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Margot + Avery: A seaside wedding on Mason’s Island, Connecticut

By Anna Sawin

What a wedding! Margot and Avery traveled from their Washington, DC, home to the shores of Mason’s Island in Mystic, CT, home to Avery’s family for generations–and home to a number of special family weddings over the years. This year’s event included the just-in-time completed new home of Avery’s aunt and uncle, adjacent to the…

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Theresa + John: A Summer Wedding at Saltwater Farm Vineyard

By Anna Sawin

You know the love stories that start out, “And then I knew I had met THE ONE…?” This wasn’t it! Theresa and John worked at the same company (and still do) in Washington, D.C., so knew each other through the office. “Well, we didn’t exactly like each other at first,” says Theresa. “Needless to say,…

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Matt + Val: Married in Cambridge

By Anna Sawin

Matt & Val came to me for a seaside engagement session in my neighborhood, so I was looking forward to their Cambridge wedding with photo stops in Boston, particularly on Acorn Street in Beacon Hill, one of Boston’s most photographed streets. Matt, a former wedding photographer knew all the best stops AND how to get…

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Danielle + Alex: A June wedding at Saltwater Farm Vineyard

By Anna Sawin

Danielle and Alex met in college at Skidmore but “re-met” at a wedding between mutual friends a few years after they graduated. They spent the next year falling in love along the brownstone-lined streets of Brooklyn as the seasons changed. Before too long, they were engaged on Martha’s Vineyard and planning their wedding in Stonington at…

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Married at Bedford’s Glenarbor Golf Club

By Anna Sawin

Lisa and Michael met through the miracle of technology: Bumble. “We lived 30 miles apart in a straight line, but 70 miles by car. Lisa is from Long Island, and I’m from Stamford. I knew it was meant to be before our second date,” reports Michael.  From the beginning, they’ve adored each other: “He treats…

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Charlene + Shawn, married at L+M Hospital

By Anna Sawin

This is unlike any other wedding blog post I’ve written in my ten years as a wedding photographer. It was my great honor to photograph the wedding of Charlene Moosey and Shawn Williams this past Thursday at Lawrence + Memorial (L+M) Hospital in New London. Witnessed by their two boys, Patrick and Jordan, and their…

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Navy Submarine Homecoming Family Portraits

By Anna Sawin

This was my first time at a Navy homecoming, and oh my, it had all the feels. Happy tears, laughter and reunions all around me. These Navy submariners were deployed for six months around the globe without their loved ones, and this long awaited homecoming day is for sure photo ready. I was so happy…

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Katie + Dan: A Fall Saybrook Point Wedding on the Water

By Anna Sawin

Remember when winter roared into to town in early November, after weeks and weeks of balmy summer-like weather? Well, that weekend just happened to coincide with Katie and Dan’s breathtaking waterfront wedding at Saybrook Point Inn, and they still managed to have a gorgeous outdoor waterside ceremony. Everyone snuggled a little closer, pulled their plaid…

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Alyssia + Tony: Woodsy Winter Engagement Session in Stonington

By Anna Sawin

The hardest part about editing this session was narrowing it down (I pretty much couldn’t, so they get a LOAD of photos in their gallery). Tony and Alyssia make MAGIC in front of the camera, and the thing is, they were just hanging out, playing with their dog Bear, giving piggy backs, but it all…

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Mad for Plaid: Stonington Family Photos

By Anna Sawin

This crew was amazing–they arrived, new baby and all and knocked their family session out of the park–lots of playtime and plaid netted us some amazing connections and fabulous photos. Not pictured, their pup who opted to stay in the car rather than supervise three young children at a family photo session! This is one…

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