Marianne & Jared | The Stone House at Stirling Ridge

Wow, time does fly! We've had Marianne & Jared's wedding on our minds for almost a year now, having  photographed their engagement session (click for link) wwwaaayyy back in 09'. We were looking forward to working with them again as well as working in the stylish Stone House at Stirling Ridge located in Warren, NJ. As their website describes it, the venue "radiates country elegance and luxury."

Since the ceremony was scheduled to take place after dark at the Stone House, we met up earlier in the day for some outdoor portraits.

The outdoor ceremony, bathed in fuchsia accent light, took place at the  Stone House.

... and the accent lighting in the ballroom added a festive touch and made the decor really pop. Romantic Gardens created the beautiful floral arrangements, while Starlight Orchestras (Rebecca Blake) had the party rocking all night!

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Karolina & Michael | Doolan's

Last month, when we photographed Karolina and Michael's engagement session, we knew that their wedding pictures would be fantastic - and they are! Here is but a small sampling of some of our favorite images of the day. The first image below was taken in front of St. Teresa of Avila in Summit, NJ. where the ceremony took place.

Karolina was very fond of their 1949 Black Cadillac limo.......she thought it would be fun to bring along toy guns and fedoras for a few "gangster" pictures. Very Bonnie and Clyde, no?

...then onto the beach at Spring Lake! We had so much fun photographing these! Karolina had told us she wanted to run around on the beach, but we didn't expect her to hike up her dress and literally run in the surf with Michael!

This particular wave of water took us all by surprise. Truly a  photo-journalistic moment.

The reception took place at Doolan's in Spring Lake, NJ.

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Karolina & Michael | Spring Lake (Sneak Peek)

We just couldn't wait. We took some amazing pictures on the beach in Spring Lake, NJ with Karolina & Michael. Look for more of their Spring Lake wedding later this week on our blog.

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Maria & Joe | The Estate at Florentine Gardens

We met Maria for prep pictures at the Park Ridge Marriott  before going to the Estate at Florentine Gardens.  When we first arrived,  we saw Maria's "something in blue" and naturally we got all excited. If you don't already know, the Figtree gals are really into shoes. Hair (by Sydney Madison Salon) and makeup (by Evelyn Abanto) was in progress.

The ceremony and reception took place at The Estate at Florentine Gardens in River Vale, NJ. Maria added some fun to the portrait session by bringing along rice paper umbrellas.

We love photographing at the Estate at Florentine Gardens... there are so many locations to get great images.

We really liked Maria's details. She had gorgeous letter press programs and sandal wood scented wooden fans placed on the seating for the ceremony.

It was so great to see Krystal and Adam again. Thank you for referring Maria and Joe, and we look forward to seeing you again soon at Megan and Laz's wedding!

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