Nothing entices me to follow up on a wedding query more than the opportunity to travel. Recently, I’ve received queries to photograph weddings in Hawaii, the Caribbean and even the far away land of Staten Island.

So, I was excited when a few weeks ago I had the opportunity to shoot Amy and Patrick’s wedding in Mystic, Connecticut. Amy and I connected right away when we talked about my trip to South Africa a couple of years ago and how she was planning her honeymoon there. Last year, I had photographed her sister, Heather’s wedding at the Montauk Club in Brooklyn. I immediately noticed familiar faces including, of course, Amy and Heather’s wonderful parents and family. “You must be the official Plourde girls’ wedding photographer,” one of the guests commented.

Amy and Patrick recently bought a beautiful (and huge!) house in Mystic and have left New York City for a more aquatic setting. On wedding day, I met them at the big house as the girls were getting ready and then followed them onto an awesome boat one of the family members had offered. It was a lovely afternoon with twin swans floating by and the famous Mystic drawbridge parting to allow us entrance into the Mystic Seaport where the wedding was to be held. We rolled up in true style with hundreds of guests cheering and waving.

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