The Big Day - Part IV

Post Ceremony & Pre-Reception.....

We did it, we were officially Mr. & Mrs. we got to walk down the aisle together, me with a grin from ear to ear. We quickly dodged to the back of the church in the corner so our guests didn't see us. We weren't doing the traditional Catholic Ceremony receiving line, mostly because we were afraid of running out of daylight hours for our pictures all too quickly. As the guests poured out of the church, the hardest part was reigning in the parents from chatting it up with everyone right in the back of the church so we could get the show on the road with our pictures. We got to walk out of the church while our guests tossed flower petals at us (a last minute detail I indulged in). Then it was time to celebrate with a champagne toast on the red carpet in front of the limo. I loved this small little touch for a little something extra!

After that we very quickly jumped in the limo ready to speed away for pictures. We headed just down the block to the town of South Orange, NJ to take some pictures near the train tracks. Mike and I got to walk around the town a little bit while we walked over to meet up with the photographer, that was fun, all the random people on the street coming up to us and saying congratulations. We took a couple on some benches in the town and in the street with the pretty background behind us, there was also a great mural under the train tracks on the side of an old diner that made for some awesome pictures too.

Then it was off to our final destination of the night, The Manor. Known for their beautiful grounds we were sure to get some good pictures there. We headed right to the back for the gardens, unfortunately we were not the only bridal party heading back there. There was a Jewish ceremony that was about to start back there right at sunset. This was not something we were expecting to find, of course we knew we probably weren't going to be the only wedding party there, it did limit us from getting a few of the quintessential Manor shots, I'm sure we got a ton of other good pictures back there so it shouldn't matter but still slightly disappointing we couldn't access all the grounds. We did get some of my favorite picture spots back there though. We quickly took our group shots with the bridal party and then off to get some romantic pictures of the Groom & I before it was time to break loose for the party!