Erin's dad grew up in Boston so he's visited for over 50 years and when family vacation time rolled around, he took his family to Cape. Lindsay, Erin's sister, giggled during her speech about the long drive from St. Louis in the back of the station wagon while Neil Diamond played on the radio. She talked about the amazing memories they had growing up playing on the cool beach. And now they add Erin and Darren's wedding day to the list unforgettable moments.
Thank you Erin, Darren and Cosgrove family for inviting us to document and fall in love with Cape. We felt like another guest, like family, celebrate Erin and Darren. Thank you, we are so blessed.
Ceremony and Reception: Ocean Edge Resort
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I know about their high school courtship, their engagement in Jamaica where Andrew surprise Kim with all their family, and the dueling piano's at the upcoming wedding reception.
All without ever meeting them until the most anticipated engagement session of the year.
You see, Kim is the lovely sister to my dear friend Stephanie.
And I'm a bit overwhelmed with honor and excitement to show these and photograph Kim and Andrew's wedding day.
The next images are some of my favorite ever. Kim you are perfectly gorgeous and Stephanie, you two really do look alike. Just saying.
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I am just utterly, and completely without words after seeing my little sister through your eyes. I feel so blessed to have seen you photograph so many people that I love in my life, but this.....this just takes it for me! xxxxxx
(08.30.10 @ 04:02 PM)whoa! this might be one of my favorites from you, Ms. Pfeiffer. ever. and yes, Stephanie, you two totally look alike.
(08.30.10 @ 04:28 PM)whoa... love. love. love. i can't pick favorites, but i am dying over the b&w third from last, and the two of them lying on the ground (second from last). ugh, gorgeous!
nicky
(08.30.10 @ 05:03 PM)Clary you are the BEST!!! That landscape B&W, the 1st shot, the last shot... all out of this world.
(08.30.10 @ 05:08 PM)Gorgeous Clary! I am drooling over the light in these photos. And those two def look alike. Love!
(08.30.10 @ 05:26 PM)Wow. My heart started pounding when I got stephanie's frantic email - THEY'RE UP!!! I clicked the link and couldn't be happier :) Thank you for the beautiful pics - you did an absolutely amazing job (which I knew you would!) I can't wait until the wedding!
(08.30.10 @ 06:32 PM)Absolutely gorgeous!!!! I think I said "this is my favorite" for every single one! Love you guys!
(08.30.10 @ 07:36 PM)Stephanie insisted that you be the only option as the photographer for Kim's wedding. I now understand why. Your images are absolutely beautiful. Everyone who has seen them has expressed complete amazement. Great job.
(08.30.10 @ 07:43 PM)Stunning pictures of a beautiful couple! Kim and Andrew, you look absolutely wonderful - such great pictures Clary.
(08.30.10 @ 08:05 PM)Clary! I can't stop scrolling through these striking pics!!!!!!!!!! I'm on ~ round 20!!! Thank you for putting your heart and soul into your work. Stephanie was right! YOU'RE THE GIRL!!!!
(08.30.10 @ 08:28 PM)Thanks Clary for not making me look as awkward as I felt. You did an amazing job! Can't wait until the wedding!!
(08.30.10 @ 10:00 PM)Thanks Clary for not making me look as awkward as I felt. You did an amazing job! Can't wait until the wedding!!
(08.30.10 @ 10:12 PM)You really are amazing, Clary. What a gorgeous couple in a beautiful city! Love all of the images but the last few are stunning! And wow, she is beautiful...just like Stephanie :)
(08.31.10 @ 02:59 PM)This summer you can choose Christian louboutin wedges. A pair of beautiful cheap Christian Louboutin wedges can keep you feeling effortlessly fabulous every day this summer. These can be matched with casual jeans, but these can also be dressed up with a great yellow dress.
(09.01.10 @ 01:43 AM)Sooo beautiful. Takes your breath away beautiful. Fantastic work!
(09.01.10 @ 08:46 AM)Sooo beautiful. Takes your breath away beautiful. Fantastic work!
(09.01.10 @ 08:47 AM)THESE ARE AMAZING!!!!!! the pictures turned out just as i thought they would sooooo beautiful!!!! i have way too many favorites so i couldnt event pick one!
(09.01.10 @ 10:01 AM)
I squealed when Richard Photo Lab finished Jon and Jessica's session. As the files uploaded one by one my excitement grew and caught Hughes' attention. He nosed his way to the computer and started asking...
"Are they real?" "Are they of this World?" I smiled because they are fair questions.
