When our dear friend and Boston wedding industry colleague Erica asked Jill Person Photography to capture her wedding to then fiancé Dave, we could not have been more honored. We knew right away when photographing the couple in the Back Bay last summer for their engagement session that their wedding would be both beautiful and a blast to capture and it absolutely was!
Erica and her bridesmaids got ready inside the mansion of the Willowdale Estate. The pristine four acre estate is located within Bradley Palmer State Park in Topsfield on the North Shore and is a photographers dream (especially on a perfect spring day!). Prior to the ceremony, Erica and Dave had their first look on the front patio of the mansion and we had time to walk the grounds before meeting up with the wedding party. The traditional Jewish ceremony took place in the beautiful courtyard under a custom-made birch chuppah by Madison Floral and was officiated by the grooms aunt.
For cocktail hour, guests enjoyed signature cocktails and hors d’oeuvres inside the mansion before heading back outside for the tented wedding reception. The tent was elegantly lit with hanging paper lanterns that gave the perfect warmth to the space. Farm tables and rounds were topped with a variety of light flowers and accented with green succulent plants and candlelight. Following the first dance, heart felt toasts, parent dances and dinner, everyone got up out of their seat to celebrate with the couple for the hora and stayed on the floor all evening to dance to the music from Entertainment Specialists.
We can not be more happy for Erica and Dave and are so grateful we were asked to be there to capture such a gorgeous day for the newlyweds. Congratulations again and thank you both for being so much fun to work with!
Venue: Willowdale Estate; Photography: Jill Person Photography; Dress: Vera Wang – Boston; Hair: Gina Joubert; Makeup: Katrina Hess; Cake: I Dream of Jeanne Cakes; Florist: Madison Floral; Rentals and Linens: Rentals Unlimited; Entertainment: Entertainment Specialists – Mike Amado; Invitations: MB Ink; Transportation: Rock Star Limo
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The New England Tented Wedding at Willowdale Estate of Erica + Dave by Jill Person Photography –