Jillian + John at Linden Place, Part 2 / Rhode Island Wedding Photographer

Posted by Trish: Photos by Trish and Melissa

I knew you would be back for more...these two are so adorable, how could you resist?!

So I totally missed this when it happened but how great is the best man jumping and clicking his heals in the background! I thought I was just getting a cute photo of them walking.




Speaking of cute, take anything and add two little boys, you got yourself some serious cute. Although getting them to do what you want is like herding cats, oh well.

We gave the kids a break and did just the big kids for this photo. Although I teared up while the maid of honors son desperately cried out for her, it was kind of tragic!

Total sweetness.

I'm sure that little boy would find this to be 'silly' too. Whatever!

You have to have at least one classic portrait.

Is this out of style yet? Because I still love it and never get tired of it, what's not to like anyway. Some things are timeless and this is definitely on the list. One walking away shot, check.

This tree was the bomb, the texture is to rich, and they look great standing in front of it. Probably have driven by this tree hundreds of times, never saw it until this day!

Oooh, more walking. They look so natural here, love it!

The wedding party, back together for one last shot...

Jillian's inspiration was 'vintage preppy'. I think this feels like that. LOVE that bouquet.

The back of the gown had these fabulous clear chrystal buttons, so romantic!

Maybe Semia can tell us what these orange 'thingys' are, they totally brought it home!

I noticed a lot of guests eating their candy BEFORE dinner. I don't think that they were necessarily intended to be the appetizer...

Chowder by Blackstone Caterers. Oooh, mini doughboys!

I love this cake by Sin Desserts (she's right up the street from us in providence) it's so sweet looking. OK, I meant sweet and in cute.

The finale of all the hard work everyone put into this day...ready for the reception!

You know, there is always a guest a every wedding who tries to get in on my shots...

Linden Place is such a cool place for a wedding, this doorway into the carriage house is so amazing!

John doesn't look too happy. Although he'd had time for a few 'gansetts at this point...suspicious at best.

Looks like Jillian is happy too! Actually I think that they are not used to being int he spotlight and might have been a little nervous!

But they were working it anyway!

Another one of my 'blue light specials'. Oh it makes me so happy to get this kind of shot!!!!

Unfortunately the reception was no fun and there was no dancing. What?! Even grammy was into it, holllllla grammy!

Guess what song this was. You guessed it. Awesome.

Well, it was a spectacular day, from start to finish, success.

Jillian and John, here's wising you a long and happy life together, you are a great couple!!! Thanks for having us be part of your day, it was our pleasure for sure!

Those Who Made it Happen...
Gown and Veil: Priscilla of Boston
Shoes/Clutch and Bridesmaids: J Crew
Hair: Tara from Wish Salon
Make-Up: Alayne White Spa
Venue: Linden Place
Caterers: Blackstone Caterers
Cake: Sin Desserts
Flowers: Flowers by Semia
Invitations and Programs: Heather Jeany on Etsy
Bridesmaids Clutch: EA03 Designs on Etsy
Band: Nancy Paolino and The Black Tie band
Linens: Rentals Unlimited
Lodging: Bristol Harbor Inn
Transportation: Newport Trolley
Photography: Snap!

snap! & chat with Jennifer at Sin Bakery in Providence

Trish and I headed over to Sin Desserts yesterday in the cold and freezing rain... it was worth the trip! Jennifer as it turns out, is adorable and friendly... artistic and funky... business minded and balanced- all rolled into one terrific package. That's a tall order for one little cake lady- but she pulls it off with confidence. And let me just say that the smell of baking yumminess in the background is more than a little distracting, but we did our best.

Jennifer has a fairly new business, although she is definitely not new to pastry arts...

She's a JW grad who worked as a pastry chef for a restaurant while inventing and creating marvelous cakes for family and friends. In 2005 she started advertising on the knot- and her business was born. By 2007 she had secured her fabulous space on Allen's Ave and has been cooking up a storm ever since.

