Stephanie Kennedy Photography Blog

I was so excited to shoot my first Manhattan wedding. I was right, it proved to be a super fun group of people, a very stylish couple, and a great party!!

Great wedding, Beth & Eric!! Thanks for bringing me out!!

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Jennifer and Will are the perfect couple! They are both calm and elegant. Their day went perfectly, of course, with Sandy as their coordinator!! The decor was beautiful, and they had several unique elements to their wedding. Here goes…

Beautiful gown from Mon Amie…

Smokin’ shoes!!…

Helping her excited mom…

Jennifer & Will decided to see each other before the wedding; this is their first moment together….love it!! Look how happy she is; she’s just beaming!!

Another tender moment….these two must be in love or something!!

I love this shot of a father and son…melts my heart!!

Here are the ladies….and a boy!! I told you there were unique features!!

Jennifer and her mom are so excited this day is finally here…

Good thing the crew is here to wipe their tears!!

Another precious moment!!

We can’t leave out dad!!

Makeup!! Jennifer is losing it again!! Love it!!

Get ready…there is a lot of these two!! Too much good stuff to not share it with you!!

Mom can’t believe her baby is getting married!!

Perfect weather!!

A unique feather ceremony before the vows are exchanged…

She does!!

They’re one big happy family now!!

More good stuff of these two!!

Sheeesh!! Get a room….oh, wait….you have one!!

We got a runaway bride!!

Oh, thank goodness…Will caught her!! I don’t think she minds…

Nope…she doesn’t mind!!

I love the cupcake bar in lieu of a cake!! Cute!!

Dad’s touching toast..

Caused some happy tears….

as mom looked on…

It was a great day with tons of great emotions caught on “film”!! it was my pleasure to be the one to do it!!

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Their engagement session came out so nicely, I was so looking forward to their wedding!! Sure enough, it was great!! Amy looked amazing, the details of the wedding were beautiful, and their families were wonderful!!

Yaaa!! What a great night!!

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This was a wild group of partyers at this wedding!! What a blast!

Celena with her mom and sister!!

Not a bad looking group of guys!!

My favorite part of the day!! Right when they walk back down the aisle…

Wow!! This takes skill!!

This might be the prettiest cake ever!!

They’re having a good time!!

Love the lighting….up lights make a huge difference!! Great choice!! What a super fun wedding!!

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I ran into Jennifer at a wedding I was shooting a few years ago. She and I went to high school together, so when she got married, she just had to call me!! It was such a great wedding….check it out!!…

Another fabulous dress from Mon Amie!

Jennifer and her twin brother, Mike…

Mom…

Jennifer is the youngest of 8 kids!! Here’s mom and her “kids”!!

Jennifer & Brad had a friend who took them to the reception site in their boat…fun!!

Way to make an entrance!!

The best man made this great shirt for Jennifer to show just how close he and Brad were before Jennifer ca,e along..

“Before there was Jen, there was Jim”

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Their engagement was so fun with the surfboards and bikes, so I was looking forward to their wedding. It was very classy and a ton of fun….just like I thought it would be!!

These might be the cutest shoes ever!! I love that she dyed them blue…Kate Spade…in case you were wondering!!

Another gorgeous dress from Mon Amie!!

It was a great night!!

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Cindy & Greg are about the sweetest could you could ever meet!! Their wedding was elegant and intimate, at one pf my favorite places!!

…and a good time was had by all!!

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Yaaaa!! What a great wedding!! Courtney is one of the owners of Girl Extraordinaire, so we get to hang out each year at the Bridal Market in Chicago!! I met her about 3 years ago, when I shot her maid of honor and business partner’s wedding in Vail, CO. Since we are all in the wedding fashion industry, we have kept in touch….she also lives around the corner from me!! Her jewelry was custom designed by me, of course!! She got her dress at Mon Amie and cut it to tea length. The wedding was at her aunt’s home in Malibu….what a beautiful property!! Courtney has such great taste and is so creative, so it made the wedding all the more fun to shoot!! As if that wasn’t enough of a photographer’s dream….she was the first bride I have ever had to jump in the POOL!!!

Check out the groom’s tux….white velvet jacket with jeans and Vans!!! I love when people are different!!! Yaaaa!!

How great are the girls’ party dresses and feather fans!!?? LOVE it!!!!

OK….these might be the cutest flower girls ever!! They were having a very animated chat here!!

Here we go…..I have shot over 500 weddings, and I thought I had seen it all….now I think I have!!

Thanks Courtney & Aaron!! You are rockstars!!!

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Erin & Ryan were neighbors while growing up. The families moved away from each other, but were reunited at Ryan’s sister’s wedding and a spark was ignited!! The whole wedding had such a great vibe since they had all been such close friends for so long!! The wedding was one of the most amazing I have ever seen!! It was at the Island Hotel in Newport Beach, with incredible flowers from Square Root, the killer talent of the James Gang band and super cool lounge furniture and bar display…..don’t forget the red carpet, complete with a paparazzi guy!! All coordinated by the lovely, Sharon Gall, whom always runs a flawless wedding and manages to keep her cool!!

Erin was a real beauty in her Justina McCaffrey gown from Mon Amie.

Almost time….

Here she comes….

Thanks for letting me shoot your wedding Erin & Ryan!! You two are so luck to have each other and such wonderful families!!

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I must say, this is one of my sweetest couples ever!! To know them is to love them!! They will be happy together forever!! What wonderful families they have as well. It was my pleasure to spend the day with them!!

This is one of the coolest dresses ever!!

“Something blue”

Great hair-dos on all the ladies!

…about to go down the aisle with her dad….Amanda looks all choked up!!

What a wonderful group of folks!! Thanks for letting me share your day with you!! It was an honor!!

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