wedding journal

With views of the Piscataqua River, Portsmouth is a dream destination for a wedding. There are so many unique shops tucked away and amazing restaurants with the best views.

Rooms right next to each other, Moira & Austin got ready for their beautiful Portsmouth wedding.

Before the wedding – engagement photos!

When I first met Moira & Austin in person for their engagement photos, it was clear that they were made for each other. Their chemistry was organic and nothing was forced.

They were up for anything during their engagement photos…even my weird prompts. When a couple is up for my weird requests, we were meant to work together!

Also, it was FREEZING and Moira rocked it. She didn’t complain once about how cold it was – she killed it!

6 months later…Wedding Day!

When I first saw Moira & Austin on their wedding day, they were getting ready in separate rooms. Both were SO excited to marry each other and you could tell. There were tears and nervousness (as to be expected!) but most of all pure excitement. They were an hour away from seeing each other on their wedding day.

The entire day was perfect. The weather, the couple, the vows (got me choked up), the guests, the party…absolute perfection.

Moira & Austin were meant to be. It was evident from the moment I met them. They bring out the best in each other and it is clear when you see them interact with one another.

Moira & Austin, the energy you bring is infectious and I feel so lucky to have been able to be part of your day.

Shoutout to the vendors that made their day possible!

Ceremony: Moffatt Ladd House & Gardens

Reception: Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel

Florist: Jardiniere Flowers

DJ: Jimi Carter – All Pro Events DJ

Cake & Desserts: Jacques Pastries

Stationary: Portsmouth Invitation Company

-Danielle

Have you thought about doing a Surprise proposal? If so, this post is for you!

There is something so magical about playing a part in a moment that will change your life forever.

Conor first reached out to me in the spring about wanting to propose to his girlfriend while on vacation down the Cape, their first time ever being there.

Since neither of them had ever been to the Cape, he wasn’t sure where the best location was, all he knew was that he had booked dinner for 7:30PM at the Chatham Bars Inn.

I was excited to help find the perfect spot so that it didn’t make it too obvious that he was going to propose that day.

We worked together for months planning at the most perfect proposal and it was just that…perfect.

The Proposal

My initial plan was to be on the beach already “photographing someone” aka my sister but when that fell through, I quickly changed plans.

If you’ve been to the Cape or any beach during the summer, you know that it isn’t out of the ordinary for someone to be sitting on their beach towel reading in the evening. So that’s what I did! I gave Conor the color of my beach towel (bright green), had my book out and camera hidden so I would be ready to capture the proposal!

Madison had no idea that I was there! It was perfect.

After the proposal and now standing feet from them with my camera, she realized that the whole thing had been caught on camera.

We spent the next hour capturing their engagement – running through the sand, laughing and ended with champagne pop…so much fun!

Conor & Madison, thank you so much for trusting me with capturing your surprise proposal. I had so much fun with you both!

If you are thinking about doing a surprise propsal, let’s chat!

If you’ve been following me for a bit, you probably have noticed by now that Newburyport is one of my favorite locations for any shoot. Within such a short distance, there are so many spots with different backgrounds and its perfect for any season.

I first met Elizabeth at a wedding show I did in the fall and we immediately connected. I loved her energy, our conversation and she is getting married at one of my favorite venues. Elizabeth emailed the night of the show wanting to chat more about her wedding (which I was so excited about) and now I’ll be capturing her and Daron’s wedding day later this year!

When it was time to book their Newburyport engagement photos, they wanted winter photos (cozy, snow, hot cocoa) you know, all the winter stuff! The day of their engagement photos, it was the deep freeze, remember -30 with wind-chill so we rescheduled.

Once we were finally able to do their photos, there was no snow but that didn’t stop us! Elizabeth came prepared with hot cocoa for some cozy photos which are some of my favorite and different accessories to change up the photos (I highly recommend doing this)!

Although freezing, it was so much fun! I can’t wait for their wedding!

Do you think Newburyport could be the location for your engagement photos or wedding? Let’s chat!