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Kristi & Steve’s Engagement Party 08.14.10 | York, ME Engagement Photos

January 7th, 2011 @ 10:38 am | 0 comments

I know Steve roun­da­boutly through good old Exe­ter High School. He came down to the Tavern one night newly fian­ced to Kristi and I tried to con­vince them to hire me for their wed­ding. Unfor­tu­na­tely it was not to be as their wed­ding was in Michi­gan. Howe­ver, Steve’s mother (the fabu­lous Mrs. Con­lan) asked if I could pho­to­graph the enga­ge­ment party they were thro­wing for them and I couldn’t say no!

Before the party got rolling we took some enga­ge­ment pho­tos. Being short on time because of a parade in York we couldn’t make it to the beach but we wor­ked it out in the back par­king lot of Foster’s Clambake!

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After a few shots we went back inside to cele­brate! It was a very ocean the­med event, quite appro­priate for a clambake!

Cho­co­late candy rocks! I love it!

Such a great setup.

Kristi ren­ted a cot­ton candy machine and quickly got to work flos­sing it up, it was really tasty.

If you’ve never been to Fos­ters Dow­neast Clam­bake it’s an expe­rience! A lot of fun and enter­tai­ning to say the least!

A spe­cial ocean blue drink for the occa­sion. Cheers! :)

The girls & boys

And the bride & groom

And an unin­vi­ted guest! … well, ok, I guess he was invi­ted but I’m gues­sing he’d rather not have been!

I scar­fed my chic­ken (not of the sea, actual chic­ken, I don’t actually like lobs­ter!) and hea­ded off to shoot Lisa & Doug’s wed­ding. I don’t usually do two events in one day, but the Conlan’s are like family and I did my best!

I hear I mis­sed a fun loving after party, and the wed­ding was lovely! And Steve nicely gave me my favo­rite title of “Best Pho­to­grapher Ever” So a million points.. I mean thanks.. to him!

Con­gra­tu­la­tions Kristi & Steve!

~melis­sa­ko­ren

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Jenn & Jason Married! Part II 08.14.10 | Fryeburg, ME Wedding Photography

January 4th, 2011 @ 11:28 am | 3 comments

After a fan­tas­tic part I it was on to part II!

Do the bustle! doot da doot da doot doot doot doo da doot doot doot da doot. And the bustle they did!

Embra­cing the rus­tic atmosphere at the  Stone Moun­tain Arts Cen­ter Jenn & Jason’s décor was birdhouse chic. Such a great theme!

So many things I love about this photo!

The crew…

Who set up this photo with out them kno­wing what they were doing. With friends like these… ;)

I love the way he kis­ses her head.

Honestly I somehow skim­med over this when I was edi­ting but when I went back for blog pos­ting I fell in total love with it.

He effort­lessly holds her bou­quet in one hand and whisks her off the carriage safe in his arms and she straigh­tens his bou­ton­nière she’s mus­sed in the get­ting down.

Seam­lessly from cere­mony to rececption

So much emo­tion and inte­rac­tion in this one shot.

I can’t help but think of the Last Sup­per when I see this. Only, there’s a baby grand piano and, it’s the first supper!

They make me swoon. It’s the only word to desc­ribe it.

Jenn & Jason’s wed­ding was defi­ni­tely a family affair. So many cute little ones about

And Jason’s dog was in atten­dance the whole time and so loved and well behaved!

That’s either a pinky pro­mise or a shake of the fist if you dare to throw fros­ting at me…

Gentle & roman­tic. Those two words pretty much sum up the whole event!

Loving parents

Jenn’s brother bus­ted some serious moves on the dance floor all night. Drew a crowd he did.

Swanky & Sassy. Two words I’d abso­lu­tely use to desc­ribe them as a couple.

Well, I guess you can’t ALWAYS be gentle & roman­tic. ;)

But that’s what is at the core of these two and where they always come back to.

Jenn & Jason — thank you for fin­ding me and adop­ting me for the day. I was hono­red to be part of your adven­ture and wish you all the luck in the future!

