Sarah & Ed, Barnard, Vermont.

So after a couple of weekends off my assistant Kathleen and I were refreshed and excited about the wedding of Sarah and Ed.  The location was an old parcel of family land way up on a hillside in Barnard, VT.  The land, located about a mile up a class 4 road, had been worked on and graded to be a perfect spot for a tent and the views were amazing.  The bride, Sarah, was getting ready at the Woodstock Inn, just down the road from the wedding site.  When Kaht and I arrived the skies were threating and to be honest, it didn't look good.  Soon after our arrival it started to rain and the thunder was booming, shaking the windows of the Inn.  As Sarah and friends put the finishing touches on the dress the time to head to wedding site was upon us.  I had reports being phoned in from my office on what the radar looked like and where the rain was heading...it was looking better and better every moment.  We loaded up the cars and vans and made our way to the site.  With every passing minute and mile, the skies were lightening and even a few rays of sun started to poke through.

The ceremony started with just a little rain still falling, but then, just like that, a little nod from the weather gods and the ceremony finished under bright sunny skies, just amazing.

The night became clear, the air dried out and Sarah, Ed and I took time to shoot a bunch of fun quick portraits as the sun set.

The night continued with dancing and fun.  The couple even had warm chocolate chip cookies and milk for the guests as they left. (Kaht and I grabbed a few as well and they were amazing)  A perfect ending to a very nice day.

Fireworks and a wedding on the 4th.

Over the 4th of July weekend, my assistant Kaht and I headed south to Manchester, Vermont to photograph the wedding of Kristen and Aaron. The venue was the Arlington Inn, one of Vermont's oldest farm houses. The Inn and it's gardens are beautiful and a wonderful place to host a wedding. The Inn was producing a commercial during the wedding, you can see the footage HERE. And if you look closely at minute 1:35 and minute 1:45, that's me snapping away.

Kristen and her bridesmaids getting ready.

My assistant Kaht covered the groom Aaron and his guys trying to figure out something??

Time for a portrait before the ceremony.

The ceremony was held in the back gardens of the Inn.

My assistant Kaht even captured the Inn's pet rooster when he came to check out the ceremony.

Time for a few not-so-posed portraits.

And right after dinner, the sun burst through the clouds. It was the most orange sunset I'd ever seen, just amazing. Not letting the light go to waste, I hustled Kristen and Aaron to the front of the Inn and shot as quick as I could before the sun set.

Like all good weddings, dancing and cake finished the night.

Father - Daughter dance in the barn.


Some fun limbo with the brides dress.

Hands...touchin' hands...reachin' out...touchin' me....touchin' you...

New Website!

With a busy Vermont wedding season behind me I finally got around to something that has been a long time coming, a wedding exclusive website.  You can check it out here, www.justincashweddings.com  The new site has given me much more space to extend my portfolio and even have a "featured wedding" section, which I think gives people a good feel to my approach and style for shooting weddings.   Go check it out and let me know what you think. 

-Justin

this is a funny sketch I drew when laying out the new site.

To the Coast for Old Friends.

It's always good when you hear from old friends, even better when they have good news.  Tara G. a long time friend of 10 years, called last fall with the news of her engagement.  Very exciting news indeed!  What was really flattering was she wanted me to shoot her wedding.  "Of course, it would be my pleasure".  So this past June, myself and my assistant Kori, headed East to Portsmouth, NH and Kittery, ME.  We arrived mid-day on Friday and checked into our hotel.  A very big and extra thank you goes out to the bride and groom for putting Kori and I up in such a nice hotel with a great location. (downtown Portsmouth)  No time was wasted though, Kori and I were back in the car and headed to the rehearsal at Rob's (groom) family property.  After a quick walk through of the next days ceremony we were on the move again, this time to a marina where boats awaited.  "Huh? Wait a second - boats?  What are we doing?  Where are we going?"  Turns out the rehearsal dinner was planned at a lobster shack (being the coast of Maine and all) which we will be traveling to by boat.  This was very cool, 4 boats full of family and friends all heading up the Pisquataqua River with a lobster bake waiting.

leaving the marina with Portsmouth in the background.

The armada on the move.

Father - Daughter

Arriving at the rehearsal dinner.

This is a Kori image, thats me in the blue shirt holding the camera ready for some lobstah.

The next morning I was on the road again to Tara's families home where she was getting ready for the big day.  The house was a buzz with excitement and anticipation.  The flowers were delivered, the champagne toasts shared and the dress was perfect.  Now it was off to the ceremony.  Turns out the limo couldn't negotiate the fickle Kittery traffic and we were forced to drive ourselves, not a big deal and even gave us the opportunity to get this shot, one of my favorites from the day.

Tara getting a little help from her sister. 

Rob's family property was the location for the ceremony and reception.  It was amazing in every detail, just perfect.  The ceremony was great, the cocktails tasty, the speeches both funny and heart warming and the dancing groovy.  Below are some of my favorite shots from night.  You can also see more images from Tara & Rob's wedding in the "featured weddings" section of my website HERE.  Enjoy and thanks again to Tara & Rob for a great weekend.

first dance

the amazing cake and the first dance

one of my best dancing shots of the summer.