She won Best of RI "Best Wedding Cakes", in RI monthly last year and it was easy to smell why... MMMM!

What does every good cake need? "sinful" ingredients of course....



Jennifer says she creates many simple, elegant cakes for weddings. She thinks most brides want something traditional and tasty-ful, but occasionally she gets to let her hair down and do something a little more edgy...
She really enjoys baking "grooms cakes" for the rehearsal dinner. Grooms cakes are typically a little more fun and personalized. She's done a guitar with Metallica, a couch potato, Yankee Stadium, & the Millennium Falcon from Star Wars to name a few "man-cakes".
She's also working on perfecting a Guinness - flavored cake which she tells us doesn't taste quite like beer, it's just that the beer really brings out and deepens the chocolate flavor it's combined with. Beer and chocolate? How could you go wrong?
I would HIGHLY suggest doing a grooms cake for your sweetie! What a fun surprise and a way to make the groom feel involved and special, AWWWH. Also, who doesn't want another excuse for more cake? Be creative, what are his favorite things? Hobbies? The possibilities are endless!



Here's Jennifer's helper Carrie, she's making Red Velvet cupcakes for some bridal shows they'll be attending this weekend. Kind of makes me wish I was going!



Here's Trish, isn't she a good little interviewer? She has it all over Katie Couric!
She even managed to learn some secrets about Jennifer...



... she has a cake tattoo! I was saying how great her logo and branding concept is and how many cool things you could do with the idea of "sin and wicked"- I said you should definitely have a tattoo- guess she had the idea first, because here it is... a little devil cake. Fun! Jennifer said this was a gift to herself after she survived her first year in business.



With so many cakes and so many scenarios... it must make for some phenomenal experience and also some disasters... hey, anytime you are working with fondant or butter cream you can expect some interesting outcomes right?

The enemy of cake and frosting? Heat and humidity! Note to self: never order a butter cream cake in July! Jennifer told us about a few harrowing experiences with dripping colors and melting butter cream...

Her biggest cake triumph though? The Billy Joel cake! Jennifer created a NY skyline cake for a swanky part in Newport with a NY NY theme. They had even hired Billy Joel as the entertainer. The cake had the river, bridge, buildings with individually painted windows and lights, all in black and white with a big silver moon shimmering over the top. Unfortunately the cake was so big and complex that she had to assemble it on site, and never got a proper photo of it!





Jennifer is a busy lady, and most of her clients book her at least 6 months in advance. She had 5 cakes in the works while we were visiting.

Jennifer also has intern, who appears to be "painting" teddy bears with chocolate in this photo...

They also do a lot of wedding shower, baby shower, and birthday cakes for all ages.

How cute are these favors? Jennifer admitted that she is actually more of a cookie person than a cake person! And her favorite cake flavor? Chocolate chip- guess that's the cookie girl in her.

Jennifer told us a little bit about the design process that starts with a discussion and some sketches that she does for the bride...

And how did she come up with that terrific name for her business?

" I really came up with the name from going out with my girlfriends for dinner etc... they'd say things like, I had the most delicious dessert, but it was so BAD. Tasty, sweets were always associated with being BAD. Like eating cake was some kind of sin... that's why I went with that name."

What is it about cake that everyone can relate to?

"Cake is universal! Cake is what you celebrate with." says Jennifer.

I couldn't have said it better! Hurray for Cake!

Check out Jennifer website at: http://www.eatwicked.com/

Or give her a call: 401.369.8427

or email her: jennifer@eatwicked.com

There's always a reason for cake!

Thanks Jennifer, we had an absolute blast meeting you, and our office being so close to yours could be really dangerous. Call us if you need someone to test your latest recipes!

Colleen and Alex at the Providence Biltmore 10.31.08

I don't remember ever having more pleasant weather on any Halloween! Usually we are all bundled up with coats over costumes... my kids HATE that! Not Friday though... Colleen said to her bridesmaids the day before, "I'd really love it if it was like 62 degrees, that would be perfect!" She got in the car after having her hair done and looked at the temperature reading... 62! I think I'll ask Colleen to wish me finding a big bag of money! A day like this couldn't happen to a sweeter girl. Colleen is known by her friends and family as someone who always is smiling and laughing. She is someone who never gets stressed... so even if we had a Halloween blizzard, she probably wouldn't have been phased.

