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rachel & andrew | the estate at florentine gardens

sometimes i decide i’m going to leave one of the classic summer holiday weekends free for myself, but when rachel and andrew wrote me about their memorial day weekend wedding,  i decided to entertain the inquiry and i am very glad i did. rachel and andrew, and their family and friends, were an absolute pleasure to work with from start to finish. for their engagement session, rachel and andrew came out to my hood and for their wedding i headed up to the estate at florentine gardens in northern new jersey.  while the temperatures dramatically warmed up just before their wedding day, the rain held out… it was meant to be!

love this!rachel and andrew florentine gardens weddinggroom prep estate at florentine gardensgroom prep

i like how i worked both dad’s into this shot…wedding rings nj

rachel gets emotional as her look is just about complete…bride getting emotionalbride getting emotionalsister helping bride with earrings

sisters…sisters talking to bride

rachel tears up reading a card from andrew…bride crying while reading card from groombridal portrait back of dress

so pretty…portrait of rachel cohen as bride

rachel composes herself just before her first look with andrew…bride composing herself for first look at florentine gardensrachel cohen and andrew lee estate at florentine gardens weddingbride and groom estate at florentine gardens new jersey wedding

simple and straightforward, love it.rachel cohen and andrew lee weddingrachel cohen and andrew lee new jersey weddingcouples at florentine gardensrachel cohen and andrew lee estate at florentine gardens weddingestate at florentine gardens wedding new jersey

hah.groomsen making funny faces estate at florentine gardens

i love ketubah signings because they are usually a bit more casual then ceremonies. i had a lot of favorite photos from this ketubah signing, lots of smiles, but i think this one sums it up the best!ketubah signing new jersey wedding

groomsmen fist bumps groom at ceremonybride approaching aisle outdoor wedding florentine gardens

andrew watches on as rachel approaches…groom watching bride walk down aisle nj wedding

andrew circling his bride…bride circling groom seven timesbride wipes tear during ceremony nj wedding

i love that the parents stand up together with the bride and groom during a jewish ceremony…bride and groom look at cantor nj weddingbridesmaids watch ceremonybride puts ring on groom

mazel tov!groom steps on glass end of ceremonymazel tov florentine gardensrachel and andrew first dance new jersey weddinghorah

love this!groom surprised face being raised in char florentine gardensbride and groom hora florentine gardens njcrowded dance floor at estate at florentine gardens wedding

‘it’s a bagel!’michelle arlotta photographylaughter during best man toastparents dances florentine gardens

it didn’t take the napkin on his head for me to figure out that rachel’s dad is a fun guy…father of bride and sister of bride wearing napkins on their headsnew jersey weddingdancing at reception at florentine gardens new jersey weddingrachel cohen and andrew lee nj weddingmichelle arlotta photography florentine gardens weddinglivin' on a prayer wedding at florentine gardensmichelle arlotta nj wedding photographer

although temps heated up and the threat of rain was upon us… rachel and andrew’s wedding day turned out to be perfect! thank you to kelsey davis for assisting me.

1 Comment.

  • Rachel
    June 20, 2016 5:59 pm

    Absolutely beautiful work as always Michelle! These pictures took us back to our wedding day and we cannot thank you enough for that. As you said, the day was perfect 🙂

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