"yes and yes, they do look quite dreamy, don't they?"
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Absolutely gorgeous! That field is AMAZING. Love it all, but the first & last shots? Perfection.
(08.24.10 @ 10:45 AM)Clary! These images are magical. That's really the best way to describe it! Beautiful work!
(08.24.10 @ 10:48 AM)Really gorgeous. You find the neatest places, it is so etherial.
soooo dreamy!!
i looove your film's posts.
i'm about to buy a new lens for my film camera so i can go back to the roots :)
awesome job!
Are you serious?! Simply stunning!!! every single photograph! You always blow me away with your work.
(08.24.10 @ 12:28 PM)sooo dreamy. and ethereal. feel free to mix film into my session.
(08.24.10 @ 01:43 PM)I feel like I say the same thing every time...but these are BREATHTAKING! Just amazing work, Clary. I am in love with that field...I have no clue what kind of lush green things they're sitting in, but they are divine.
(08.24.10 @ 04:11 PM)She is wearing Tom's isn't she?
(08.24.10 @ 07:27 PM)That first image is one of my all-time favorites! Great amazing session!
(08.24.10 @ 10:19 PM)Oh I'm in love with this couple!! Gorgeous photos!!
(08.25.10 @ 04:29 AM)Thanks friends. Film is my absolute favorite media:)
Aundrea-Yes!! Yellow Toms and you can see better pictures here...http://claryphotoblog.com/2010/08/jon_and_jessica_1.html
(08.25.10 @ 11:24 AM)Clary, I've just seen the day after pictures. My baby girl found the love of her life and the photographer that captured that love on film forever. What a lucky, blessed girl. I love the one of Jon picking her up in the field, showing off the dress and also the last one of them together, they're all wonderful. Thanks for doing such a fantastic job for them.
(08.25.10 @ 09:33 PM)film rocks!!! i love the light and the creamy colors :) simply gorgeous :)
(08.26.10 @ 06:38 PM)i don't know what those straight-up green things are (in the top half of the post), but they are perfection! love it all, clary!!! this couple is one of my most favorite, wedding and day-after.
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Is this the "glasses couple" you spoke of way back when? If you had any hesitation about that, I don't see why. Great photos!
(08.23.10 @ 06:45 AM)Yes John! More curiosity...I couldn't recall pictures of a bride or even couple with glasses:)
They are awesome!
(08.23.10 @ 08:20 AM)CLARY! You are truly a magician and an alchemist! My guess is that the 3 straight hours of nervous giggling ended up being a much bigger problem than the glasses. :) YOU ARE A ROCKSTAR! I LOVE THEM!
(08.23.10 @ 09:18 AM)i LOVE the shot of them running across the street- how Richard Avedon!
(08.23.10 @ 09:57 AM)Love this shoot!! Doesn't even look like St. Louis, and the couple is having so much fun!
(08.23.10 @ 12:17 PM)
Thank you for having Travis and I all the way out to Milwaukee to celebrate your day with you! Congratulations and rock on Tom Petty!!
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ZOMG - the dress I was thisclose to purchasing had that exact same neckline. Swoon!
Also in love with these photos, the colors, the light, her shoes. And loving the fact that this one was in Milwaukee.
Gorgeous work - as always!
(08.19.10 @ 11:46 PM)Clary, from the description to every last picture you captured our day on film perfectly!!! Thank you so much for all of the beautiful ways to remember our day!
(08.20.10 @ 07:40 AM)Clary, you are the most amazing thing that could have happened to my sister for her wedding. Amanda had a vision that was allllllllll about the details. Not only did you find the details you accentuated them perfectly. I told Amanda to call me right when the pictures went up and Amanda called me over joyed to the point of tears...at 6 A.M. this morning. You are the best, most talented, amazing photographer EVER!!!!!!!
Thomas
Such gorgeous, crisp, classy images!
I started following your blog after hearing you at the St. Louis Shot Party. Beautiful work!
(08.20.10 @ 06:21 PM)omgoodness!!!
sweet wedding!
the first image is breathtaking!
I've backspaced for the past 20 minutes trying to come up with the emotions...I can't write them down.
I'm out to play and smile with my new Kindergartner. I'll be back this evening with a wedding from Milwaukee.
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Big *HUG* friend, your little boy is adorable and growing up :)
(08.19.10 @ 02:33 PM)You will always be the most important teacher in his life.. no matter what gradeor school he is in.
