New Canaan, CT Wedding Photography: AUBREY AND NICK'S WAVENY HOUSE WEDDING

Waveny House is a "castle" that sits on 300 acres of fields, ponds, and trails in New Canaan, CT. It was built in 1912 by Lewis P. Lapham, one of the founders of Texaco, who spent summers there with his family for many years. It was at this majestic location that Aubrey and Nick vowed to honor and cherish each other forever, becoming husband and wife in front of a gathering of family and close friends, and where they danced into the night and dined on lobster tails accompanied by fine liquors.






Aubrey and Nick's wedding party consisted solely of their beautiful sisters. Aubrey's sisters, Grace and Abigail were bridesmaids...



... and Aubrey's sister, Teresa and Nick's sister, Amber served as Maids of Honor; Teresa as Aubrey's and Amber as Nick's.



I was shooting with Eric Hegwer of Austin, TX. He handled the formal group shots and I worked with a couple of them at a time for more intimate portraits, while keeping an eye out for great candid opportunities along the way.






Back in the house, there was a little time to relax and refresh upstairs before the ceremony.







... and then it was time.






It was a lovely day and I was thrilled to be a part of it. Aubrey and Nick, you are awesome and gorgeous! Here's to life!























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Northern Jersey Photography: ES•TRO•GEN POI•SON•ING (ˈestrəjən ˈpoizəning) n.

Es•tro•gen Poi•son•ing (ˈestrəjən ˈpoizəning) n. A condition contracted by the solitary male in a household teaming with women, causing him to walk around for many, many years with an expression on his face like this:

We all know what causes such stunned, confused expressions.

That's right. The daughters. In this case, Keri, Kymm, Liane, Lora, and Syndi.

But as you can see, the daughters have grown up. They have children of their own, and lo and behold, some other males have been introduced into the mix. 





 The estrogen poisoning has taken a turn for the better; almost eerily so...





Would you please look at the grin on Carmine's face?





He's smiling because he is the father of five amazing girls who arranged a wonderful surprise wedding anniversary party for him and their mother, Bonnie, his wife of 50 years.





Keri served as lookout...





... but they somehow snuck past her diligent (uh-hmm) watch.





and entered through the back door.





Those confused looks seem a little familiar, but they were erased within a moment by sheer surprise and happiness.





There was food galore, most of which the sisters had prepared themselves.






Family came from near and far to celebrate.






Many came with their cameras to document the occasion.













Then Kymm read the funniest list of memories from their lives growing up.







We made our way outside to get some family pictures... first of Bonnie, Carmine, and Carmine's sister Rosemarie...





Three cousins: Mike, Carmine, and Ken...





and then Bonnie, Carmine, and their girls.





Syndi and Paul are recently engaged and I couldn't let the opportunity for a few engagement shots get by, and Keri decided to show them how it's done.





They needed no help. These two are definitely in love!





I asked them to walk away from me...





and they were really good sports, given that the rest of the family were mimicking hecklers!





They rocked it anyway!






And speaking of rocks...





Nice ring, Paul!





Liane wanted a picture of everyone before we left, but there were as many people standing on my side of the camera, so here's who was left (most of whom were completely over the photo op at this point)!





Congratulations, Bonnie and Carmine. You have a beautiful family.

And Bonnie... by the way... Carmine told me that you have been the BEST wife and mother, which made these past 50 years the most wonderful ever.

Awwww!