Krista and Darren at Linden Place (New Year's Eve) Part 2

After the ceremony, we ducked back into the mansion for some "formal" photos. Here is the whole gang, warm and dry. We had the whole house to ourselves, which was nice. Meanwhile, the caterers were breraking down the ceremony and setting up the reception while the guests enjoyed the cocktail hour...

A little snuggling on this fantastic couch...Isn't the bottom of Krista's dress terrific?!

A classic portrait... got to have it!



Now it's time for the party so we head back over to the carriage house where cocktails await!

But first a quick pic outside these fun doors...

Fun, yes... but also very heavy! Darren is ready for a cocktail!

One of the best moments is always when the bride and the groom see their venue decorated for the first time- here Darren and Krista are taking it all in... a sneaky photo by Trish, I love it!

Nice detail of the place cards- love the cork, very festive for new years!

These table arrangements are terrific too, I don't know what these papery "sticks" (for lack of a better word) are called but I think they are really cool.

More sticks! And little birds on the cake- adorable and wintery!

Krista's bridesmaids gave a funny toast about her indecisiveness about the wedding planning, but absolute decisiveness about Darren being the guy for her!

sweet.

Just so we don't forget what's going on outside...

The countdown for New years with a champagne toast!

Midnight!

What a great way to kick off the new season! Hurray for 2009!

Coming up next, Krista and Darren brave the coldest day of the year for some photos the morning after their wedding....

Krista and Darren at Linden Place on New Year's Eve... Photos by Mariah & Trish Part 1

Well, a snow storm is always an interesting way to start of the New Year! I was thinking that a light dusting would be kind of cool for the photos- but that's not exactly what was in store for us. Krista and Darren weren't expecting this either, but it made for some pretty dramatic photo moments!

These are Krista and Darren's wedding bands, which Darren made!

I was supposed to go and photograph Krista and Darren's wedding all by my lonesome- but Trish agreed to come along and be my second shooter and lighting expert extraordinaire! Thank goodness! This was NOT a one person job! Here we are looking very glamorous in our winter attire. It was freezing in Bristol on the water!

We snapped this shot of Darren across the street from the hotel. The whole town felt like it was shut down... I love that about a storm. Darren was very accommodating to pose in this weather, or is he just frozen?




Here are the boys making their way up State Street to Linden Place... too cool for coats?




I love this bouquet, so festive!




Trish and I gasped (with excitement) when we saw Krista's dress hanging... I am absolutely insane for the little fur shrug, it's very Hollywood Glam!

Very clever program... nice idea.

Getting ready upstairs at Linden Place...

So excited!

Here's a little portrait of Krista, she's pretty sparkly.

The gals striking a pose...

Here she is with that jacket! She's going to need it! (see photo below)

See what I mean? Trish got this photo as Krista made her way from the mansion to the carriage house for the ceremony. (I was already all toasty inside!)

Warm and glowy in front of the fireplace.

A little more warm and glowy.

They did it!

Back across the drive for pictures... I think this moment is so cute...

This one is even better! Krista and Darren having a few seconds to themselves before everyone else arrives for photos. One of my favorite pics from the evening.

Coming up next, Part 2, formals & reception. Also, Krista and Darren were brave enough to meet me the morning after their wedding for another photo shoot. I really wanted to get some pictures of them in the nice daylight- not an option on New Year's Eve! Turns out, New Years day was even colder- but we got some terrific shots of that too, so stay tuned!