(08.19.10 @ 05:37 PM)I can't believe the love bug is in kindergarten already...Its almost too much. =`)
(08.19.10 @ 10:23 PM)I hope he had a wonderful first day! I can't wait for the Milwauke wedding hehe
(08.19.10 @ 10:31 PM)It's a good thing my office door locks because I'm at work...crying! I know all to well what you are feeling. Good luck Hughes!
(08.20.10 @ 09:19 AM)why did he have to grow up so fast!
(08.20.10 @ 10:27 AM)Cool photo for such a huge moment! Can't believe he's so big already! As a mom, it leaves a heavy feeling in my stomach too.
(08.20.10 @ 01:33 PM)Awww, they are big boys now momma, I had they same emotions Tuesday, took Dane into his class, found his seat and he turned to me and said "you can go now mom, I will be ok"...
(08.20.10 @ 02:20 PM)Aww..they are big boys now momma... I had the same emotions Tuesday, I took Dane to his class, found his seat and he turned to me and said "you can go mom, I will be ok". :(
(08.20.10 @ 02:23 PM)Wow, Clary, just wow!!!! He looks so grown-up. . . .I just can't believe it! Where did those 5 years go??? This is an awesome picture of him, and you know that I would love to have a copy of this, please? A grandson in kindergarten. . . .wow!!
(08.23.10 @ 11:58 AM)
A small peek into an engagement session from Chicago. The first is so breathtaking and peaceful. And yes, in the middle of Chicago I find a meadow tucked in the beautiful sky-rises of the city for Caroline and Chris' engagement session. What can I say, I'm a rebel:)Now lets discuss the fact that ClaryPhoto has traveled Planes, Trains and Automobiles (seriously we traveled by all three) this past month to photograph amazing people in Milwaukee, Cape Cod and Chicago. It was quite the adventure and there is so much to show you from these weddings and sessions I can hardly stand it. But I'm super excited to be home!! This week two awesome events take place around here, the very exciting St. Louis Shoot Party and our 5 year old son starting Kindergarten.
Hughes is starting Kindergarten. Wow. Can you believe it?!!
If you're there on Wednesday, say hi if I've never met and to everyone I do know...give me a big hug and be nice on the questions;)
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Clary I bet you'll be great on Wednesday! Best wishes to Hughes on starting K-G :)
(08.17.10 @ 12:03 AM)I can't wait to see you Wednesday!!
My little Riley started Kindergarten today...it sure does tug at a momma's heart strings, doesn't it??
Good luck with everything, your stuff is just beautiful My son starts Kindergarten Monday and I don't know where the time went.
(08.18.10 @ 05:53 PM)
Jessica and Jon did everything themselves for their wedding day. Everything! And it was all perfect and so them. I adore it all, epesically the Mr. and Mrs.'s.
What do I mean by everything?
The Flowers
The Cupcakes
The Paper Goods
The DJing
all The Details, check out their guest suitcase.
Even the music Jessica walked down the aisle was composed by Jon. Swooning.
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Clary, these are beautiful! The photos are beautiful (amazing posing!), the bride and groom stunning. The details are oh so lovely, I wish I were a guest at that wedding!
Clary, your bridal party poses are so creative and the sun (I think?) coming through in the dancing pictures is incredible! Love your work!
(08.12.10 @ 10:06 PM)These are fabulous. If I were to renew my vows, I would want my wedding to be just like this one :)
(08.12.10 @ 10:19 PM)Amazingly beautiful wedding! Would love to feature this one on the blog (if you don't mind). Her dress is stunning, and love the Tom's :)
(08.12.10 @ 10:21 PM)Amazingly beautiful wedding! Would love to feature this one on the blog (if you don't mind). Her dress is stunning, and love the Tom's :)
(08.12.10 @ 10:21 PM)Amazingly beautiful wedding! Would love to feature this one on the blog (if you don't mind). Her dress is stunning, and love the Tom's :)
(08.12.10 @ 10:32 PM)I am so excited to see you where you took the bridal party...I have been itching to go there for quite some time, but haven't had the chance...you used that place perfectly!
(08.12.10 @ 10:41 PM)I am so excited to see you where you took the bridal party...I have been itching to go there for quite some time, but haven't had the chance...you used that place perfectly!
(08.12.10 @ 10:42 PM)holy cow! Wow, those are fabulous Clary!
(08.13.10 @ 01:09 AM)i am obsessed with your pictures! i will definitely be calling you to come up to Chicago when I get married one day! :)
(08.13.10 @ 08:21 AM)i am obsessed with your pictures! i will definitely be calling you to come up to Chicago when I get married one day! :)
(08.13.10 @ 08:22 AM)ust incredible--it's like they chose details of their wedding just to make it look photogenic in pictures!!! I love the relaxed, genuine feel to all of the pictures--these last two are gorgeous--I mean really, where in the heck do you find such beautiful people, weddings and locations? I swear that grass/greenery can't be real!
