Shannon + Ryan’s beautiful October wedding at Bittersweet Farm brought us back to our roots. Bittersweet was one of the first venues we ever photographed at and it was seriously full circle to come back here after so many years. The farm is gorgeous for weddings, the food is delicious and everyone at Shannon + Ryan’s wedding absolutely loved it.
We had a blast getting to know these two over the past year or so. Their love for football, passion in their jobs, and love for their family and friends just shinned through them both. Their engagement session we did way back when are some of our favorite fall lovebird session photos to date. Shannon + Ryan are so photogenic, even though they’d beg to differ! Here’s a little sneak peek of their big day.
Meet: Shannon + Ryan
Shoutout to everyone who made Shannon + Ryan’s day possible:
Photo: Willow Photo Co.
Venue: Bittersweet Farm
Florist: Homegrown Blooms
Hair & makeup: Salon Serenity
This is a blog post we’ve been waiting to write up for years!! Literally years in the making! Courtney invested in us and had her high school senior portrait taken by us all the way back in the early years of Willow (back when we were still called Ryan DeVoll Photography) and since then, we’ve followed her, and her family every step of the way leading to this moment: her wedding. Back when we started Willow, we started it with 2 ideas in mind. One: that we get to know each and every client on a personal level so that way we’re more like friends rather than family and two: that we don’t treat every wedding like a cookie cutter wedding. This couldn’t have come more full circle for us when it came to Courtney & Rigoberto’s day. Over the last 10ish years we’ve gotten to know Courtney, and she quickly became more of a friend than a “client” and meeting Rigoberto made us smile from ear-to-ear like a family member meeting him for the first time. We could tell from the first meeting with him that he just wanted to make sure his bride got the wedding day she deserves, and on the day of, they were both giggling and smiling all night long. You can tell Courtney definitely brings out the best of Rigoberto and vise versa.
All of this to say that it was an absolute pleasure to document yet another important part to Courtney’s story. We can’t wait to see these two grow and their story to now become one and continue to unfold.
Meet: Courtney & Rigoberto
A special thanks to everyone who made Courtney & Rigoberto’s day possible:
Photography: Willow Photo Co.
Planner: Miranda Michelle Design
Venue: Casino at Roger Williams
Flowers: Homegrown Blooms
Hair: Melissa
Makeup: Erica Coelho
Entertainment: FB Events
Catering: Cozy Catering
Caricatures by Donald Landgren
Cake: From Scratch Cakes
Macaroons: Wingates Cake Design
Favor Cookies: Spoonful of Sugar Pastries
Micaela + Andy weren’t just clients for us. They felt like family.
Last year we photographed Andy’s sister’s wedding…and even before that, we knew Andy’s brother Will from years back when he taught Ryan in high school! Crazy right?! Photographing Andy & Micaela felt like we were just at one of our best friends wedding. We knew everyone and everyone knew us. We had a bunch of laughs, endless inside jokes, and so much fun we seriously didn’t want to leave at the end of the night. To top it all off, they were at our favorite venue @newportvines.
Although the day was a little misty, that just meant we had the entire beach to ourselves and it was so dreamy 😍. A lot of folks don’t realize that cloudy days are sometimes better than bright sunny ones. And you know what they say, if it 🌧 on your wedding day, it’s good luck, right?
Either way, these two don’t need any luck. They’re already so perfect, so “sweet” (inside joke) and I have no doubt that their love is endless for one another.
Micaela + Andy’s full wedding will be available soon, but we couldn’t help ourselves. Here’s a little sneak peek into their day !
Photography: Willow Photo Co
Venue: Newport Vineyards
Florist: The Secret Garden Jamestown
Hair + Makeup: Whole You Beauty
Taylor & Will had a beautiful wedding at Gurney's Newport Resort & Marina in Newport this October. We were so honored to capture these two and their love story for their family, and generations to come. We couldn’t be happier to share a little snippet of their big day before they receive their full gallery soon!
Meet: Taylor + Will
Colette + Nick spent the day with us at one of our favorite venues in Rhode island, Newport Vineyards. We had an absolute blast with them and cannot wait to show you the rest of the gallery. For now, enjoy this little sneak peek featuring some of our favorites from their big day!
Meet: Colette + Nick
Paige + Brandon’s small intimate wedding in September was everything! Although it was just filled with their closest family & friends, they sure all knew how to party at the Century House. We had a blast and couldn’t wait to share a sneak peek of their wedding!
Meet: Paige + Brandon
Special shoutout to everyone who made Paige & Brandon’s day special:
Photography: Ryan DeVoll Photography
Venue: Century House
DJ: DJ Nate Slate
Lisa & Paul are absolute incredible friends before they are clients. We got to know both of them over dinner a couple of times and they instantly reminded us what true love looks like. As a matter of fact, these two remind myself of Jenn and I’s relationship. Both of them are adventurous, loving, kind, and so thankful for everyone in their life. Their wedding was a true showcase of all of that. I am so excited to share a little sneak peek of their big day while we finish up their gallery and they finish their month long Europe honeymoon (anyone else of jealous of that? I know I am!)
Meet: Lisa & Paul
A special thanks to everyone who made Lisa & Paul’s day possible:
Venue: The Neighborhood Club of Quincy
Photography: Ryan DeVoll Photography
Video: Luke Dent
Entertainment: Mickey Grouse
Hair: Melinda Brandt
Makeup: Kristen Zarba
Flowers: Whole Foods
Cake: Oakleaf Cakes
Cocktail hour band: International Strings
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