~Melis­sa­Ko­ren

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Jenn & Jason Married! Part I 08.14.10 | North Conway, NH Wedding Photographer

January 3rd, 2011 @ 9:06 pm | 0 comments

When I first met Jenn & Jason I knew they were a match made in hea­ven and I was really really exci­ted when they asked me offi­cially to pho­to­graph their wedding.

I arri­ved at the Oxford House Inn a few minu­tes before Jenn & her crew got back from the hair salon loo­king divine.

As they had a few bites to eat I poked around in their beau­ti­ful suite and found details and gor­geous­ness galore!

LOVE the butons, love the lines!

Do not try this at home! She was pro­tec­ting her hair, not trying to get out of the wed­ding ;)

I love the fascinator!

Oh Jenn!

A few quick shots (indi­vi­dually) of the bride and groom on the stun­ning grounds at the Oxford House.

No, seriously pic­ture perfect!

Two more very impor­tant details of the wedding.

This pic­ture cracks me up. Every time I look at it I think that Jason is asking the offi­ciant wth is taking Jenn so long! (She wasn’t late, its just what it looks like!)

What Jason didn’t know was that that little detail from before, was his dog, who Jenn orches­tra­ted as a sur­prise to walk down the aisle and be a part of the cere­mony. She said he would cry and sure enough <3

Trying to recom­pose him­self he loo­ked up as Jenn star­ted coming down the aisle

And then he was beyond overwhelmed

The cere­mony & recep­tion were held at the Stone Moun­tain Arts Cen­ter a stun­ning and uni­que venue in Brown­field, ME

Hap­pi­ness is!

Married!

So many great moments from this day I think I need to make this a two part party!

~til tomo­rrow :)

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Stephanie & Mike 05.02.09

July 30th, 2009 @ 8:09 pm | 0 comments

I met with Stepha­nie & Mike last spring, they were already so exci­ted about their wed­ding plans. We met (on the col­dest day ever) in Novem­ber for their enga­ge­ment pho­tos and had a great time so I was very much loo­king for­ward to their wed­ding. I had no idea how much I was going to love every last second of it!

I sho­wed up just as Stepha­nie was get­ting into her dress. Her mother was already dres­sed — and did I ever cover that AMAZING dress!

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Steph’s flo­wer girl was textbook!

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As was Stepha­nie — abso­lu­tely breathtaking.

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The moment it sets in — Steph is watching out the win­dow as all her guests arrive and take their seats.

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Lovely!

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I LOVE how these two were in step — all the way down to the end!

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Steph & her Dad reach the end where Mike is glo­wing and ready for her.

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The set­ting, the peo­ple, the spring time, the weather — everything was inten­sely perfect!

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From the other angle — still perfection!

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Fabu­lous­ness.

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A great loo­king bri­dal party!

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The sce­nery and grounds at The Dock­side in York, ME are just amazing!

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Candy bars are all the rage these days — Stepha­nie & Mike scat­te­red words of hap­pi­ness around theirs — it was a great touch.

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I’ve seriously run out of adjec­ti­ves to desc­ribe how ena­mo­red I was with this wedding.

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And how ena­mo­red I am with these two! Their joy was abun­dant and contagious!

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I love her parents loo­king on — their whole first dance was ama­zingly emotional.

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More Details

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Stephanie’s dad pop­ped the cham­pagne — the cork went nearly to the cei­ling! You can see it in the top middle right of this shot.

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Caught with their hand in the candy jar!

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Their wed­ding was the same day as the Ken­tucky derby. The guests kept snea­king into the bar to see what was going down.

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Even more emo­tio­nal was when Mike’s sis­ter stood in for their mother who pas­sed away. That’s their father next to Steph in the back­ground. The whole room was in tears, myself included.

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too cute for words! (glad I had a camera to desc­ribe it instead!)

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My night ended with a full on Para­dise by the Dash­board light throw down. I SO love my job!

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Stepha­nie & Mike, thank you so, so much for let­ting me wit­ness your spec­ta­cu­lar affair. You and your guests went above and beyond in your con­cern for me in my full on bronchitis-​ness! I wish you all the hap­pi­nes­ses that life can bring.

