whitehall inn wedding: chad and sarah!

Happy Tuesday!  Guess who Michael & I are having over tonight for a game of ladder golf in the backyard?  Chad & Sarah!  So, I figured it was absolutely, positively necessary for me to post the final installment of their photos – their reception at the lovely Whitehall Inn in Camden, Maine!

Poppies were everywhere!  Sarah handcrafted number tags resembling typewriter keys, adhered to clothes pins which acted as name cards and anchors for the free standing paper poppies, the most time consuming project Sarah undertook.

I had a little more fun with Sarah’s handmade brooch bouquet with the inn’s turquoise cart & their vintage typewriter.

From Sarah:

“The focal point to the reception was the dessert table featuring vanilla and red velvet cupcakes inspired by Magnolia Bakery’s own recipes. A medley of cake stands and plates displayed these scrumptious treats decorated with varying festive liners and toppers as if guests contributed to the old time tradition of pot luck. Poppies created of gum pasta proved to be the perfect accent to the summer garden party theme.”

“Chad’s fondest childhood memory is bottle digging with his Grandfather. The centerpieces for the reception tables were from “Grampie’s” vast antique bottle collection. The color scheme drew inspiration from the unique blue shade of these bottles which each held a single stem red dahlia, snapdragon or zinnia. Brilliant floral print paper lanterns illuminated overhead complimenting the cool summer palette.  The finishing detail, the table number, allowed the couple to incorporate our beloved German Short Haired Pointers, Daisy Mae and Pearl (aka The Pointer Sisters) into our special day.”

It was Sarah’s grandmother’s birthday, so they planned a special surprise for her which included a cupcake, a feather boa, and a birthday crown!  How cute!

Sarah stayed on the dance floor during the entire reception!

Candid guest shots including one of our two neighbors, Catherine & Gary, on the top left!

Wow.  Being a part of Chad & Sarah’s big day was unreal.  From the time I arrived and Sarah presented me with my own welcome bag, to the time I left, after enjoying a delicious seated meal with the Matrons (I even had my own poppy name card!), I was treated more like friend than a photographer during the entire day.  The experience of photographing the wedding of Chad & Sarah, a couple whom I have only known for one short year, was incredibly meaningful for me.  It’s times like these that I realize that everything I hope to achieve through & unlimited, by truly establishing a connection with my clients, comes together in the best of ways.