I have been so excited to blog this wedding! It was my first time working a Military wedding, and boy was it a fun one!!! I thought a blog post today would be appropriate given that yesterday we celebrated the 4th of July! May I just quickly say thank you, thank you, THANK YOU to all those who have served and are currently serving to protect our freedom! I hope everyone had a fantastic holiday! When wedding day arrived, I was thrilled to be working with such a great group of professionals! Wedding planner extraordinaire, Katie O‘, led the team all day and everything went off without a hitch! We started out in Troy at Hilton Garden Inn and there were a lot of fun details waiting to get in front of my camera lens! Makeup artist Erin Marzilli glammed up beautiful bride Chelsea while Ceara of Bliss Salon styled her hair perfectly! The day was off to a great start and I knew it was only going to get better…. check out the pics!

Sparkle Kate Spade shoes….I’ll take one in every color please! So fun!

Even the bridesmaids had adorable shoes!

I love when a bride has a custom hanger…it just looks so cool!

…and when a bride gives all her girls custom hangers, well, that’s even more COOL!

Chelsea putting on her dress! Stunning!

Next, we headed over to the church where we met up with the groom! Meet Jay!

I love this shot….

Here comes the Bride!

Father Pat giving the Blessing….

I love this shot of Chelsea’s parents….so happy and proud!

Officially Mr. & Mrs!

Love these next two shots….

We headed over to the beautiful Frear Park for portraits…..I just love Chelsea’s flowers!

One of my favorite group shots ever!

Total beauty….

So romantic!

Next we headed over to downtown Troy and we just happen to stroll by the Katie O’ headquarters! Love it!

How beautiful are they?!?!! Love this next series….

Love!

Before we knew it, it was time to get to cocktail hour!

Totally in love with the purple ruffle cake by Lisa of Gourmet Confections!

First dance!

Great toasts….let the party begin!

Loved the s’more station!!! So adorable!!! Kim of the Hilton Garden Inn did a fabulous job putting this together!

Chelsea and Jay, thank you so much for including me on your special day! I had so much fun! The love you share is so special, anyone can see it… I wish you many, many years of nothing but love, happiness, good health and cheer! Congratulations!!!

VENDORS
Makeup: Erin Marzilli
Hair: Ceara Denver, Bliss Salon
Wedding Coordinator: Katie O’Malley, Katie O’ Weddings & Events
Florist: Fleur De Lis
Church: Saint Edwards
Venue: Hilton Garden Inn- Troy, NY
Cake: Lisa Chauvin-Ferreira, Gourmet Confections
Music: Conway Entertainment
Reception Decor: Total Events