day-of coordinator and design: Kate Parker Weddings
ceremony: Melvin Village Community Church, Melvin Village, NH
officiant: Fr. Krikor Sabounjian, Armenian Church of the Holy Translators, Framingham, MA
reception: Bald Peak Colony Club, Melvin Village, NH
florist: Kate Parker Flowers
band: Kahootz
hair: Invidia Salon and Spa
transportation: Wolfeboro Trolley Company
gown: Pronovias at L'elite, Boston
paper: Jen Pepper, emilie ink
photo booth: Maine Snapshot Studio
honeymoon: Italy
Amanda wrote me TWO YEARS before she was engaged asking about wedding photography.
Alas, the proposal finally came and after another year of planning, it was time to finally capture Amanda and sweetie John as they were officially hitched! Throughout those many calendar flips leading up to the big day, there were countless emails exchanged about how plans were coming together (with lots of excited !!!!), text messages, a sweet engagement session, some baby snuggles with little Will and an official meeting of her family. By the time the wedding day arrived, it felt like I was looking at a dear friend through the lens of my camera. Love that.
After they saw their wedding images, John turned to Amanda and said, "Thank you for finding Emilie." I concur. Thank you so much for finding me, Amanda!!
How they met, in Amanda's words:
John and I have spent just about every summer of our lives on Lake Winnipesaukee. I spent my time at my family’s house swimming, boating and water skiing; while John spent his time hiking up, over and around New England’s peaks with the trip crew at Camp Tecumseh. Camp Tecumseh was conveniently located across the street from JoJo’s Country Store where I worked as a cashier. Nearly every summer we were less than 5 miles apart, but never crossed paths. That all changed the summer of 2007. I had just graduated from Bentley and took the summer off to relax at the lake before starting work. John had been away from the lake for 5 years but had returned to spend the summer working at camp. We finally met on the evening of July 16th at the locally famous Bad Moose Cafe. John was there with some friends working on their beer cards, and I went with a girlfriend who was interested in one of John’s friends. We hit it off instantly and were inseparable for the rest of the summer. Last July we celebrated our three year anniversary and spent the weekend in Portsmouth NH, where we had taken a day trip our first summer dating. John scheduled a private tour of the Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse, John proposed once we got to the top, and I said yes!






















































Looks like a fun reception! The moment between the bride and her dad is my favorite. So moving.
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