Elegant Connecticut Wedding at the Eolia Mansion
Weddings like this beauty captured by Joanna Fisher Photography are so incredibly perfect they will casually stroll arm in arm with Father Time and always be stylish. It's a rare and lovely thing when that happens, but when it does, we are simply besides ourselves with anticipation to share it with all of you. Take a peek here.
From Joanna Fisher Photography...Jillian and Tulio's love is contagious. From the moment we had our first consultation (and ended up talking Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings for about three hours over coffee), I felt like they were my old friends. Being able to photograph and capture their love was just the icing on the cake!
On the day of the wedding, Jillian and her maids arrived at the stunning Eolia Mansion at Harkness State Park and were whisked upstairs into the historical mansion guest room which served as the bridal suite. Sunlight filtered through the antique lace curtains, showering over Jillian's stunning gown. The flowers arrived and filled the room with perfume just as the bridesmaids were finishing getting into their gowns. Shades of spring green were complimented by blush and ivory blooms, and the suite bustled with anticipation and energy. Jillian dressed in front of an age-old boudoir mirror, helped by her maids and her mother. Even as she stood still, helped into her shoes and buttoned and laced into her gown, she was stunning.
Outside under the pergola, Tullio waited patiently with his groomsmen, glancing up at the shaded windows of the mansion every once in a while, hoping that he might catch a glimpse of the woman he was about to marry. Rain had been predicted for that afternoon, but the sun was shining brightly through the vines and onto the ceremony - short, sweet, and joyfully tearful.
Following the couples' vows, and first kiss, guests were ushered under the hand painted stone archways for cocktail hour, while Jillian and Tullio took their time for their portraits. They had informed me early on that they wanted only a few small groups photographed - that they wanted the focus and the majority of our time spent together, capturing their love.
We walked the length of the pergola, through the English Gardens, past hundred year old gates overlooking the ocean. Every photograph was effortlessly stunning. Their love shone through in each and every image.
When the sun began to set, the couple joined their guests under the tent, and danced the night away, breaking only to share toasts with friends and family, and to cut the cake that they baked themselves at the groom's family-owned bakery.
This couples love - and their day - was picture perfect.
On the day of the wedding, Jillian and her maids arrived at the stunning Eolia Mansion at Harkness State Park and were whisked upstairs into the historical mansion guest room which served as the bridal suite. Sunlight filtered through the antique lace curtains, showering over Jillian's stunning gown. The flowers arrived and filled the room with perfume just as the bridesmaids were finishing getting into their gowns. Shades of spring green were complimented by blush and ivory blooms, and the suite bustled with anticipation and energy. Jillian dressed in front of an age-old boudoir mirror, helped by her maids and her mother. Even as she stood still, helped into her shoes and buttoned and laced into her gown, she was stunning.
Outside under the pergola, Tullio waited patiently with his groomsmen, glancing up at the shaded windows of the mansion every once in a while, hoping that he might catch a glimpse of the woman he was about to marry. Rain had been predicted for that afternoon, but the sun was shining brightly through the vines and onto the ceremony - short, sweet, and joyfully tearful.
Following the couples' vows, and first kiss, guests were ushered under the hand painted stone archways for cocktail hour, while Jillian and Tullio took their time for their portraits. They had informed me early on that they wanted only a few small groups photographed - that they wanted the focus and the majority of our time spent together, capturing their love.
We walked the length of the pergola, through the English Gardens, past hundred year old gates overlooking the ocean. Every photograph was effortlessly stunning. Their love shone through in each and every image.
When the sun began to set, the couple joined their guests under the tent, and danced the night away, breaking only to share toasts with friends and family, and to cut the cake that they baked themselves at the groom's family-owned bakery.
This couples love - and their day - was picture perfect.