Shelter Island Wedding - East End Wedding Photographer

Shelter Island Wedding | East End Wedding Photographer

Shelter Island is truly a magical place…especially for a wedding.

I am so excited to share Emma & Steve’s beautiful wedding held at Emma’s Grandmother’s house.

Which was just one of the components that made this wedding so unique and heartfelt.

Some of the other ingredients being:

Emma the bride made her own wedding gown.
Her majestic Samoyed dog named Kozue.
An incredible location for bride and groom portraits in the late afternoon.

Here are some of my favorites …

I love that Emma transported her dress form mannequin with her to Shelter Island.

It made photographing her gorgeous gown so much more fun (which she handmade – I know I’m mentioning it again – but she deserves the recognition).

Emma is a nature lover and created a simulated pond of Lily Pads on her wedding gown train.

Kim and Jon from Kim Jon Designs outdid themselves – creating gorgeous bouquets, boutonnieres and a breathtaking ceremony arch of baby breath – positioning it just so in accordance with the location of the sun.

Emma’s maid of honor Mei catching a few winks on Kozue the “walking cloud pillow” as hair and makeup started really early for the 11:30am ceremony.

Andrew took Steve out in their backyard for a few groom portraits before their first look.

There happened to be a clematis plant growing near their first look – so I shot through it – thus allowing a dreamy burst of purple to occur in the frame.

It tied in perfectly to their purple themed wedding.

I love the fact that Emma knelt down on the grass in her gown to embrace her beloved Kozue.

I adore backyard weddings.

I like to think how even more precious these memories become to the bride and groom as well as the entire family in the years to come.

This family is full of dog lovers. Both of Emma’s sisters’ dogs were also in attendance – getting spoiled by everyone.

I love that Emma’s grandfather is intently reading the poem he is about to recite while everyone starts to line up for the ceremony processional.

Emma and her grandfather walking up the aisle as he holds the folded poem in his hand.

I love the way Andrew captured Steve’s parents looking at each other.

The picturesque view from the ceremony site – such a quintessential Shelter Island summer scene.

Emma and Steve are avid bird watchers and the first bird that they ever spotted together was a Purple Martin – hence the inspiration for their purple themed wedding.

I love how they these used various birds for their table seating chart.