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Here you will find highlights of weddings, elopements, engagements, and families. This is a great way to get a feel for my style of posing, lighting, locations, and some inspiration for your own time in front of my camera. I also have a little section of helpful tips & advice about sessions, weddings, and travels! 

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xo, Em

Long Weekend In Cape Cod & Martha’s Vineyard | Traveling Wedding Photographer

Tips & Advice • May 10, 2022 

A long weekend spent exploring Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Kennebunkport!

The first stop was in Kennebunkport on our way out of Maine Friday evening. I had a photo session with a couple that was celebrating their 5 year wedding anniversary with their new baby. We did the session at The Nonantum Resort, where they got married – you can take a peek at that here.

Before the session, I walked around town a bit, drove through some neighborhoods to admire all of the beautiful homes, and stopped along the way at the George H.W. Bush memorial, and walked along the rocks and beach.

After the session, I was southbound again to make it to Cape Cod for the weekend!

Day One: Started with breakfast at The Original Gourmet Brunch, which was right down the road from the Hyannis Inn, where we were staying. I started with the fried french toast bites, and they were AMAZING, def need to try these. My caffeinated hot chocolate and hearty omelet was great fuel for working a wedding that day.

After the wedding, we stayed in downtown Hyannis for the evening because I was too tired to venture off elsewhere. Started with an early dinner and delicious cocktails at Torino. Afterwards, we walked around downtown to check out all of the shops and strolled past the marina. Finished the evening with dessert on the patio at Colombo’s Cafe & Pastries.

Day Two: I was hoping for a beach day, but I ended up wanting to do more exploring. We ventured all the way down the Cape, stopping in a couple different places along the way. We walked around Downtown Chattham and checked out the fishing pier there.

From there, we went to the lighthouse that is on the bag of Cape Cod Chips (my fav). It’s called Nauset Lighthouse in Eastham. It is such a beautiful lighthouse! This would have been the perfect spot to lay out on the beach at the National Seashore, but I wanted to get going further down the Cape. How beautiful is that shoreline though?!

That afternoon, we made it to Provincetown and it was time to eat! I was dying to eat on the water. So I found one of the few places there, and they squeezed us in on the bar deck railing at Pepe’s Wharf and it was perfect! There was such a nice breeze and pretty view of the water. I enjoyed a frozen vodka lemonade and some fried seafood. We shared fried shrimp and a haddock sandwich that was quite yum!

After lunch, I walked around Ptown, checking out the colorful shops and quirky art along the streets!

Clouds and rain showers started rolling in that afternoon so we weren’t able to catch the sunset, but we still drove out to the very tip just to have a look, then headed back to Hyannis for the evening. That evening we needed a little snack so we shared some delicious mussels from Fresh Ketch and went back to Colombo’s Cafe & Pastries for dessert that we took back to the hotel to eat in bed and pack up for an early morning departure!

Day Three: Martha’s Vineyard! Woke up early to catch a ferry to Martha’s Vineyard for the day. We chose the Steamship Authority ferry departing from Falmouth because there were more times, it was cheaper, and it was towards our way back home. There’s a couple of different ferry options to choose from for Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, so be sure to check those out online in advance and figure out which works best for you!

Upon arriving there, we rented bikes from Anderson’s Bike Rentals in Oak Bluffs and they gave us great directions / recommendations on how to spend the day! We biked into Edgartown with beautiful ocean views along the way.

Once we arrived there, we were on a quest to find a lighthouse and this one did not disappoint. It was a short sandy walk through tall grass and rose bushes!

After seeing the lighthouse and biking through some neighborhoods, we went into town and had lunch outside at The Seafood Shanty. We each had clam chowder and shared a captain’s platter with fried haddock, shrimp, and clams. It was all so delicious!!

On our way back into Oak Bluffs, before dropping off our bikes and getting back on the ferry, we stopped to check out the gingerbread houses! So cute and colorful!

It was such a great weekend exploring all of the different little towns and eating yummy foods! So thankful my job presents me with opportunities like this to be able to travel and explore new areas for work. Can’t wait to visit here again!

Follow along on instagram to see where I’m adventuring next!

*All photos taken on an iphone. #maineweddingphotographer #capecodweddingphotographer #marthasvineyardweddingphotographer #newenglandweddingphotographer #travelweddingphotographer #destinationweddingphotographer

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Spring Brunch Styled Shoot – High Mountain Hall – Camden, ME Wedding Photographer

Weddings • February 28, 2021 

Hanging flowers, bright spring colors, a baby GOAT, naturally lit open space, and a gorgeous model… As you can imagine, it was a difficult task to narrow down my favorite images! I just love everything about this spring brunch styled shoot – we included citrus fruits, goat cheese, a waffle cake, and even Pantone’s color of the year! My inspiration for this was bright, clean, crisp – I wanted hanging flowers and a baby goat. It’s safe to say my expectations were exceeded, thanks to an amazing team of vendors!

Featured in Real Maine Weddings Magazine

Photographer – Emily Brianne Photography

Planner – Fiddleheads & Finery

Hair & Makeup – Brittany Spence

Florals – Floret Maine

Videographer – Rachel Eppery Media

Stationery – Pretty Little Papers

Goat & Cheese – Copper Tail Farm

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Couples Session in Arches National Park | Moab, Utah Photographer

Couples • March 30, 2019 

I had never really heard much about Utah, up until the past couple of years – I kept seeing more and more photos of different places there. With each photo that I saw, I grew more and more of an interest to visit there. Needless to say, it quickly made it’s way to the top of my bucket list!

When I realized that my trip to Colorado was going to be a little bit longer than expected, I immediately knew that I had to use that extra time to take the drive to Utah. I also immediately knew that I needed to reach out to this couple to see if they would model for me! I didn’t care where, as long as I got to shoot somewhere in the Utah beauty. I had been following Caileb on instagram for the past year or so. I always loved seeing his creative videos come up on my feed, usually with his gorgeous wife involved. They seemed like such a fun-loving, adventurous couple – so I just put myself out there and asked. Sure enough, they agreed, and they certainly did not disappoint. We met for the first time while I was staying in Moab. They took me to this super cool double arch in Arches National Park. We immediately connected, had such a great time shooting together, and they even took me out for pasta afterwards. Does it really get much better than that?! I don’t think so.

It’s so crazy that social media helped bring this all together and form a new friendship!

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