Perfect summer weather complimented Jessica and Adam’s wedding I photographed at Blueberry Hill Inn in Goshen, Vt., at the end of July. Blueberry Hill is one of my favorite wedding spots in Vermont. A fun couple and enthusiastic crowd made my job pretty easy! More photos can be seen on my Facebook page.
When Jane and Graham told me train and canoes were involved in wedding plans, I knew I was in for a fun wedding in Thetford, Vt., last weekend. Since there was no place to park at their home on the Connecticut River, the couple asked the White River Flyer to pick up their guests as part of the train’s regular route. After that, the the wedding party paddled up river to the ceremony. A hot time was had by all! More photos can be seen on my Facebook page.
This evening, I stopped by the Tunbridge Public Library to take pictures of the children involved in the summer reading program. Ben Wolfe not only read a story about beach-combing to the kids, but he also had a water-related demonstration to show them afterwards. It quickly degenerated into a game of “Soak Ben.” He’s such a good sport!
Last weekend’s steamy July weather didn’t slow anyone down at Janet and Tom’s fun wedding held at the Tunbridge Church and the fairgrounds nearby. My daughter sang in the choir, whose performance everyone enjoyed immensely! More photos can be seen on my Facebook page.
To celebrate my wife’s upcoming 50th birthday, we were treated by my in-laws to a great Fourth of July in Boston. A Red Sox game in the hot sun at Fenway Park was followed by delicious seafood and then we watched the city’s big fireworks display from their apartment building (minus the crowd of 800,000 down by the river).
From top, fireworks on the Charles River could be seen blocks away from an apartment building on Massachusetts Avenue; a souvenir stand outside of Fenway Park shows jerseys of the team’s stars — except for designated hitter David Ortiz, all of the players are out with injuries (Ortiz’ ego might have been injured in the game against Baltimore because he didn’t get a hit). First baseman Kevin Youkilis rounds third base after hitting a ninth-inning home run over the Green Monster, the Red Sox only score of the game in the 6-1 loss; his attendance at the game recognized on the big screen, legendary Red Sox pitcher (and Vermonter) Bill “Spaceman” Lee left after the game in a minivan that was parked on Yawkey Way amongst the players’ Mercedes and Land Rovers; before heading home, a fan grabs a picture of the new sculpture “The Teammates” that shows Bobby Doerr, Dom DiMaggio, Johnny Pesky and Ted Williams from the Red Sox’ 1946 season.
Last weekend, the rain held off long enough for a nice backyard wedding I photographed in Brandon, Vt. More photos can be seen on my Facebook page.
I feel fortunate to be a photographer in New England; there are so many picturesque places for weddings. For example, Anne and Mike’s wedding last weekend was held at the Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site in Plymouth, Vt., and was followed by a reception at Simon Pearce in Quechee, Vt. More photos can be seen on my Facebook page.
I enjoyed wandering around with my camera during my hometown’s Memorial Day activities — it’s one of the best small-town experiences I know of. And it was great to see so many familiar faces! My daughter and I also stopped by our neighbor’s farm for a fundraiser for NOFA-VT’s Farmshare program.
From top: Band member Rudy Ruddell tunes up his harmonica for Haywire’s performance at Tunbridge Hill Farm; Children try to get the attention of the Tunbridge Volunteer Fire Department as they throw candy during the parade; One pug had a good view of the tractors, hot rods, children and oxen parading down Route 110; Amy Bogardus tries to direct her Guernsey ox, Cash, during a game of Cow Plop Bingo at the fairgrounds.
Saturday afternoon was picture-perfect for Jeannette and Michael’s wedding I photographed at Mountain Meadows Lodge in Killington, Vt. It’s not every day you see a bride feed the inn’s pet goat bits of her bouquet! More photos can be seen on my Facebook page.
Last weekend, I enjoyed photographing Christina and Timothy’s small wedding at The Inn at Weathersfield in Perkinsville, Vt. A rumbling thunderstorm briefly kept everyone inside, but we were able to get out to take formal pictures afterwards! More photos can be seen on my Facebook page.
