Outdoor Wedding in Upstate New York (Clinton, NY)

Last October, I had this amazing string of weddings. One of those weddings was one held at the bride and groom’s house somewhat out in the country in Clinton, NY. Their property backed up to a golf course that had this wonderful pond and fountain; this scene was the backdrop for the ceremony.

Emotions were high, especially for Alissa, the bride. She was very happy to see me, and I think she took comfort in the fact that I showed up early. The bride and groom’s families had been helping to get everything ready for the big event. Not only did it turn out to be a *lot* of work for everyone involved, things were running a little behind schedule; this combination (lots of work and running late) was adding to the usual stress that precedes any wedding.

I took a lot of getting ready photos because the getting ready portion of the day went on for quite some time! This added to Alissa’s nervousness, and just before we left house to go down to the golf course, Alissa called her mother back for one last session of comforting support before she left to join the other parents at the head of the wedding procession.

Though the ceremony starting late can be a problem, in this case it meant that the ceremony would take place just before sunset. This lent some dramatic and magical lighting to the rest of the day! Nathan (the groom) and Alissa’s dog was an important member of their nascent family, so he was an important participant throughout the day, including the ceremony.

It was a lovely and touching ceremony. And the clear Fall sky (complete with a relatively full moon) made the reception in the large white tent in the couple’s backyard a truly enchanting and extraordinary affair!

Here’s the content of the email message I received from Nathan after he first viewed his wedding photos at the online gallery I put up:

“…all I have to say is amazing.  Thank you very much. You have captured aspects that we hoped would make a wonderful memory.  There are so many images in these photos that are the embodiment of what we envisioned.  You are the best! Anyone that is looking for a photographer to document a special event we will make sure that you are the first on their list. And we hope that you can document an event in our future. Thank you!”

I’ll include a few of my favorite photos below, but you can see more at the slide show I put at my website (look for and click “Alissa & Nathan’s Wedding”).