And kudos to them for doing so much of the wedding themselves--it seems to have had a very personal touch, and it's gorgeous!
(08.13.10 @ 08:52 AM)Clary, these are awesome! My favorite is the one of the wedding party in the background, doing their thing, with the bride and groom obliviously staring at each other...so cool! Can't wait for you to photograph us soon!
(08.13.10 @ 09:31 AM)Wow. Absolutely stunning. The wedding was gorgeous; what an incredible job they did with all the details. And Clary, as usual, you blow me away.
(08.13.10 @ 10:55 AM)ABSOLUTELY one of my favorite weddings from you...
(08.13.10 @ 02:35 PM)Um. Swoon is right!!!!!! Darling color palette. Darling couple. Magazine quality!!!
(08.13.10 @ 03:54 PM)Clary, It was a pleasure to meet you and watch you work. The pictures are all fabulous. One just better than the last. I love the black and white on the church steps with the rice coming down all around, the dancing and the after shots. They're all so special. I don't know where Jess and Jon found you, I'm so glad they did.
(08.13.10 @ 05:39 PM)OMG I L.O.V.E them, their wedding, the photography, absolutely stunning!!
(08.15.10 @ 01:11 PM)WOW Clary these are sooo great. I LOVE your work always!!
(08.16.10 @ 11:07 PM)I was a guest at Jon & Jess' wedding, and am in awe of the pictures. They are gorgeous, you've captured the love that just shines between them! I especially love the one in the meadow with the sun setting behind them. This was truly a wonderful wedding, I have never felt so positive about two people getting married before. The relaxed, no-posing pictures are them, just having a blast & celebrating their love. I can't wait to see the rest. Wonderful job!
(08.17.10 @ 06:57 PM)what a beautiful wedding! i loved everything about it, specially the dress! stunning :) gray and yellow has to be the best combination ever!!
(08.26.10 @ 06:32 PM)This couple is too cute! You captured their love so sweetly. I also love the bridal party pics, fun! Great job!
(09.01.10 @ 10:24 PM)
Billy and Kim met at the elemantary school where they both teach. The pastor that married them gave one of the best services I've heard and gave words of advice...from a group of grade schoolers that gave ansers on "what love is?". It was so much fun and so appropriate; I'm sharing two of my favorites. One simply funny and the other, the plain truth on love.
Love is...
A girl putting on perfume and a boy putting on cologne. They go eat together and stare into each others eyes.
Love is...
Knowing everything about one another, the good and bad, but still wanting to be around them, good and bad.
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gorgeous clary! the b&w are so dreamy! specially on the slide # 4 :)
(08.09.10 @ 04:15 PM)Clary - thank you so much for making art out of our wedding day. I never realized how green my eyes were until I saw these pictures! Thanks again - we love them!
(08.10.10 @ 02:40 PM)Kim you are more than welcome!! The shots of you and Billy in the grass are simply heavenly and WOW to your eyes. They are beautiful!
(08.13.10 @ 12:24 AM)Once again, some amazing pictures of a beautiful wedding!!! She does have very pretty eyes, but the pictures of when they are looking at each other and you can see the love in their eyes - those are really beautiful!
(08.18.10 @ 12:07 PM)On The North Shore our daily adventure was finding a new beach each day. There was a slue of surfing competitions and beauty so all of it was very exciting. At Turtle Bay Beach we made our station of towels, a Frisbee and camera. Bus after bus load tourist arrived in their Hawaiian tee shirts, tennis shoes and new cameras purchased just for their "dream vacation". They stayed on the rocks and took two shots of the turtles playing in the water. Then got back on the bus.
I wanted to stop each and every one of them. Make them take their shoes off, lay in the sand, let the sun turn their skin red while enjoying the way the clouds and water made such an amazing show of blues. Because they missed it.
I'm not patronizing the Hawaiian wearing, bus touring people because I'm one of them. I show up for vacation with my new swimming attire, sunglasses and camera empty of memory space waiting to be filled with "memories".
This vacation I challenged myself by just taking one roll of film and my last treasured pack of Polaroid 600 to force a limit. 26 shots only.
