Saturday was one of those perfect, gorgeous days.  And not just the weather – everything about Alex and Kate’s wedding was just right; from the moment I walked in to Kate’s room at The Charles Hotel in Cambridge for some getting ready photos, I knew it was going to be a good day.

To start, some black and white images of Kate and her girls – aren’t they all gorgeous?  It was not unlike walking onto a movie set, being in that room …

I love that Kate wore flats – cute flats by Kate Spade!  The invites and programs by Sarah at Red Bumble Bee were beautiful, and full of awesome facts … the first year of their relationship was spent long-distance (two days after meeting in NYC, Kate moved to China for a year) and they wrote letters back and forth.  Real, hand-written, postman-delivered letters.  Here are some of my favorite facts about their year of letters (stolen shamelessly from the program): number of handwritten words: 26,880; miles traveled by letters: 234,100; net international trade deficit accrued: 108 dollars.

While the girls were getting their hair and makeup done, the guys were having lunch down the street at The Red House.  I popped over for a few minutes to grab a few shots and could have stayed a while – the guys were quite funny.  🙂

Then, we all headed over to the beautiful Lyman Estate in Waltham.  The pretty hydrangea bouquets were by Bronwen Flowers.

That last photo above may just be one of my all-time favorite getting ready photos.  Love the excitement all over Kate’s face!  And some more black and whites of the girls finishing up:

Before the first look with Alex, Kate asked if we could have a little moment with her parents – I loved this idea.  There was a lot of emotion in that room …

The first look with Alex will be along tomorrow – as well as some very fun bridal party portraits …