. During the fire one of the two mahogany chairs that GW could have sat in was destroyed while one was saved. It is hoped that the one saved was the one George Washington sat in and Kristin was determined to sit in that very chair! After the ceremony we joined family on the church grounds for some formals and then the real fun began. We walked with the wedding party over to the town square for portraits. In lieu of flowers the ladies carried embellished, giant, round balloons. Can we talk about these ladies for a second?! They each bought their own dresses in the champagne color family. We had sequined, sexy, flirty, romanic styling going on. Kristin is a world travelled makeup artist who works with Making Faces Weddings, a renowned makeup service in Portsmouth whose team beautified Kristen’s lovely bridesmaids. Kristen did her own makeup obviously.  We enjoyed time in some amazing gardens and by the water where there were actual tall ships visiting. We can’t make this stuff up! Once we finished in the square we walked across the Memorial Bridge to Brett’s boat. This bridge spans the Piscataqua River between Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and Badger’s Island in Kittery, Maine. We all boarded the boat with Brett as the captain and made our way to the reception at Martingale Wharf . Guests were waiting on the dock to receive the bride, groom and wedding party while enjoying cocktails and passed hors d’oeuvres. This was quite an entrance and a first for us M’s! Guests from all walks of life mingled, enjoyed boat tours around the harbor, dined and danced the night away. Celebrity makeup artists, fishermen, friends, family and children alike celebrated this beautiful couple. Late in the evening Kristin had a friend cut her dress to tea length and changed out of her Manolo Blahniks into another pair of killer heals. She will be donating her gown to a charity that provides prom dresses to girls who can’t afford one, once again, fab. Its was an absolute joy to capture this incredible day. See for yourself how amazing it was!

Wedding Venue: Martingale Wharf

Video: JB Horn Film

DJ: DJ Scott Langlois

Florist: Hillside Florist

Cake: Beach Pea

Make Up: Making Faces Weddings

Hair: Christy Watson

 Siobhan and Matt had a beautiful, sunny summer day to celebrate their love. From the Providence Biltmore, to St. Domenic’s Chapel at Providence College, to the Alpine Country Club no detail was left untouched. Siobhan’s perfectly styled up-do showed off her stunning looks while her diamond necklace and earrings added extra sparkle to her amazing smile. Needless to say, Matt was moved when he saw her walk down the isle. A sacred ceremony followed by a balloon release outside of the church kicked off the festivities. We went to Providence’s East Side for formal portraits with the bridal party, 16 people including the bride and groom! The architecture and mature plantings in this area provided gorgeous backdrops for this lovely group. Once inside the Alpine we were thrilled with the styling. Shades of white and pale pink gave a romantic feel to the evening. All of the guests fed off of Siobhan and Matt’s intense love and happiness and at any given time you could see people laughing, hugging, and dancing. In fact, the party was so much fun we stayed later than we had originally planned!

On a personal note, we would like to thank Maureen and Jim, Siobhan’s parents, for welcoming us as if we were family. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, as they say. It’s no wonder Siobhan is as sweet as she is. Congratulations to this wonderful couple, we wish you a lifetime of love!

Florist: Chrissy Botelho

Cake: Something Different Cake Couture

Band: Cover to Cover

We can’t think of a better wedding venue for two people who love the ocean than Theater By the Sea in Wakefield, RI. Lisa and Steve are a surfing couple who clean up real nice! Lisa was absolutely stunning in her Maggie Sottero gown and Steve was handsome and polished with a laid back vibe. In fact, the entire day had a laid back vibe. We started at the couple’s seaside home and moved on to a quaint chapel for the ceremony. Formal portraits were done a minute’s walk from Lisa’s family estate in Matunuk which also happened to be a minute’s walk in the other direction to Theater By the Sea. The bridal party dresses were some of the prettiest we’ve seen made even more gorgeous by the amazing bouquets from Weedweavers held in front of them. The weather was exceptionally warm for late spring at the seaside which allowed the sides of the tent to be open. Warm ocean breezes floated in as pretty light from the sunset highlighted the styling inside. Everything about this day was beachy and natural, just like Lisa and Steve.

Wedding Venue: Theatre By the Sea

Florist: Weedweavers