the big day

Dan the man

Got to spend a lovely afternoon at Camp Yavneh with the Copeland family and friends, a beautiful spot at a lake in the woods in New Hampshire, celebrating Dan's Bar Mitzvah.  It was the most relaxed, enjoyable atmostphere, EVERYONE was enjoying themselves.  After the ceremony, everyone had the afternoon to swim, canoe, sunbathe, and use all of the camp's facilities.  There was a raucous floor hockey game going on when I arrived.  Everyone came to the dining hall for dinner and dancing, and the most fun games I've seen in recent years!  Once the sun went down everyone gathered in the gazebo for a candle-lit ceremony that was absolutely beautiful.  The party went well into the night and ended up back on the lake shore with a bonfire....I was so happy to have been able to be part of Dan's day!

Lisa and Rick

This was my kind of wedding.  Everyone was so relaxed and laidback...ready to enjoy their day!  So many wonderful people to help Lisa get ready.  The wedding was at a beautiful hotel in Old Saybrook CT, right on the water, it was gorgeous.  It was drizzly and overcast in the morning, but the sun came out just before the ceremony--so perfect!  I know it sounds cliche, but there was so much love going around that day...you know it's good when even I am getting weepy during the toasts! Enjoy these peeks:

this next one may go down forever as one of my favorite wedding photos...Noelle and I were inside, taking photos in the ballroom before the guests entered.  The cake had just been delivered, and as we were taking photos, I said to Noelle, "I wish Lisa and Rick would just walk by the window" and not a minute later, after someone told her that the cake was there, Lisa came right up to the window to peek!  It was one of those serendipitous moments that produced a once-in-a-lifetime photo!