Ale and Bassem were married at the massively pretty
Antrim 1844 Country House Hotel up by Gettysburg. It was all kinds of rainy on the drive up, but it cleared just in time for portraits outside and the most wonderful golden light for their lovely outdoor ceremony. This pair of doctors with infectious personalities had the house in stitches, made everybody saw "awwww" and generated a dance fever (I tried so hard to think of more doctor puns but I'm spent). Ale and Bassem:
Antrim has an amazing bridal suite for all the ladies to rock out in.
Many thanks as always to my lovely second Julia, who took a number of very, very good photos at this wedding, including this handsome portrait of Bassem.
We did lots of photos of Ale and her ladies and Bassem and his menfolk before the ceremony. The clouds had parted by then and a truly spectacular evening light fell on everything.
I'm not sure a first kiss has ever taken place in better light in the entire history of weddings.
Ale and Bassem filled their reception with purple light, much good cheer and raucous dancing.
We stole back inside for just a couple of portraits in the house.
Halfway through the reception, the staff busted out all kinds of toys, glow sticks, masks and noisemakers for Carnaval Carioca - crazy hour where everybody dances silly.
It was a pretty seriously good time.
Congratulations, guys!
Ale and Bassem's vendor team:
Getting-ready, ceremony, reception venue and catering:
Antrim 1844 Country House Hotel
Band:
Attraction (Sam Hill Entertainment)
Florist:
Bella Fiori
Officiant: Rabbi Binyamin Biber
Cake:
Artistic Desserts
Hair & Makeup:
Jordan K. Winn
Videographer:
Mike Brazda
Ceremony musicians:
Perfect Harmony String Ensemble
Ale's wonderful dress:
Alyne Bridal
Bassem's dashing tux: Tommy Hilfiger
Lockhouse #10 is the biggest on the canal, but still plenty cosy.
Marriage accomplished, we romped down to the water and back up the hill for a few portraits before these two whisked away to what I can only imagine was a rockin' good wedding dinner.
Congratulations, guys!
Their tiny little dog Julia followed them around all day.
Big thank-you to Chris who came along for the ride. The image below is his and I threw a couple others in here.
They walked to the chuppah simultaneously.
Apparently the trees with all the knobs and things on them are diseased or injured or some other tree malady. I was sad to learn this because they are so awesome-looking. It seems wrong to be jazzed about a tree being sick.
Can we take a second to admire Brooke's dress? Because really.
This turtle (tortoise?) has been living in the lake for something like 50 years.
I love this photo from Chris. I was above taking the everybody-at-the-wedding photo and he snagged this awesome through-the-faces one.
Duelling cameras, with iPad!
The pavilion at Kutz Camp juts over the lake, so you're surrounded on three sides by water. It's ridiculously pretty.
For the record, I was asked to take this photo.
Congratulations guys!
Brooke and Dan's short but sweet vendor team:
Getting ready, ceremony and reception venue: