New Hampshire Wedding- Jim and Christen are married!

Jim and Christen are good friends of mine and I've been looking forward to this wedding for quite some time. They got married at Flag Hill Winery in Lee, NH a couple of weeks ago and it was GORGEOUS! I actually originally turned down the opportunity to photograph their wedding because I really wanted to be a guest for this one and celebrate with them, but at the end of the day, I couldn't resist! Besides, I got to get off work early and party a little bit with them anyway ;-) Christen is a beautiful girl, on the inside and out, and Jim is one of the nicest guys I know... besides my husband of course! ;-) They have so much fun and are so sweet together, and their wedding day was just a representation of everything they are... fun, relaxed, real, and everyone including the bride and groom had a blast! Jim and Christen, I hope you love these photos as much as I do and I wish you many many many many many years of love and happiness! <3

The beautiful bride....

And all the beautiful girlies... :-)

I must say that I really love this shot...

And this is what it looked like RIGHT when I was supposed to do the guys' photos... the sky opened up and it POURED. Not just poured, but it was complete with thunder and lightening. Gotta say, I was a teeny weeny bit concerned as it looked like Christen wasn't going to get the outdoor ceremony that she was REALLY hoping for.... 

We hid under some overhangs, and my wonderful husband, Brian, who came along as a guest (and to help me out because he loves me) held umbrellas over everyone to keep everyone as dry as possible. But a little bit of thunder and lightening didn't deter these guys from putting on their game faces. :-)

To get this shot, which I looooveeee by the way, I was in the middle of the vineyard. In lightening. Yup.

I kid you not, 2 minutes before the ceremony was supposed to start, the storm passed and the skies returned to normal. This shot I think was right after the Officiant asked if anyone objected and Christen turned to her guests and told them all that she would hurt anyone that objected... ;-)

Just a little trouble getting the ring on... they were so cute the entire day.

A little bit of first kiss.

I love this... Christen looks so truly happy and Jim looks like the proudest guy on Earth. Sigh.

I think this might have been my favorite moment of the entire day... in the middle of the family formals, Christen was getting ready to have her picture taken with her grandparents when her grandmother let out a cute little shriek... can you see the frog jumping up Christen's dress? Hahaha.

The gorgeous bridal party.

And on to the bride and groom portraits... LOVE THESE.

Ummm... hot. I think this might be my favorite. Christen, you are BEAUTIFUL.

Speaking of beautiful...

I love this one too... it's very "them".

And here Christen is already practicing being a good wifey. ;-)

The guys doing... what guys do.

And this is just one of the many many reasons I love Christen... while the guys were hanging out, she was entertaining herself by balancing and juggling her bouquet. 

Yum.

This was right after the first dance. I love the expression on Christen's sister, Michelle's face in the background. Her family is so wonderful, loving, and supportive. 

I had to include this one, even though Christen may hurt me. ;-) She is so not a crier, and when she started tearing up during her sister's speech, it was such a beautiful moment that I had to. 

And her mom looking on during the father-daughter dance.

Speaking of dancing, Jim and Christen did a little bit themselves. LOVED IT! They had so much fun together.

And I snuck this last one while Christen and Jim took a moment to take everything in. It was really a great wedding and everyone had such a good time.

Congratulations again, Mr. and Mrs. Blais! I hope you had an amazing time on your honeymoon! XOXOXOXOXOXOXOX