Welcome Laura and Keith Keith and Laura won our hearts! We hope you will enjoy hearing how they planned their amazing and very intimate wedding.

From Laura   Wedding Planning to me has to be the most exciting eventful, learning experience I have encountered. More importantly I feel like it brought me closer than ever with family, friends and with my DH. When in your life are you ever going to have a celebration like this where all of your dearest friends, family co-workers all come together to have a great time. A wedding!!!

The planning: Coming from an art history and visual background I took the wedding on as an "art project" making sure everything visually came together along with interesting historic appeal. I can't tell you how many hours, day’s week’s months of researching magazines, websites. One big thing that helped me in the long run was the fact that I am a part time wedding photographer. Seeing over 20 weddings last year I was able to see what was the "thing to do" things that worked and that didn't. And to figure out what I really wanted. I know I wanted simple, yet classic and I loved the early 20th century!

Using these outlets and creating a "collection of inspiration" will help with your "ideal wedding" I settled on a inspiration from my love of photography, my collection of old vintage photographs, the Roaring 20s, simple yet vintage - modern style, Art Nouveau and the artist Mucha. Keith and I wanted the event to be intimate, different, and classic with a vintage twist.

Meeting Keith I met Keith through a mutual friend. He was a preppy guy and I was the artsy college student hanging out in the darkroom. Keith was different from other people I met and I fell for him. We knew each other for ten years and then decided to get married. There is no sappy story here. We both decided on it. Keith bought me an amazing art deco vintage engagement ring, after that the planning started. Photo by Kimberly Hurst

Reception   West Sayville Country Club (In West Sayville NY). WSCC or called the "Meadowedge" has a distinct historical background as being the summer home to a daughter of a stockbroker in the 1909. There is a beautiful drive up to the estate and you feel like you are really entering into someone’s mansion.  Our ceremony was in the back of the mansion under two oak trees facing Fire Island. When I walked in there I was so amazed by how beautiful and simple it looked, plus it was right up there with my vintage theme.

My Dress Simple, classic, champagne colored. Vintage! An accident find at a boutique on Long Island. I have never seen anything else like it Hair: Finger waves inspired from the roaring 20s Colors: purples, greens, champagnes Flowers: I wanted a gathered garden style look Ceremony: simple civil ceremony with quotes by Ayn Rand  & Margaret Atwood with a Celtic knot binding ceremony

The veil   I knew I didn't want a long traditional veil, as I am not traditional at all. I went with a French netting Birdcage Cage after I realized the look was just for me. I love the vintage look it created and I Love the fact that Dorene and I were able to work together to make my "dream veil". After the ceremony I did not want to take it off and wore it till about the end. I felt amazing in it! And the pictures are there to prove it!!

Photographers   Aaron Almendral & Farnaz K Bridal (to be added),  Kimberly Hurst (Day after photos)  http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberlyhurst/sets/72157600284708457 They were the single most important decision to me. Being a wedding photographer helped me with my choice since I knew what to look for and looked at the techniques and styles of certain photographers.   Photo by Kimberly Hurst

Thank you Laura and Keith for taking us on your journey!  I am very excited for Laura as she has such a heart for brides and she too is an amazing photographer, and she will travel! "Laura's personal approach to photography comes from her love of capturing life on the most important day of her clients lives, a wedding.  Being recently married, Laura understands the levels of emotion when capturing a wedding, with honesty and professionalism.  Laura will capture the moments and deliver pictures more beautiful than imagined, moving unnoticed throughout the event." "In addition to loving wedding planning, Laura Ryan Moakley has been taking photographs all of her life. Her photography has been featured in Newsday and on CNN." Her website is Laura Ryan Photography  (  http://www.lauraryanphotography.com/   ) or reach her at Laura Moakley 516-532-5742 lauraryanphoto@gmail.com

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