Vermont Wedding: Wedding Prep and Ceremony

I can already tell this will be a multiple-post story. I have so many photos to share from my brother-in-law's wedding! I previously posted photos from the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner; now it's time for the wedding itself! In addition to posts here, there will also be photos from the wedding day posted on my photography blog; I'll try to link to those as I can. I think here I'll have 4 parts to post: the first here is wedding prep and ceremony, then photos from cocktail hour, then photos from the reception, and finally some fantastic videos of the dancing during the reception.

As I think I mentioned before, my now sister-in-law Amanda requested that I take some photos of her and Scott getting ready before the wedding. I didn't want to be in the way, so I spent a lot of time taking photos of her wedding dress along with the bridesmaids dresses, her shoes, etc - I love those types of wedding shots! It was a lot of fun. However, I also wanted to capture some photos of her and her bridesmaids getting ready. Since Natalie was in the wedding, she also got to have her hair and makeup done, which she absolutely loved.

I spent the morning sending messages back and forth between the bridal and groom suites, as well as trying to photograph at each location. The bridesmaids took an immediate liking to Natalie, luckily, and were so good about watching her while I was going back and forth (Evan was with the groomsmen, and Henry was being watched by my other sister-in-law Claire, which was so wonderful of her!). When I returned, I found Natalie happily playing on someone's phone.

So, it was back to the men! They of course were ready a bit faster than the ladies, and were very accommodating of me to take a few photos. (The panda hat was a joke from their dad. Don't ask.)

 One of the little touches that Scott added was brightly colored socks for all of the men. Love it!

 Then, back to the bridal suite! At this point, nearly all hair and makeup was done, and I was able to grab a last couple of shots of the bride finishing her prep.

At that point, I took Natalie back to our room to meet Claire, get the kids dressed, and finish my own prep. After doing my and Claire's hair and makeup, we were off to the wedding!

Natalie made a beautiful flower girl, and was more than happy to pose for me during the ceremony, after her walk down the aisle. She was sitting in the pew in front of me, next to her grandparents.

 I didn't have the best vantage point for photos, as I was behind two rows of people, but I did like the framing effects I was able to get of the bride and groom from between two of the bridesmaids!

 And the happy couple, at the end of the ceremony.

Coming up: cocktail hour!