Hello Melissa! Thank you for the pic­tu­res. they are beau­ti­ful! I’ve orde­red the DVD! ~Steph

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Stephanie & Mike 11.02.08

December 9th, 2008 @ 2:40 am | 0 comments

Stepha­nie & Mike are get­ting married in York ME in May. They wan­ted to get some good York sce­nery in their enga­ge­ment pho­tos so they asked me to meet them at Nub­ble Light. It was cold, I can’t lie, but these two are so cute it didn’t matter!

Nothing says York like the lighthouse! They’d never even been here before –we had a great time!

After the lighthouse we deci­ded to go down the road a piece and see if we could get out of the direct wind. They also wan­ted some shots with their ado­ra­ble puppy!

Melissa These came out fan­tas­tic. GREAT WORK… we are both so impres­sed… I love them!  THANK YOU!!!! THANK YOU!!!! THANK YOU!!!!! ~Stepha­nie & Mike

Thanks for bra­ving the cold with me Stepha­nie & Mike! I had so much fun and your puppy is just too cute for words! I’m loo­king for­ward to May!

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Susie & Gus 10.03.08

November 25th, 2008 @ 4:24 pm | 0 comments

I met Susie at my favo­rite res­tua­rant, it was an early after­noon and very quiet and we star­ted chat­ting — she men­tio­ned she was get­ting married and I men­tio­ned I was a wed­ding pho­to­grapher and presto! I was so exci­ted for their small inti­mate wed­ding at the York Har­bor Inn, ME. The weather could not have been more perfect! 

I arri­ved at her suite as she was finishing up. Her bou­quet was stunning! 

What a gor­geous bri­dal party!

Her fiancé, Gus, as Susie makes her grand entrance.

Then it was outside for some ‘formals’

Did I men­tion the weather was amazing?! 

These two were so simply, purely and natu­rally in love — it was a joy to be around!

Susie took off her shoes to walk through the grass and I snag­ged them for a quick set up on the wraught iron fence. 

Their ‘recep­tion’ an AMAZING din­ner for their family and clo­sest friends. 

The guests egged them on into a quick first dance as a married cou­ple and Gus went in for the dip!

Susie & Gus! Thank you for having me as part of you inti­mate and spe­cial day. I very much enjo­yed myself and your friends and family made me feel espe­cially wel­co­med and at home. With love and sup­port like that you’re des­ti­ned for a life of won­der & surprise!

~Melis­sa­Ko­ren

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Jenilee & Brian 09.28.08

November 25th, 2008 @ 3:48 am | 0 comments

Jeni­lee & Bryan were also married during Hurri­cane Glo­ria — though the worst of it had pas­sed, it was still too damp and dreary outside for the cere­mony so they ins­tead had it in the hall of the gor­geous Spring Hill in South Ber­wick, ME. Their favors loo­ked DIVINE!

I loved her color scheme, that lime green is totally beco­ming one of my new favo­rite colors. 

The posse. The­ses little boys were hys­te­ri­cal. The one on the right is Jeni­lee & Bryan’s son. It was so ado­ra­ble to see them run around in their little tuxes!

The cere­mony

It was a won­der­fully sweet and touching cere­mony, not a dry eye in the house. 

First dance as hus­band and wife!

The toasts, more tears, so much love!

The foliage was divine!

The DJ gathe­red ever­yone for a group shot and then had me stand on a very expen­sive spea­ker to get the shot!

Brian wan­ted to make sure he had bac­kup incase I didn’t do a good job.. 

Searching for the gar­ter! Jeni­lee just too cute for words!

I loved the con­cen­tra­tion on their faces during the bou­quet and gar­ter tosses

Con­gra­tu­la­tions Jeni­lee & Bryan!

I hope all is well! Sorry it took me so long to use the print cre­dit. I just figu­red after the holi­days and what not it would be easiest to sit down and TRY to decide which I liked best… It wasn’t easy! You did an ama­zing job and I’m very happy with how they tur­ned out! ~ Jenilee

Thank you for having me!

~Melis­sa­Ko­ren


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