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      When Maggie contacted me back in July about her Thursday wedding, her email was so full of sunshine and happiness that I immediately wanted to be there — if not as a photographer, maybe as a guest! She explained that she and her fiancé Daniel were planning on an afternoon reception “with lots of lawn games, fun, and bright colors. As we are all about homegrown, local businesses, we are serving tacos and Quack’s cupcakes!” Add to the fact that Maggie and Daniel know my past awesome clients Polly and Rigel, and I just knew I had to be a part of this.

      After their chilly first look on the Capitol grounds, Maggie and Daniel were wed at St. Elias Orthodox church downtown, and held their daytime reception at Mercury Hall. Surrounded by DIY paper flowers, colorful felt balls, lawn games, and giant cupcakes, the couple and their guests enjoyed hot cocoa, coffee, and heartfelt toasts. Special thanks to Stefanie at Your Wedding Your Way for keeping everything organized!

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      I loved Maggie’s Anthropologie coat that she wore over her dress. The lace on her dress is from her mother’s wedding dress! And because she can’t live without color, she included a mint petticoat, orange tights, and green shoes!

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      Gorgeous wedding! Love your eye for detail and all the emotions you captured!

      Beautiful wedding, beautiful and colouring couple, and beautiful light. Plenty of detail as usual Great job!

      The ceremony shot through the obstruction from overhead = RIDICULOUS.

      A lovely, bright a clean set of images.
      Nicely done

      Elissa!! I love love love this wedding! What an awesome start to 2013 for you!

      Oh my garsh! The ceremony shots are awesome! Love the reflection off the isle! Great work!!

      Great coverage here! That first image is timeless and you feel what they were feeling when they saw each other at the first look, well down Elissa!

      What a cute cute couple and wedding overall, I love this!

      So gorgeous, what a cute couple! I love her coat, such a lovely colour!
      Lovely wedding Elissa, beautifully done.

      Nice work! Love that funky portrait three up. Congrats to the happy couple!

      Such beautiful colors! Everywhere! So necessary this time of year…

      Ah! I loooveee her hair and her coat! So pretty. Looks like it was a simply sweet and adorable wedding day. Very cool!

      Beautiful work as always Elissa! What a well dressed couple! Love it!

      these are beautiful, elissa!! i love the orange details.

      Her orange coat is so cute with her dress! I love all the photos with reflections. :)

      Excellent photography; excellent coverage. Nice work on this wedding.

      You are the awesomemest at night shots.

      Is it just me or is this couple really lovely and really do they seem so, so kind and sweet and happy. I love the colors and the yummy reception details!

      Her orange jacket is so perfect!! Looks like such a fun wedding :-D