Kate and Alex love the grand staircase at The Lyman Estate, and decided to hold their first look there.  It’s a beautiful spot, and it was fun getting a different perspective to the usual:

We moved outside for the group photos and I was relieved to find a large area of shade – look at the size of this bridal party!  Fun.  🙂

I had fun with the guys – especially with them running towards me.  And although I didn’t quite mean to set it up that way, I kinda like that it looks like they’re all chasing Alex.  The girls were just gorgeous.  Wow …

After some relaxed family formals, we had a little time to spare to get some portraits of Kate and Alex around the grounds.  My favorite photos of them are coming later (cocktail hour coincided with the most amazing light) but I had to share a couple here too:

Lots more coming soon – so stay tuned, folks!