Inspiration from Jeannette + Patrick

Melissa photographed Patrick and Jennette last August at St. Mary's in Bristol and The Glen Manor House in Portsmouth. They had an elegant and sunny day, lucky lucky!!!Venue: The Glen Manor House
Flowers: Broadway Florists
Cake: Confectionery Designs

Aisha and Dave at Castle Hill, Part Two

Posted by Trish:

Aisha said "Trish why is it raining"? I don't know, I'm sorry!!! But no matter, we were on a mission to get some great photos and we did...







This is my absolute favorite photo of the day. If this was the only photo you had from the whole day I think it would be OK, it's just dreamy.

Since it was raining we went to plan B, stopping at the gazebo at King's Park.

The whole gang! We had to yell at the other guys too, lots of talking and funny comments! The rain let up for a few minutes...

The girls on the other had were well behaved, lol!

Man posing, this is THE move, Reservoir Dogs. Too bad the rest of the movie was so rough!

Thank goodness for this gazebo giving us a little cover.

Our Dave being Dave, he's such a nice guy that it was hard to be mad that he was acting up so much in the photos. We actually got lots of great ones of him looking very dapper!

Romantic...not to mention hot stuff!

Driving Mr. Dave

The red was so beautiful with the contrast of the grey outside, it created such a warm environment for a fun party!

These corks with their names and date are so cool. I love the wine theme, it really worked!

What fabulous centerpieces, so rich and bright. Made by Paul at Broadway Florist.
Aisha made these table numbers with photos of them at the age of the table number, how neat. I love the contrast of Aisha playing the violin and Dave posing in a Speedo, it's so them!

Aisha surprised Dave with this Fenway park grooms cake, made by Sin Dessert.

Dave's grandnother was a model at one time and she gave us a quick lesson on how to walk and then pose. She's still got it!

Good thing Dave plugged the wedding info into his Blackberry!

Castle Hill is such a great location, you really can't go wrong!

Melissa got this great shot during the formals. The light was so great!

Look at that water, looks so refreshing, although treacherous!

The good news is that Aisha thinks Dave is so funny, every funny person needs an audience!

How beautiful is this. Although the rain was kind of a bummer, it made this shot way more fabulous.

Here's Rick, he's the fearless food guy at Castle Hill, making sure that everyone gets their food piping hot and that everything is perfect! He does a great job!

The grand entrance!

Oooh, I love the twirling dress action!

Here they are listening to the three toasts, all heartfelt about what great people they both are!

Dave's brother gave a perfect toast, it was honest, sincere and thoughtful, well done!

Classic cake cutting, they look so good!

Aisha's Dad had some great Dance moves!

Here Melissa got plucked from the crowd by our groom and whirled around a bit! I love her 'oh stop it' expression in the last one, funny!

A romantic ending to a great day!

Melissa ventured out into the dark and wilds of Castle Hill to get this shot, she heard some rustling in the bushes and was worried the skunk might spray her! Luckily she made it out unscathed, what a great shot!

Two other people that really brought a lot to their day were the videographer, Mike at Artistic Wedding Group and DJ John at Rhythm Productions.

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Aisha and Dave at Kay Chapel and Castle Hill, Part One

Posted by Trish:

It seemed like forever ago that I met up with Aisha and Dave in Newport to do their photodate portrait session. Fast forward a year and here we are at their wedding!

Word is that Aisha LOVES to put sparkles on things and actually OWNS a Bedazzler! How awesome is that?!




The shoes are also sparkly, of course! Although not homemade.

What a gorgeous bouquet, it smelled fabulous too! Created by Paul at Broadway Florist in Newport.

Whoa, pretty fabulous ring! Apparently Dave did this all on his own...nice.

Melissa got this shot of the rings not even knowing that corks and wine were part of the wedding theme...she's just talented like that!

Aisha's dress was so beautiful and feminine, just like she is!

The fabulous Robin McAloon did all the make-up for the girls, she's amazing!

Here she is in action.....

Not that Aisha needs any help to be beautiful but Robin really has a way of enhancing everyones natural beauty and making it pop.

Finally putting the dress on, so exciting!

Checking things out to make sure it's perfect.

What do you even say about this face...just beautiful.

I was so excited about this couch at the Viking Hotel. She really looked great on it, very regal!

I also love the weird twisty thing happening in the mirror, such a cool spot!

It was actually starting to rain at this point, so we probably would have gone outside otherwise. Although Aisha was horrified about the rain, I was pretty happy about this spot for photos!

Aisha with her proud parents!

And with her best girlfriends...

What a classic moment, love it!

So, while I was shooting the girls, Melissa was trying to manage the guys and get some photos of them. I say 'manage' because our Dave is quite the handful.
Here he is with his guys and their expressions express what it's like being around Dave, good times!

Dave wore his Dad's cuff links to honor him, as he had recently passed away.

Some examples of the 'many faces of Dave', Melissa had to yell at him and get him to be 'normal' for a few shots or else Aisha was going to be mad at him.

His mom asked me if we got ANY good shots of Dave smiling, as she knows he is kind of 'animated' in most photos. I don't think it gets much better than this mom...

The red was really fun.

Waiting for the go ahead to make her way into the church for the ceremony. Lots of anticipation!

I love her hair, done by Sandy Vileno.

The Kay Chapel is owned by the Hotel Viking and is behind the hotel, it's so cute! Nice clean and and simple lines and great natural light too. Melissa got this great shot.

There they go...

It was a beautiful ceremony... Melissa was creeping around the front.

I can't believe that in all my years coming to Newport I have never been here before.

This was one of three kisses during the ceremony, never too many! I love that Dave lifted her right off the floor! He's really strong and she's so tiny, so I'm sure he does that all the time!

We know Dave, you just married the girl of your dreams! You go!

They did it! Let's get some air...

But since it was raining (which by the way came out of nowhere, it was sunny when I left Providence) we decided to go back intot the church for some formal photos with the bridal party.

A great candid by Melissa, not easy getting Dave looking that natural!

I just like this one.

I thought this was kind of romantical...but it's a fine line between romantic and 80's so I was trying hard not to get confused.

This Kay Chapel is totally working for us here, such a great backdrop, I love the timeless look here.

This is my absolute favorite.

See you tomorrow for more formals and the reception...