We’re really excited tonight to be showing you all of Erika and David’s images from their incredible wedding in Williamstown, MA. They decided to go with a “first look” at the base of Sheep Hill, just down the hill from their ceremony site. They had as really romantic moment to themselves (with us along to document, of course) before the day completely swept them up. This also allowed us to get all of their photos out of the way so they could go straight to their cocktail hour and spend more time with their guests. After the first look, we made it up to the top of the hill and got to revel in an amazing view of the Berkshires. Most people not from the area don’t realize how beautiful Western Massachusetts can be. Following a beautiful ceremony atop the hill, they followed a violinist down the hill to their reception site, the amazing Mezze restaurant. These two were incredibly laid back the entire day, so much so that Erika even went barefoot during the ceremony! That changed though during the reception, when after a great meal, she put on her custom made argentine tango shoes and took to the dance floor with David to show off some incredible dance moves. Their Tango was so elegant, it was really hard to describe. The night eded up being a complete blast and everyone had an amazing time. Check out this slideshow of some of our favorites (don’t forget to turn up your volume) and then click the link to see the gallery of all the images. Enjoy!

We’re so excited to be posting this preview from what was definitely one of the most beautiful, scenic wedding ceremonies we have ever shot. After driving back from our Cape Cod wedding on the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend, we stopped off in Williamstown in Western Massachusetts for Erika and David’s wedding. I can’t believe we had such different, yet incredibly beautiful weddings on one weekend!

Erika and David met their freshman year at Williams College in Williamstown and have been inseparable ever since. They even moved together to Boston to follow their separate graduate studies, with Erika just graduating as a Veterinarian the week before the wedding, and David continuing his studies for his Ph.D. in Physics and other rocket science stuff that is way over our heads (no pun intended, ok, maybe one was intended). They decided for their wedding to come back to the place where it all began, and their friends and family joined them for a beautiful wedding atop Sheep Hill in Williamstown, overlooking the scenic Berkshires. We love shooting in Western MA, and these pictures will show you exactly why. Here are some of our favorites from pre-wedding and the ceremony. Stay tuned for the reception preview, coming up soon!

Here’s David, looking dapper before the ceremony.

And of course the beautiful bride, Erika, hiding out in her room from her family who was outside.

Erika and David opted to do a “First Look” before the ceremony. The First Look allows them to see each other for the first time alone, in a private moment. Couples don’t often realize this, but weddings do not provide any private time between the couple until it’s over, so we like to give them that opportunity to share a few moments together before the craziness really starts up.

Here’s David, patiently awaiting his beautiful bride:

I just LOVE the expression on Erika’s face when they met during their first look. Priceless!

And of course, the first look allows us to get some awesome shots of the couple before the ceremony, which lets them get to their reception that much faster! Also, did I mention that we LOVE silhouettes?

We took these at the foot of Sheep Hill before moving to the top for the ceremony. It was a beautiful spring day  - loving the scenery.

Can you tell that they’re dancers? We’ll show you some great dancing photos later!

Such a beautiful, tender moment here:

Nature gave us an incredible backdrop:

Forget what I said about silhouettes. What we really love are reflections!

Erika’s Aunt hand picked all the flowers for this wedding. Incredible! There was so much amazing color.

You’re going to be seeing a bit of a violin theme at this wedding. The wedding took place just shy of the top of the hill, and the bridal party followed the violinist down from the top of the hill to the ceremony site. It was an amazing entrance, and I wish all of you had been there to see it. Breathtaking!

You probably saw this image in the sneak peek, but we wanted you to get another look at the AMAZING view from the ceremony site atop Sheep Hill.

Erika’s sister then picked up a second violin and played a beautiful piece for the couple. She and Erika used to play weddings together, and Erika was so happy that she got her sister to play for hers.

Such a beautiful first kiss. Just look at the look on the Best Man’s face!

After the ceremony, the guests all followed the couple, led by the violinist, down the hill to the reception site.

Erika and David had an amazing reception at Mezze, an amazing new Italian restaurant in Williamstown. The second half of the preview will show off some of those photos, so check back soon!

Erika and David had an absolutely magical wedding this past Sunday in Williamstown, MA and we got to be there to capture all of it. This was such a unique wedding with so many great, personal touches and one of our most laid back, relaxed couples ever. It really was the perfect day for a couple that is really perfect for each other. We find ourselves smiling as we go through editing their photos, so I wanted to start you all off with a little teaser. Their wedding ceremony took place on top of Sheep Hill in Williamstown on the most gorgeous day of the spring. I just wanted to share this image with you to show you just how amazing the ceremony site was. Check back soon for more from their wedding!

More to come soon!