Jul 18 2015

Stefanie & Andy at Kittle House Inn

Stefanie & Andy were married on the beautiful grounds of The Kittle House, a charming historic hotel in Chappaqua, NY. I arrived plenty early to scout the location– I’d never been to this venue, it was so charming! I was delighted to find a giant tree and some overgrown areas to shoot in just below the grounds of the hotel down a gravel drive. I started the day shooting the tail end of Stefanie’s preparation– she and her bridesmaids had the cutest matching robes, and I got to shoot some special moments as she read a letter from Andy and gave her mother a beautiful locket. We took the couple outside for a first look and then out to the portrait spots I had in mind– I love what we got out there! Just as we were getting a bit too hot to continue, the Maitre’D led us down to a wine cellar full of character that made for some sweet portraits (and was *much* cooler than outside too!). Hailing from Georgia, Andy and his family brought some fun southern traditions to the wedding– for example, the groom dug up of a bottle of amazing bourbon (I could smell how awesome it was from 4 feet away! No joke!) they had buried there for good luck with the weather! During cocktail hour guests enjoyed a bean bag toss game, and later in the evening, guests enjoyed roasting mashmallows and making s’mores outside around a fire. Everyone had a splendid time at this beautiful wedding and I couldn’t be more thrilled to congratulate this wondeful couple on their marriage.