When I first met Alyssa and Evan, Evan was wearing fancy clothes while holding a brown paper bag full of peanuts in one hand and feeding Walter the Goat with the other. The occasion was the wedding of their friends Valerie and James at an orchard in Sturbridge two years prior. Alyssa also wore fancy clothes that day; she was in Val's bridal party.

When I met them for the second time over our initial Google Meet, they didn't have a date or a location yet for their wedding. They were thinking of May, June, or July 2023, in Connecticut or Massachusetts. My weekends were already booking up, but we all hoped things would work out.

I remember how quiet and kind they felt at Val and James' wedding. The photographs helped me remember how they looked at each other and held one another when they danced. I've shared a few of those pictures below.

On their wedding day, it rained a lot. Still, they wanted to make use of the beautiful grounds at The Mansion at Bald Hill, so the three of us took a walk, held our umbrellas, got a little wet, and made some new memories together.

Alyssa and Evan, you are two lovely people. I'm glad we had a chance to connect in an even more meaningful way, and I'm also glad to have made these pictures for you and yours.

Rehearsal Dinner: Black Dog Bar & Grille
Ceremony Location: First Congregational Church of Woodstock
Venue Location & Catering: The Mansion at Bald Hill
Floral: Garden Gate Florist
Bride Hair + Makeup: Ashleigh Taylor Bridal & Beauty
Video: JRW Weddings
Entertainment: Fusion Entertainment
Cake: Chocolate Rose Bakeshop

Alyssa and Evan from Val and James' wedding in 2021: