I’m dying to tell you how awesome this wedding was, but first, I’ve got to tell you why it’s taken me so long to put this post up.  I usually put ten to twenty images up on the blog, just images in a column, but there were so many great moments at Jackie and Chris’ wedding, I knew I was going to want to put a lot up.  There’s a panorama of the ballroom that I created in this collection, and when I finished assembling it, I really wanted you to see these images in a bigger size than our usual blog posts.  Thus began my quest for the slideshow above, which resulted in too many nights writing ActionScript code in my pajamas.  I hope you enjoy the result By the way, if the full screen mode doesn’t work for your browser, this can be fixed by visiting adobe.com and downloading the newest version of flash.

If you’ve read any of my other wedding posts, you know that I get to work with the coolest brides and grooms on the planet.  I’m a geek who admits to writing computer code late at night, so I don’t really know how they pick me, but I’d guess it has something to do with my wife Lucia.  Anyways, Jackie and Chris, total rockstars.  We had so much fun on our first romantic session together that we offered them a second one up in Maine (look for those images – stunning!)  Lucia and I knew their wedding was going to be amazing, and if you look at the images above you’ll agree – it really was.

The ceremony was at a Greek Orthodox Catherdral in Manchester (Saint George), and the architecture of the cathedral was unlike any place I’ve ever been to.  It rained (which Lucia will tell you is good luck on a wedding), so we didn’t go to the beach before the reception, but when your reception is being held at the Wentworth by the Sea, who cares.  If the slideshow is running when you get to the ballroom panorama, pause it, and look at the beautiful  ballroom that Leslie Barbini and her team from the Wedding Belle created (yes, the Wentworth is always beautiful, but the uplights and decor really transform it!)

So how was the reception, you ask?  An off the hook combination of traditional Greek celebration (though no plates were broken) and a rocking fun wedding.  Surf and turf, both a band and a DJ, and dancing both in the ballroom, and out in the hallway.  Gina Damiano and her staff at the Wentworth made it all go off flawlessly, and the Christos Natsis band played until everyone had thrown all their money in the air.

I hope you have fun looking at the images – we had a blast producing them.   Now if you haven’t already done so, click the full screen button in the lower left corner of the slideshow.  Thanks for looking - Will

Vendors:

• Gown – Madeleine’s Daughter
• Jewelry – Barmakian Jewelers
• Flowers – Ambrosia Gardens
• Planning – Leslie Barbini, The Wedding Belle
• Invites and Stationary – Signed, Sealed, & Delivered (Lauren and Ellen)
• Makeup – Kathy from the Beleza salon in Chelmsford, MA
• Venue – The Wentworth By The Sea, New Castle, NH
• DJ – The Music Man
• Band – Christos Nastis
• Transportation – Grace Limousine
• Cake – Jaques Pastry
• The Focus Photography team – Will, Lucia, Ali, and Rob.