Carrie + Ian's wedding in Huntington!

Event Coordinator: Katey Gordon Presents kateygordon@gmail.com
Ceremony + Reception: Private Residence in Huntington, Vermont
Catering: Dish
Hair + Makeup: Indigo
Flowers: Flowers in Season
Cake: Mirabelles
Band: Starline Rhythm Boys
D.J.: Top Hat Entertainment

From the moment I heard about Carrie + Ian's wedding from planning extraordinaire, Katey Gordon, I knew it would be an unforgettable wedding event. I met up with them soon thereafter at their home in Huntington and I was immediately smitten with them, so I was thrilled when they chose us to be their photographers!
I loved Carrie + Ian’s story… they wanted to move away from the crazy life in the city and find a quiet home in Vermont, get married and start working on their happily ever after. So they invited their closest friends and dearest family to their new home and had a grand wedding celebration. This wedding was one of the highlights of the season and I am so excited to share the photos with you!

let's start with the dress...
this handsome guy had his eye on me all morning.
Ian presented Carrie with a beautiful painting of their home, so Andy took advantage of it.
Preparing for the day.
I have a thing for kids...especially with freckles.
Almost ready...
And she's off...
So elegant!
Carrie + Ian opted for a "first look" so they could enjoy more of their cocktail hour. That always makes for a relaxing day.



There was a beautiful backdrop in every direction.
Carrie + her BFFs
So dashing!
I adore this one of Carrie + her mom.
Heeeeeere's Katey! She was a dream to work with and the wedding was absolutely perfect!

The gals wait for their cue.
The vows.
A little panorama of the ceremony. The guests were seated on haybales covered in colorful fabric. I loved that!
Congratulations Carrie + Ian!!
The newlyweds
A bagpiper lead the way to the cocktail area.
We took a few more relaxed photos.
I love this one!
Lovely light.

The food and details were AH-MAZING!!



These guys were too much fun...
The tent looked so pretty!
I love a good "blue steel."
Carrie + her friends have this tradition...
The parting shot....


XOX!!

Inauguration Celebration in D.C.!!

Andy snapped this photo of us following Barack Obama's Presidential Oath, just before his speech....



Some stories are better told with photographs....

CLICK HERE for a slideshow of our day at the Inauguration!

p.s. A VERY SPECIAL THANKS to my hero Senator Patrick Leahy and his awesome staff for the tickets and another HUGE THANK YOU to U2 for having the most perfect song imaginable to accompany our slideshow!!

p.p.s. The photos were taken by Andy and me. Andy with a Canon 5D and two lenses (the 70-200 and the 16-35) and me with my new little Canon G10.

xo

We Were There!!

...and it was totally and completely AMAZING!!

Andy and I were up at 4am and spent the day witnessing history with millions of Inauguration revelers and we are exhausted!! We are driving home to Vermont early tomorrow and will edit our zillion photos and post them asap!!

Congratulations President Obama and Congratulations America!!!

WE DID IT!!

xoxo

Meghan + Kevin's Cape Cod Wedding

Event Coordinator: The Perfect Plan aka Connie Nye Clark
Ceremony: St. Peters Church in Provincetown, Mass.
Reception: Truro Adventures in Truro, Mass.
Catering: Eat Your Heart Out Caterers
Hair + Makeup: A family friend
Flowers: Flowers by Mary in Provincetown
Cake: Meghan's aunt
Band: Jon Frattasio

Our family drove down in some wild weather to photograph Meghan + Kevin's beautiful wedding weekend in Truro and Provincetown, Massachusetts at the end of September. It wasn't just any wild weather, we were there the same weekend that Hurricane Kyle decided to pass by too.
I was extra nervous to photograph Meghan's wedding, as she happens to be a photo editor for the Denver Post. Once I met her, however, my fears melted away, as she was one of the sweetest people imaginable! And Kevin was such a gentleman too. In fact, the whole family and wedding party were as nice as could be too.
Since it was a destination wedding, Meghan's mom hired an event coordinator and she was a dream to work with. The weekend went by so smoothly and although she wore many hats, she was always smiling.
So without further ado, I would like to share a few of my very favorites from that special weekend...

the day begins...

Meghan has the most sparkly eyes!
The adorable bears were made in honor of Meghan's grandparents and of course I had to photograph them!
peek-a-boo!
We had a little time for some pre-ceremony photos for Meghan + Kevin and their MVPs. Fortunately, the weather cooperated with our plan.

Meghan's dad helped her into the RR.
I love this photo of Meghan as we head to P-town for the ceremony.
Meghan + her dad.
The sanctuary was so pretty!
double trouble.
The newlyweds!!
I can't resist a good reflection.
We headed down to the harbor in P-town for some quick photos in the rain. I love love love this series!



