The flowers that you choose for your wedding can say a lot about you- you can use these flowers to express yourself and set the tone for your wedding day.  Are you having a funky, eclectic wedding?  Do you want to add bold colors to your wedding day?  Or is your wedding casually elegant?  An amazing floral designer is worth his/her weight in gold when it comes to the event design.  So, how do you find the right one?

Make sure to look at their past work and give them ideas of what you are looking for, but leave room for creativity on their part.  Find out what they specialize in.

For example, two of my favorite floral designers in Maine are Judy Bourgeouis of Flora Fauna and Jeanne Russell of Verona Island Flowers.  They are both fabulous, but they are very different.  Every time I work with Flora Fauna, Judy creates a work of art on every table and for the bride to carry.  Give Judy an color palette and the mood you are going for, and her creativity will amaze you- she will integrate flowers into every part of your day.  She also offers event coordination.  Check out some of her colorful work below (top two photos, middle left and right, bottom middle/left).  Jeanne Russell is also fabulous- she grows most of her own flowers and she specializes in creating a bouquet using local blooms.  Her work is beautiful in an understated, casually-elegant way.  Check out some of her work below (bottom left). There are also coordinators that offer beautiful floral designs- Lindsay Burgess (of Playa Fiesta, although she does other weddings as well), Amber Small (of Sweetest Thing Weddings), and Kate Parker are just a few.

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Tags: Maine Wedding Photographer, Maine Wedding Photography, Wedding Flower Ideas

Erin and Jason are my type of clients!  I walked in and met Erin on Saturday afternoon, and the first thing that I learned about her was that she was the female keg-stand champion the night before!  I have to say that she looked remarkably well for a bride that had earned that distinction the night before her wedding, and I knew that anyone that could pull that off would have a fun wedding to boot.  Of course, Erin had already warned me that Jason’s frat brothers from MIT were a crazy bunch, so I was excited to shoot this wedding!

Erin and Jason live in California now (although Jason is from New Hampshire), and the made the journey to Maine for their destination wedding in Northeast Harbor at the Asticou.  The weather called for heavy rain, but I’m pleased to say that the sun came out during the ceremony and they had a beautiful blue sky!  The gorgeous flowers were designed by Jeannie Russell at Verona Island Flowers- I loved the green and orange!  Orange is Erin’s favorite color, and it looked fabulous with the green accents.

I loved the story of how Erin and Jason met- they met at a New Years Eve party.  Even though there was an open bar, Jason walked right up to Erin and offered to buy her a drink.  And the two have been dating for the last six (or was it seven?) years.  They live in the San Francisco bay area- one of my absolute favorite places in the country!  When we took their bride and groom photos, we headed over to the Asticou gardens, and then during dinner we walked down to the waterfront for a few more photos.  Here are a few of my faves from the day:

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Tags: Maine Wedding Photography, Maine Wedding Photographer, Asticou Wedding, Verona Island Flowers

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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Tags: Maine Wedding Photography, Maine Wedding Photographer, The Retreat at French’s Point, Retreat at French’s Point Wedding