Stacey & Bryan – August 8, 2009

The wineries in the Finger Lakes region of New York are so beautiful and such fun places to have a wedding reception.

Stacey and Bryan had their reception at Ginny Lee Cafe, part of Wagner Vineyards on Seneca Lake.

It was a grayish sort of day but somehow the rain managed to hold off for most of the day and only towards the end of the night did it begin to rain. but for Stacey and Bryan, it was pretty much rainfree.

Stacey and Bryan had their first dance to “You Are So Beautiful” by Joe Cocker. Stacey and her Father danced to “What a Wonderful World” by Louis Armstrong and Bryan and his Mother danced to “In My Life” by The Beatles.

The Ginny Lee Cafe looked quite beautiful for the reception, great table arrangements and decoration. There was a tremendous amount of energy and dancing on the dance floor which made the night a fun time for all. I’m grateful to the families of both the bride and groom who made me feel like a million bucks with the compliments they gave me at the conclusion of the reception. Thanks to all! Stacey and Bryan, congratulations and enjoy some more photos that I took.

Jessica & Ed – August 1, 2009

If you are a regular reader of my blog, you know by now that the weather this year has mostly been a washout…lots of rain and cooler than normal temperatures. This weekend was one of the better ones and there was no rain. I was happy and I’m sure Jessica and Ed were relieved. The wedding reception took place at Six Mile Creek Vineyard in Ithaca. I’ve got a special place in my heart for Six Mile Creek as it’s where I had my wedding reception. What a beautiful location for a wedding and reception. Although this couple did not have their ceremony here, it is certainly possible to do so and there is a beautiful pond on the grounds for just such pond-side ceremonies. For this reception the cocktail hour was beside the pond and the meal and dancing was in the winery itself.

Jessica had sworn me to secrecy some weeks before because she and Ed had been taking dance lessons in preparation for their first dance which was a Tango. I was the first person to actually see them dancing the tango together. I caught a glimpse of them practicing just moments before the reception began, outside of the main reception area. But let me tell you, the actual dance was perfect and the guests went wild as the bride and groom were dancing together. This tango was the “real deal”.

This was just an amazing wedding in so many ways. The food was great, the setting was beautiful, the guests danced and danced and danced all night long.

Thanks Jessica and Ed for having me be a part of your fantastic day and enjoy a few more of the photos I took.