It was a little windy.
Wedding day details.
so cute!
We really lucked out when we returned to Truro for the reception, as there was a small break between storms.
We took the happy couple for a few minutes of relaxed portraits.
My favorite!!

The view from the bluff.
Meghan's parents gave an awesome toast.
a few more details...
The storm was wild outside, but the guests were warm + cozy inside.

Mr. Frattasio and his band knew how to rock the house!
A little serenade.
Things got a little crazy just as we were leaving, these people really know how to have a good time!!


M+K: We absolutely loved spending the weekend with you and your loved ones. It was such an honor to be your photographers. Congratulations on your love and your marriage!! xox

Kristen + Garrett's wedding at the Round Barn Farm

Ceremony: The Warren United Church
Reception + Catering: The Round Barn Farm in Waitsfield
Hair + Makeup: Leave it to Laurie
Flowers: Theo Hengstenberg of the Blue Toad Flower Shop
Cake:Perrin William's Vermont Cake Studio
DJ: Peak Entertainment

You may remember Kristen + Garrett's super fun e-session from this past August. Ever since our adventure I was really looking forward to their wedding day in September! I met up with the girls as they prepared for the day at the Inn at the Round Barn Farm, and fortunately we had a little time for a few pre-ceremony photos in the beautiful light. And then we dashed off in a vintage Chrysler to an adorable little white church in Warren for the ceremony. Just as I imagined, it was a spectacular day and I am so thrilled to share some of my very favorite moments from their wedding day...

the pretty shoes

some final touch-ups.
Andy was here.
the beautiful bride!
the cute-as-can-be flower girl.
Andy was hanging with Garrett + the boys before the ceremony.
so sparkly!
I love this one!
I told you the church was adorable....
sooooo elegant.
this one melts my heart.


this is the Kristen I remember from the e-session!
XO!
the newlyweds!!
a little shadow-tude
in the getaway car.
we stopped for a few photos at the covered bridge in Waitsfield.
the ridiculously good looking couple.
the very dashing groom.
details...
the barn in all of it's evening splendor.
so sweet!
so Kristen has this little thing for cows... Ok, Kristen is obsessed with cows and I could tell she was a bit disappointed that they were in a way off field during the cocktail hour. So during the reception when I spied them in a close field, we ran outside for a few more photos. It was perfect!!

the kids were so much fun and so good the whole day!
a fun cake moment.
Lookin' good Garrett!
I love it when couples have creative wedding favors...
a few more fun details...


K+G: It was a pleasure to capture the beauty and spirit of your day.
We love your sense of humor and your passion for life!! oxo

Don't worry...We're still here!!

So it was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad 28 hours...

Yesterday morning our website, blog and emails went missing and we had no idea what happened. In place of our sites we had a "domain expired" page staring at us. We were able to find out what happened very quickly...

Normally each year, our domain is paid automatically with our credit card, but since our card had been stolen and we had a new card, the payment wasn't able to be processed. The domain company didn't let us know and simply shut down our domain. Well, I thought...easy enough to remedy, just turn the switch back on and it will all be better. But of course technology is never that easy and being the non-techie type, I couldn't understand what was going on!

So the fix took about 28 hours and life at Daria Bishop Photography is good and happy again!!

I really missed you all and appreciate your patience getting back on line.

IMPORTANT: if you sent us an email recently and we didn't reply or it was bounced back, please resend it!! Or if you have been waiting for a response and it didn't come, we probably didn't receive it, so please try resending it. Thank you!!


Later today I will be posting highlights from Kristen + Garrett's beautiful wedding at The Round Barn in Waitsfield.

xoxo

More Love from Style Me Pretty!

Wow!! Style Me Pretty has struck again! This time with Brandi + Marty's gorgeous Adirondack wedding from last August. Stroll on over to the Style Me Pretty Little Black Book and take a peek!



p.s. I have been a very very bad blogger and I'm sorry, so all of you FABULOUS couples that have been waiting soooo patiently for some blog love will be rewarded very soon!! Anyway, it gives me something wonderful to post while I'm busy recovering from shoulder surgery!! : )

Style Me Pretty!

We received a nice surprise today from Style Me Pretty's Little Black Book Blog! The fabulous editor featured one of our favorite client's weddings, Amanda and Jeff Herzberger. Of course their beautiful dog, Strider, got some love as well. Some of you may know that Amanda was not just a gorgeous bride, she is an amazing photographer too! So check out some of her wedding highlights at the Style Me Pretty Little Black Book!

And be sure to check out Amanda's beautiful work at her blog and her website!!

Happy New Year!!

p.s. I will be blogging about the remaining 2008 weddings sooooon!! xoxo