Gorgeous bouquet by Jay at Golden Gate.

Colleen said "oooh cute!" when I was lining these up. We are on the same wavelength!

Colleen taking a look... she looks gorgeous! I love the little lace jacket she had made for the dress!



She didn't even mind when I got really close for this picture. She is really good at subtle posing...but I like this super natural photo of her too. She is sparkly from the inside out.

Here's my back up team...


Beautiful!



A little portrait of Colleen in the hotel suite.


Group hug before we leave for the church...

Alex is REALLY excited about this car. He had a tux-catastrophe before the wedding... and was running really late. The limo driver managed to get him here right in time though. Must be the flames!

Super handsome portrait of the groom, Alex.

... and let's not forget the two best men, Alex's brothers.

These programs were so fabulous. Alex did the cover design, he's very artistic.

Melissa took this terrific photo moments before the girls walked down the aisle, I love it!

... Melissa took this one too. Beautiful!

Colleens' mom giving her away. Such a sweet moment, with the three of them holding hands. The ceremony is at the Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul in Providence. It's very grand, and very well lit! I love it.

The I do's.

Married!

Colleen said was most excited about seeing Alex as she walked down the aisle. I'm not sure, but she looks pretty excited to be Mrs. Alger too. Fun fact about Collen and Alex, they met at summer camp when they were little kids! They found each other again years later in college. Talk about paths crossing and meant to be! Alex's mom has a photo of them sitting at a picnic table together at camp!

The thing that is the most tricky about fall weddings is the lack of natural light. I love fall weddings for the colors and the weather etc... but if you don't plan it right, you end up doing all the photos in the dark! We managed to eek out the last bit of beautiful blue light for these next portraits of Collen and Alex... which took about 3 minutes! Luckily we work fast and they are good posers!

Melissa said something funny to Colleen and made he laugh, I love her expression here.


Melissa took this gorgeous photo. I love the leaves in the background. The colors are great!



Everyone back on the trolley... the reception is waiting!

This is Colleen's grandma, she's 97! Colleen says she doesn't divulge her age! I'd be telling everyone if I looked this beautiful at 97!

Colleen and her entourage...

... and Alex with his.

I was really excited when I took this, Colleen looks so glamorous. Alex thinks so too.

The whole gang on the famous staircase.

The roof deck of the Biltmore. I would have liked to stay here for a while... it was still warm out. Alex was enjoying his snuggle from Colleen too.

Melissa took this sparkly photo of Alex and Colleen.

Collen and Alex had a Las Vegas theme... every table was named after a Vegas hotel. They are also going there for their honeymoon. Photo by Melissa.

I love this photo... can't have enough sparkle.

A little touch of Halloween, a present from Alex's brothers.

Fun cake by Jennifer Luxmore of Sin Desserts in Providence.

A little more Halloween fun...

Dice, of course. Place cards by Design by Sophia.

Great photo of the room all set up by Melissa.

Alex and Colleen waiting to be announced. Photo by Melissa.

Ta-da!

First Dance, photo by Melissa.

I love the dramatic cherries jubilee tradition at the Biltmore. Melissa took this photo, it's a little spooky- but after all, it is Halloween.

Dessert time! Photo by Melissa.

I think Alex likes the cake. Photo by Melissa.

A last picture for the evening. Very Romantic! Photo by Melissa.

A & C- Thak you for being so wonderful! You were so sweet to us, and such a pleasure to spend the day with. Can't wait to hear all about Vegas- Baby! or does what happens in Vegas stay in Vegas?!!!

Oh, and I wanted to say Hello to all of Colleen's work friends. She told me they LOVE the blog and will be stalking it first theing Monday morning. Hi guys!

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