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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Fort Orange Club Wedding, Albany New York, Brandon and Elisa

Without a dry eye in the house, including mine, Brandon and Elisa exchanged their vows on a cold Monday morning. It was Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday, symbolizing hope for the future. They were surrounded by their closest loved ones, even those who couldn't be there physically in the room, with the aid of our wonderful technology. 

I have known Brandon for the better part of 2 decades so being present to witness him take Elisa's hand in marriage was not only exciting for me but so very special. Over the years I have watched Brandon grow, explore in his travels,  become quite entrepenurial yet remain the same person I knew so long ago. Elisa and I officially met for the first time a few short months ago when they approached me to photograph their wedding. Creative, artistic and kind- just a wonderful person and the perfect match for Brandon. Not to mention a fascinating Feng Shui designer who is going to help me make something inspiring out of my new office space!!!

They decided not to see each other prior to the ceremony, but Elisa had seen a great photo of a bride and groom before their ceremony without actually viewing each other. So let's begin there...they're first "non"-look :-)



Even an intimate wedding like this can have wonderful details-my favorite :-)
The Fort Orange Club is so incredibly handsome and full of history!






The Floral Garden of Delmar did a stellar job with the florals! 





Brandon and Elisa told me they spend lots of time playing Scrabble- so what's how perfect is this? 
A Scrabble Cake!!!


Elisa was simply stunning, poised and overjoyed!




Ceremony time!! Here's Brandon, waiting for his bride.








 Family watched on via FaceTime---gotta love the magic of technology these days- makes the world feel so cozy!!




















Thank you Brandon and Elisa, for inviting me to capture your wedding. My dear old friend and now my new friend- I wish you nothing but the best for a happy, healthy life together.


3 comments:

Brian said...

beautiful pictures. Amy u did a wonderful job and as always, the pictures show it! i heard that there were many tears that threatened to flood the place. love the scrabble cake! thanks for doing the wedding. I know Brandon and Elisa appreciate it and all of us who weren't there do too.

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Linda Samuels said...

These are gorgeous photos. Aside from the fact that Brandon and Elisa are a beautiful-looking couple, the love they have for one another comes shining through loudly and clearly. You can see this deep connection in every photo. Just beautiful. Wishing the newly married couple a lifetime of love and happiness together.