Misty Dawn Photography

While I am gleefully munching away on my favorite family fudge recipe and enjoying all there is to love about 4 Christmases with our families, I hope that all of you are having a wonderful amazing holiday with lots of love, lots of cheer and lots of good food!    Merry Christmas!!

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.

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="900" caption="This girl is a goof ball. I love it! "][/caption]

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="900" caption="I already thought the dress was amazing. But Kirsten IN the dress?? Magnificent!"][/caption]

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="900" caption="Like more and more couples are doing, Kirsten & Matt chose to see each other before the ceremony. "][/caption]

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="900" caption="I adore this moment. Simply adore it. "][/caption]

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="900" caption="Excited much? "][/caption]

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="900" caption="Stunning, no? "][/caption]

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="900" caption="Liz Marden did another fabulous job on their cake. The design carried through to all of their paper products as well."][/caption]

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="900" caption="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."][/caption]

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="900" caption="Rockin it out to some more Beastie Boys!"][/caption]

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

When I met up with Mary Catherine and Chris for their engagement session and they waded into the White Clay Creek (without prompting!), I immediately saw how down to earth they were.  Not afraid to get dirty, not afraid to show their love in front of the camera and certainly not afraid to be themselves in front of me.  Their wedding was the same, an uninhibited display of love.  It was glorious.    Please enjoy some photos from their Farmhouse wedding…

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="900" caption="Such a glowing bride!"][/caption]

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="900" caption="Mary Catherine & Chris decided to see each other before the ceremony and I love this moment right before Chris turned around to see his gorgeous bride!"][/caption]

The Farmhouse offered a simply breathtaking backdrop for photos….so puuuurdy. 

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="900" caption="Mary Catherine had a perfect idea to use these orchid centerpieces from JoAnn's Fabrics. They added the perfect pop of color to the room."][/caption]

Cannon’s Bakery did an amazing job on the cake!  A perfect blend of traditional and contemporary, if you ask me.

Toasts are actually one of my favorite parts of the wedding day as a wedding photojournalist, because they offer lots of great candid moments and expressions.

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="900" caption="Mary Catherine had a blast on the dancefloor with her friends."][/caption] [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="900" caption="I love when all the guests circle around the B&G for the last dance, it's a great opportunity for my fisheye lens! "][/caption]

Thanks so much MC & Chris, for including me in your day and treating me not just as a vendor, but as a friend.