I am enjoying this cluster of years when I am able to celebrate my birthday and photograph a wedding all in the same weekend.  After next year my birthday will fall on a weekday for another 5 years or so and I won’t get to eat wedding cake in celebration. Just kidding!  What’s nicer than celebrating a birthday and a wedding in one weekend? Celebrating them on the same day!

Yelann and Kevin’s wedding in Bristol Harbour was on September 5th, 2009. They got married outside at the gazebo, with wonderful views of Canandaigua Lake in front of them, and had their reception in the newly remodeled Great Room. I arrived in time to catch the girls getting ready and Yelann was just about to get her wedding dress on. I snapped a few quick images of the dress, shoes, bridal bouquets, and other details while the girls were putting on the finishing touches.

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One of my favorite images from the day:

The gorgeous bridal bouquet and bridesmaids flowers were courtesy of Wegmans. Impressive!

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The handsome groom Kevin:

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The ceremony

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Ring exchange

After the perfect wedding ceremony, we took some family formals and then had some fun with the bridal party.

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My associate photographer Will shot this image while I was photographing the guys.

You may have seen this image already, it’s on the header on top of my website. Favorite!

Little Bakery provided the wedding cake

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First dance (you can see how different the ballroom looks from how it was at Kelli’s wedding – gotta love creative minds and different ideas!)

The newly minted Momots and all their wedding guests were able to enjoy an unexpected fireworks show which I have now seen twice at Bristol Harbour.

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For this shot, I placed the wedding rings on a Chinese fan that had a bright red/orange cover. Ring shots are my favorite!

With love,
Kristina
(Rochester Canandaigua wedding photographer)

Living in Rochester NY, it is unusual to book a wedding in the cold winter months. So when Kelli and Eric booked me for their January wedding at Bristol Harbor, I was stoked!

The dress had sleeves, which I don’t think added much warmth.

The flowergirl getting her hair done

Yours truly photographing Kelli’s earrings on Andrea’s (from SE Video) black pocket. Hey, you gotta be creative! (Earring picture in the slideshow below) Thanks to my assistant Amanda for getting this shot

Amanda also captured this great shot of Kelli putting her earrings in.

The ceremony was held at the Westminster Chapel in Mendon. While the boys were getting their boutonnieres pinned on, Kelli changed from her travel boots into her wedding shoes, got her veil on, and took a few deep breaths.

Because of the cold weather, we did most of the family formals at the Chapel. But we did get to photograph outside at Bristol Harbor, too.

Hey, where did all the snow go?

Amanda is so sneaky! Here’s another candid shot of me and Deb from SE Video workin’ it out with Kelli. Isn’t the view at Bristol Harbor simply gorgeous?!

Kelli and Eric’s reception hall looked nothing short of spectacular!

They hired a photobooth service, and folks were lining up for it before dinner had even started. I am so excited to offer this service myself this season – it will be a blast!

Toasts

Photobooth sillies

The cake didn’t fare so well… but we made the best of it and had some fun.

The dance floor looked beautiful with tea candles hanging from the ceiling and soft yellow lights illuminating the walls. Cozy and romantic!

I photographed the couple’s rings on some pine cones.

Eric getting funky with it

Eric and Kelli had a huge surprise for their guests  – at 9pm everyone was treated to a gorgeous fireworks show just outside the reception hall.

Want more photos? Enjoy the slideshow below ( individual images to all you RSS readers) Want even more? The online proof gallery is available to all who attended the wedding.

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I celebrated my birthday and also the wonderful wedding of Yelann and Kevin at Bristol Harbor on Saturday. It could not have been a more perfect day!

Due to my upcoming trip to Spain, all proof gallery uploads will have to wait until the end of the month. So check back for the rest of the Momot wedding (and Burbott, and Wilson) after October 1st.