Misty Dawn Photography

Winterthur + Ice Blue Kenneth Pool Gown + Proud to Plan + Beastie Boys Entrance = One Freakin Awesome Wedding!

When Kirsten first contacted me about shooting her wedding and informed me that her wedding dress was ICE BLUE and that she was a friend of Erin Proud, of Proud to Plan – I knew I was in for a rockin awesome time with these two!  How could you not have fun with a couple who enters their reception to the Beastie Boys?!  at Winterthur?!  (Sabotage was the song, by the way and it was not the only Beastie Boys song that night!)   Hanging out with Kirsten & Matt for their engagement session was so much fun, I just couldn’t wait for the wedding.  When it finally came around, it was all I thought it would be.  Sure it rained (like so MANY times this year!), but rain, schmain.  It didn’t damper their day.  It was still just as amazing.  Before I go on to the pics, lets get a quick run down of the star studded vendors that made their wedding such a success:

• Ceremony & Reception Location:  Winterthur Museum & Gardens
• Florist:  Honeybunches Floral Design
• Videographer:  Martin’s Video
• DJ:  Music for All Occasions
• Cake:  Liz Marden
• Photo Booth:  Festive Fotobooth
• Stationery & Paper Products:  Proud to Plan

Warning!  Warning!  This post will be image overload.  You have been warned.    Please enjoy some images from Kirsten & Matt’s Winterthur Wedding…

The Dress:  Ice Blue Kenneth Pool gown, purchased off the rack at Jennifer’s Bridal in Hockessin.  This is literally the most AMAZING gown I have ever seen and Kirsten absolutely glowed wearing it.

This girl is a goof ball. I love it!

I already thought the dress was amazing. But Kirsten IN the dress?? Magnificent!

Like more and more couples are doing, Kirsten & Matt chose to see each other before the ceremony.

I adore this moment. Simply adore it.

Excited much?

Stunning, no?

Liz Marden did another fabulous job on their cake. The design carried through to all of their paper products as well.

As friends of the bride & groom, Erin & TJ (Proud to Plan) were off duty for the evening and tore up the dance floor as guests.

Rockin it out to some more Beastie Boys!

Thanks so much Kirsten & Matt, for being such cool people and for allowing me to document your day. 

Colleen and Dave are two of the coolest people I’ve ever had the pleasure of calling clients.  We have entirely too much in common to be coincidence, so I blame it on fate that they found me.  How many ferret loving, Rock Band playing, Ford Probe owners could there possibly be in a 100 mile radius?  Ok, technically the Probe isn’t mine – it’s Marc’s, but still.  I USED to own one and there’s still one in my driveway, so I say it counts.    OH, and our wedding colors were the SAME – pink and green.  Eerie.  I think Colleen and I were sisters in another life.  Anyway, Colleen and Dave had their wedding at The Mill at Spring Lake Heights in NJ and despite the rain, it was an amazing day.  Lots of fun people, lots of color and lots of love.  Check out the photos…

There was so much great color in this wedding that I had a hard time shooting much B&W! The mood lighting was incredible and no detail went unnoticed.

I love the texture in Colleen's Maggie Sottero gown.

I'm not such a fan of flats but even I adored these Coach shoes! and the RINGS! Wow.

Lovin the antique ring like a fat kid love cake.

Ummm...yeah, so those are her REAL eyelashes. Jealous.

FAB. U. LOUS. Seriously.

The photo on the right inspires me to believe that Colleen belongs in a perfume ad in the pages of Vogue or Vanity Fair. BTW, she made her own headpiece as well.

Since the entire bridal party was riding in the limo to the wedding, Colleen & Dave saw each other beforehand. They were so excited!

It rained. Whacanyado? Everybody had a good attitude about it so there was no way Mother Nature was ruining their day.

Can you say.....Lady Gaga fans? Love it!

The guys were looking very dapper.

The ceremony was very personal and one of the bridesmaids sang a beautiful song. Very touching.

Dave looked so handsome!

The rain let up after the ceremony so we were able to do some portraits outside. I'm in love with how the lake looks at twilight here.

Carlo’s Bakery, from TLC’s Cake Boss, worked their confectionery magic on the cake.

The reception was a whirlwind of fun!

We closed out the night with an ending shot in front of this cool piece of glass.

You guys rock!  Thanks so much for an amazing experience and for being such awesomely creative people.