bristol harbour finger lakes wedding: donna + ryan

Bristol Harbour Finger Lakes Wedding Photography

I don’t even know where to begin with these two!! I loved getting to know them during our initial meeting and their engagement session, and I knew right away that their wedding day would be spectacular. They’re SO sweet, incredibly genuine, and thoughtful, and deserve nothing but the absolute best, so I’m glad that their wedding day was pretty much perfect! It’s always so hard for me to summarize the priceless moments, beautiful details, love, and joy that make up a wedding day into a few paragraphs, especially when the day is as special as Donna & Ryan’s, but I do my best!

I’ve certainly mentioned on my blog before how much I love working at Bristol Harbour! It’s an absolutely stunning venue inside and out on all on it’s own, but Sara from Beck & Forth Co took it to another level with all the gorgeous floral and design elements she brought in! I’ve included lots of detail shots of the decor in this post because I was truly blown away by how stunning everything was!

There were so many other parts of the day that stuck out to me as well! Ryan and Donna’s first look was definitely one of my favorites, and it allowed us to fully take advantage of the gorgeous scenery and views at Bristol Harbour and get the majority of photos done before the ceremony! These two said their I do’s with huge smiles on their faces and all of their loved ones beaming at them, and they couldn’t have looked any happier as they walked back up the aisle afterward as husband and wife!

I got to steal Ryan and Donna away from their cocktail hour for some golden hour photos of them (which are definitely some of my favorites from the day) and after that I was just there to document the party! My very favorite types of people are those who manage to be genuinely kind and thoughtful AND who love to have fun, and Donna & Ryan were definitely the life of the party once dancing got started! I had so much fun circling their dance floor and getting candids of all the craziness! I’ve shared a bunch of these as well as my other favorites below - enjoy!