I remember last year when my May9th bride Amanda was in my office and I showed her a “sparkle” effect in one of my productions.
She lit up and said, “I love sparkle – Use that a lot!”
Well, she was NOT kidding! From her dress, to her tiara, to the cake, to the makeup etc…..there was sparkle everywhere.
Especially in her groom’s eyes as he saw her for the first time. Gerard actually could not take his eyes off of her.
The Catholic mass was held in the beautiful Mt. St. Mary’s chapel, the bride’s alma mater. We got some adorable shots of the couple on the campus working alongside Staten Island transplant Lisa Kimball, a new photographer in the area, then it was off to the sparkly Villa Borghese for cocktails and more photos.
Since the bride and groom grew up around the corner from each other in New Windsor, there were plenty of friends and family on hand to help these two celebrate. I think they invited the whole neighborhood! And these folks could party!
The dance floor was packed the entire night, dancing to the sounds of K104 DJ Bill Beale, who even gave the couple a shout-out on his Monday morning radio show.
The sparkle theme continued well into the night when the room went dark to reveal the 3 tables of desserts complete with lit sparklers on top. The bride and groom were the first in line for dessert and in the glow of the sparklers, you could see Gerard’s eyes, still staring in disbelief at his beautiful bride. Gerard, you are one lucky guy!
Love ya Mr. and Mrs. Trotta! May 9th 2009.
-jen
