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Christine & Griffin

Throwing it back to this amazing Adirondack wedding in Lake Placid!

The night before Christine & Griffin’s wedding, I was driving up to Lake Placid with my husband and my dog, Josie. Thankfully my husband was driving because I wanted…no, I NEEDED to look at all the cliffs, mountains, streams full of boulders and gorgeous landscapes. I grew up in the Adirondacks but south of the high peeks and let me tell you, there is a massive difference. It was so stunningly beautiful and I was overflowing with gratitude that Christine & Griffin chose me as their wedding photographer.

Coincidentally, the Airbnb I booked was only a couple doors down from Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort. I actually didn’t plan for this, it just worked out that way. The day of the wedding, I packed up my camera bag and literally walked a few steps to the resort to begin the day.

I, of course, had to get a picture of Christine’s dress with White Face in the background.

The brides wedding dress hanging outside of Golden Arrow Resorts with Whiteface mountain in the background.

Christine made her own bouquet so she supplied me with some gorgeous flat lay flowers. Griffin even made his own boutonniere!

Another view from Golden Arrow Resorts in Lake Placid, NY on a fall wedding day.

The groom's boutonniere that he made himself. It's yellow and white and his suit is green.

The bride and groom's wedding rings surrounded by white and peach flowers.

A black and white shot of the bride getting her wedding dress on inside of Golden Arrow Resort.

The brides mother helping to put the bride's bracelet on.

A view from one of the docks at Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort.

The bride sitting on a green settee inside Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort.

The bride is laughing after trying to be serious.

The groom out on one of the docks having a champagne toast with his groomsmen.

The bride and groom decided that they wanted to do a first look and get the majority of their photos out of the way before the wedding ceremony. There’s a cute little beach right outside the resort so we staged the first look there and then walked around Golden Arrow, some of downtown Lake Placid and we even popped over to my airbnb since there were some sweet Adirondack chairs over there.

The bride looking at the groom during a first look outside of the Golden Arrow Resort hotel.

The groom looking at the bride outside of the Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort hotel.

The bride and groom stand with their foreheads pressed together on one of the docks at Golden Arrow Lakeside resort. Whiteface mountain is in the background.

It was so fun watching these two interact. I love a couple that plays together. Those cute, silly moments are always my favorite to capture. They had this running joke where they would take turns posing and going “Oo, Ahhhh” and I am really hoping that this is something they still do and will continue to do for the rest of their lives.

The groom buttoning his green jacket on the dock with the lake in the background.

The bride and groom posing near the lake.

The bride and groom sit on Adirondack chairs sharing a kiss in Lake Placid, NY.

The bride and groom smile in front of the green plant wall inside Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort Lobby.

The bride and groom stroll down a street in Lake Placid NY.

Bride and groom kiss under the "You're Golden" sign inside the resort in Lake Placid, NY.

The groom walks the bride down the aisle during the wedding ceremony at the Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort in Lake Placid, NY.

By the time the wedding ceremony rolled around, most of the resort was in the shade which I was grateful for because no one likes to squint on their wedding day.

The ceremony was followed by a gondola ride. The lake was still sun soaked and I probably could have taken a bajillion more photos out here. The ones of Christine posing are my absolute FAVORITES. She’s obviously a stunning woman but you match that with a stunning backdrop on a GONDOLA no less, and it’s every photographers dream.

The bride basks in the sun on the gondola ride that was provided by Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort in Lake Placid, NY.

The bride poses on the gondola after the wedding ceremony in the Adirondacks.

The reception took place inside Golden Arrow’s ballroom. They had a live wedding painter who was SO talented (shoutout Greer Linksvayer Art), yummy Polish desserts and a dance floor that wouldn’t quit. I mean that in the best way possible because that’s obviously what you want. (shoutout DJ Sizzle!)