Belvedere Mansion, Rhinebeck, New York

Tears of joy flowed throughout the day at Jessica and Peter’s October wedding.  Peter cried when he saw Jessica for the first time near the gazebo and then Jessica cried as she read her vows to Peter in a touching ceremony by the pond at the stunning Belvedere Mansion in Rhinebeck.  Belvedere has to be one of my favorite places to photograph a wedding at.  I just can’t find a bad place to take pictures – rain or shine!  Probably the hardest part of the day for me was photographing the sunset that evening as it kepy getting better and better!  The best time to do sunset photos is after the sun has dropped below the horizon, but this night, the colors of the sky seemed to get deeper and richer as the night wore on.  I could have taken sunset photos for about an hour, but we had a packed dance floor to get this fun couple back onto!

Ceremony and Reception at The Belvedere Mansion

Hair and Makeup by Setsuko Hosami

Dress by Amsale

Flowers by Stew Leonards

Music by Frank Banks of Boss Systems