One of the cool things about being a wedding photographer is having couples that are friends with your other couples. It’s almost like tracing lineage. This is extra cool because people tend to hang out with likeminded people. By the time Catherine and Tim’s wedding finally rolled around I had already spent some time with them at Brianna and Zach’s wedding and Jane and Aline’s wedding in addition to their engagement session.

Fun fact: I always offer couples the option of a sunrise engagement session and nobody ever goes for it. It’s almost a bluff at this point but Catherine, Tim, and I were definitely at Moore State Park in Paxton before the crack of dawn. If I remember correctly we basically had to wait a bit before there was even enough light to shoot.

Anyway, like a lot of couples their original plans were hit pretty hard by Corona and they were forced to adapt. They were actually my first couple that had to drastically change their plans and essentially plan another wedding. They did well though. They ended up getting married in a quiet space at the Farmstead at Appleton Farms in Ipswich, MA.

Appleton Farms was a cool place. We basically followed an access road to a secluded corner next to a field. It was scenic to say the least. The ceremony in the clearing was awesome and we were free to explore a bit for our couple photos.

Here’s a behind the scenes story. While we were shooting at a really pretty part of the forest we put the bouquet down, immediately forgot about it and moved on to the next spot. We were close to the exit so I told Catherine and Tim to head out to the reception house while I got the bouquet. Well, I got all turned around on the dirt access roads and stuck behind a tractor at one point. Once I realized my mistake and headed to the right part of the farm I was driving about as fast as I was willing to and hit a dip and nearly went airborne. Imagine a very lame episode of the Dukes of Hazard but with an old Pt Cruiser.

The reception was at Tim’s parents’ house. They did a fantastic job setting it up for a small wedding reception- complete with space for a first dance. They also had the single most professional table setting that I have ever seen outside of a restaurant. Serious props. Their dinner table was set up on the back deck and was surrounded by string lights and lowers- a definite oasis in a crazy world.

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