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Gabby + Mike // A Golden Hour Wedding at The Country Club at Otterkill in Campbell Hall, NY

Gabby + Mike // A Golden Hour Wedding at The Country Club at Otterkill in Campbell Hall, NY

Oh, it is so hard to put wedding days into words, isn't it? Maybe descriptive cut scenes are better - a mash up of adjectives and nouns to best explain the nuances.

The small, fragile hands buttoning Gabby's gown. The smile you couldn't wipe off her face if you tried. The way Mike read his card from Gabby with such care. The helping hands he was to his groomsmen even thought it was his wedding day. The taste of the end of summer on the breeze at the ceremony, and in the sun as it began to go down after the recessional...

Lauren + Andrew // A Warm Fall Farm Wedding at Owls Hoot Barn in Coxsackie, NY

Lauren + Andrew // A Warm Fall Farm Wedding at Owls Hoot Barn in Coxsackie, NY

It didn't take much for me to realize that Lauren and I would be fast friends from the day that we met. I remember vividly our first conversation over coffee (and omelettes? I think), and having a sense that this girl was one of the good ones...

Brooke + Paul // An Historic Estate Wedding at Locust Grove in Poughkeepsie, NY

Brooke + Paul // An Historic Estate Wedding at Locust Grove in Poughkeepsie, NY

So, let me just tell you something: Brooke is one of the funniest, most charismatic, and all sorts of hilarious people you could ever hope to meet. There's something about her funny way that is so direct and endearing, you can't help but fall in love with her. I know that's how she first charmed Paul... ;)