Aug 23
Wedding–Dawn and Brendan Sneak Peek
A wedding at Bucksteep Manor Inn in Washington, MA is not an afternoon or evening affair. It is a celebration of friendships and familial connections that lasts all weekend long.
Dawn and Brendan are the proprietors there, and without hyperbole, I can say that they are the most laid back and unorthodox couple I have EVER photographed!!
Sure, we took some posed shots of Dawn with her bride’s maids, and Brendan with his groom’s men, but those just do not capture the joy and fun they were having all day. Most of my favorite photos are ones that many folks would toss out as “out takes” between the “real” photos.
One of the posed shots I normally take is of the best man and the groom shaking hands. When I asked Brendan to do that, he was having none of it! He grabbed his best man’s hand and started… I want to say he started square dancing, or maybe doing a jig, but Brendan is not the type to adhere to such labels. Let’s just say they both started dancing elatedly!
Carrie and I arrived there Friday evening to casually photograph the rehearsal dinner and the folks in attendance. Dawn and Brendan had a bluegrass band playing, and after the set, Brendan couldn’t help but chat it up with Diane, the banjo player (The Banjo Queen), and quickly convinced her to let him play a tune on her banjo.
After dinner and music, several folks moved over to sit by the bonfire and share stories about the happy couple, and perhaps create a new story in the process.
While the ceremony was happening, Dawn arranged for a present she got Brendan to be set up. It was a bouncy castle!! Brendan was SO EXCITED!!! (and yes, I must admit, I was too!)
More fun photos of these great folks will be posted in a few weeks, but I am worried I won’t finish these as fast as normal, as I will be giggling too much!!
