Emily and Eric traveled to Maine from Arizona to hold their destination wedding in Camden.  Their ceremony was harborside in downtown Camden, and their reception was at the Whitehall Inn (also in Camden- I didn’t know this but the Whitehall Inn was the Inn where Peyton Place was filmed!).  It was a fabulous day- it threatened rain, but Emily and Eric chose to have their ceremony outside anyway.  We only had a few drops fall, and it was a beautiful ceremony!  We had a few minutes to take some photographs by the harbor- because of the threat of rain, the harbor wasn’t too crowded so we didn’t have to dodge the crowds!

Emily and Eric are both from the east- Eric is from Maine and Emily is from New York- but they met out west, where they live.  They are lovers of the outdoors- even their table cards featured photographs from and the names of some of their favorite hikes!   I loved the colors that they chose- orange and dark reds look absolutely gorgeous at this time of year!  I also really enjoyed their reception entertainment- Emily and Eric chose a fabulous bluegrass band called Phatgrass to provide the music for their reception.  I loved the fact that everyone was dancing by the end of the reception.  Here are a few of my favorite photographs from the day:

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Taren and Chris were married on a beautiful Thursday afternoon at the gorgeous Retreat at French’s Point.  The beautiful flowers were designed by Jean at Verona Island Flowers, and the delicious cake was made by the talented folks at Sticky Fingers.  All of the other beautiful details were supplied by Jessika, the owner of the Retreat, and Taren herself (who did a wonderful job designing many of the details)!

I love the story of Taren and Chris- they actually went to elementary school (and middle and high school) together, but didn’t connect until a few years ago.  Taren knew that Chris was the one for her when he brought her a gift- a brick.  Not just any brick- it was a brick from their elementary school which was being torn down to make way for a new building.  He wanted her to forever have a piece of the place where they first met. 

Even though they were married mid-week, Taren and Chris had a great turnout of friends and family for their intimate destination wedding in Maine.  Taren’s two boys walked her down the aisle, beaming all of the way.  They celebrated with an incredible lobster bake, and ended the party that evening at the Farm.  It was an absolutely gorgeous day, and Taren and Chris gave me two opportunities to steal them away to take photographs on the beach and around the property.  Here are a few of my favorites from the day:

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I photographed the True Romance session of Taren and Chris last week in Acadia National Park- it was a gorgeous day, although it was a bit cold at the end.  Taren and Chris were troopers, though, and were fabulous to work with.  I’m going to post their wedding photographs in just a few moments, so you can read more about them in that post- in the meantime, here are some of my faves from the portrait session:

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