It was perfect. Hughes' new freckles appearing on his nose, his wonder on how exactly God fit the sound of the ocean inside a sea shell, Jettie falling asleep in my arms covered in sand that looked like sugar and how sweet it was she only collected the purple shells. The favorites from the 26 shots create small tangents to these vivid moments.
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Great Memories for us, I hope the kids remember it too!
(08.04.10 @ 11:19 PM)This is a beautiful post Clary...and a great reminder to not "rush" through a vacation but to sit back and soak in every sweet memory.
(08.05.10 @ 08:51 AM)It could be all the pregnancy hormones, but this post made me cry. What a beautiful concept, Clary. And it's true, you may not have hundreds of shots from this vacation, but just looking through the treasured shots you did capture will bring you back to the happiness shared on your trip. You really made me think on this one :)
(08.05.10 @ 09:03 AM)Clary!!!!!!!!!!!!
i'm speechless!!!
i love hawaii and you captured it in such an amazing way!
your kids are the cutest!
beautiful family you have! Gob bless you all! :)
clary these are (once again) gorgeous! your kids are so adorable :)
(08.05.10 @ 10:42 AM)these shots are so nostalgic and you blow me away every time you release the shutter.
(08.05.10 @ 10:46 AM)Beautiful pictures Clary! I can almost hear the waves looking at the pictures on the beach!
(08.05.10 @ 11:01 AM)Absolutely love your polaroid 600 shots! What a fantastic use for such an awesome trip!
(08.05.10 @ 01:16 PM)you went to hawaii again?! so is this the 3rd time in 5 years? wow! love the pictures. i miss working with trav and heairng stories about the kids.
(08.05.10 @ 01:25 PM)you went to hawaii again?! so is this the 3rd time in 5 years? wow! love the pictures. i miss working with trav and heairng stories about the kids.
(08.05.10 @ 01:26 PM)These are priceless, Clary—not only the touching images but also your commentary. You're a good soul, and it comes through in everything you do.
(08.05.10 @ 08:32 PM)So bold of you! BUT, the photos turned out gorgeously (not that they wouldn't). Such wonderful memories, too!
(08.05.10 @ 08:58 PM)So bold of you! BUT, the photos turned out gorgeously (not that they wouldn't). Such wonderful memories, too!
(08.05.10 @ 09:03 PM)Breathtaking! I just love how you balanced capturing moments and LIVING the moments. Takes quite a bit of skill and wild abandon to do so. So glad you guys had a great trip!
(08.10.10 @ 08:57 AM)Such a special post. I love how you document each and every important aspect of beautiful children's life. Thanks for sharing!
(08.12.10 @ 10:21 PM)Oh Clary, these are so fantastic. It seems like, as adults, we're always drawn to a chosen handful of shots in our baby albums, aren't we? I have a feeling these will be a few that have that pull for your little ones :)
(08.13.10 @ 12:26 PM)You know that I always love seeing pictures of my adorable grandkids, but these pictures also brought back some great memories! Good times and great pictures. . . .Can I have some copies??
(08.18.10 @ 11:21 AM)What great memories come back to me, as I look at these pictures of my adorable grandkids in Florida. Good times, good memories, and great pictures. . . .can I have some copies?
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what a beautiful wedding!
(09.01.10 @ 11:05 AM)Oh Clary..these are GORGEOUS!!!! Well done...now let's have a lobster roll, shall we? :)
(09.01.10 @ 06:39 PM)Wow again Clary! I love all the detail shots in addition to the wedding. What a beautiful place and you captured it like only you can. :) LOVE!
(09.01.10 @ 07:12 PM)Amazing work as always. Do your clients have the scene-setting photos printed too? Because they should.
(09.01.10 @ 08:13 PM)clary - these are absolutely amazing! they put my pics of the cape to shame :) beautiful couple, beautiful setting, beautiful pictures - i love them.
(09.02.10 @ 02:40 PM)clary - these are absolutely amazing! they put my pics of the cape to shame :) beautiful couple, beautiful setting, beautiful pictures - i love them.
(09.02.10 @ 02:41 PM)clary - these are absolutely amazing! they put my pics of the cape to shame :) beautiful couple, beautiful setting, beautiful pictures - i love them.
(09.02.10 @ 02:42 PM)clary - these are absolutely amazing! they put my pics of the cape to shame :) beautiful couple, beautiful setting, beautiful pictures - i love them.
(09.02.10 @ 02:47 PM)You have the most amazing gift for creating a sense of place, which is so important. These are breathtaking!
(09.02.10 @ 04:30 PM)Wow those were just the film shots?! Amazing!!!
(09.02.10 @ 06:44 PM)