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Vito & Kathleen

Ceremony & Reception: Renault Winery, Egg Harbor City, NJ

Vito and Kathleen walking across the open field at sunset

Vito and Kathleen got married at Renault Winery on one of those fall days where the light is just about perfect… warm, low and golden from the afternoon right through sunset. The ceremony was out in the garden under an arch of white flowers, with her cathedral veil stretching what felt like half the aisle, and afterward we took advantage of the big old trees and the open fields for portraits while the sun went down. Then everyone headed into the tent for a reception with a checkered dance floor and a wall of white flowers behind their sweetheart table, a dance floor that basically never emptied, and a sparkler exit to finish the night.

Vito and Kathleen’s Renault Winery wedding invitation with their gold wedding bands

Wedding rings beside a white rose and Kathleen’s blue jeweled shoes

Kathleen’s blue satin wedding shoes with jeweled buckles

Custom white sneakers with Kathleen’s new name written in script

Close-up of Kathleen’s engagement ring as she rests her hand on the sofa

Kathleen sitting on the arm of a tufted sofa beneath the arched windows

Black and white photo of Kathleen and her bridesmaids in striped pajamas on the sofa

Kathleen and her bridesmaids in matching striped pajamas in the bridal suite

A bridesmaid buttoning the back of Kathleen’s lace gown

Black and white portrait of Kathleen in her high-neck lace gown by the window

Kathleen looking out the arched window of the bridal suite in her gown

Kathleen’s silhouette in front of the arched window in the bridal suite

A bridesmaid adjusting Kathleen’s lace veil

Black and white photo of Vito getting ready as a groomsman fixes his suspenders

Vito laughing as a family member helps him get ready

Close-up of Vito’s cufflinks and suspenders

Black and white portrait of Vito in his suspenders

Black and white portrait of Vito adjusting his bow tie

Kathleen arriving for the ceremony at Renault Winery

Kathleen walking down the aisle with an older family member in golden light

Kathleen walking toward Vito at the white floral arch in the garden ceremony

Vito greeting Kathleen at the end of the aisle as guests look on

Black and white photo of Kathleen’s long cathedral veil sweeping across the aisle

Black and white photo of the garden ceremony with Kathleen’s veil spread behind her

Vito laughing with his groomsmen during the ceremony

Vito and his groomsmen smiling during the ceremony

Vito smiling at Kathleen during their vows

Black and white photo of Vito and Kathleen during the ring exchange

Vito and Kathleen laughing together at the end of the ceremony

Black and white photo of Vito with his groomsmen under the big trees

Black and white photo of Vito’s groomsmen cheering under the trees at Renault Winery

Black and white photo of the wedding party celebrating by the fence line

The wedding party walking across the lawn at golden hour

Kathleen laughing with her bridesmaids under the trees at sunset

Vito helping Kathleen with her train as they walk across the grass

Vito and Kathleen walking hand in hand across the field at Renault Winery

Black and white photo of Vito and Kathleen embracing beneath a tree

Vito kissing Kathleen’s cheek beside the evergreens at golden hour

Vito and Kathleen sharing a kiss in the golden sunset light

Black and white photo of Vito and Kathleen kissing as her veil trails across the grass

Black and white photo of Vito and Kathleen framed by her lace veil

Vito and Kathleen nose to nose through the glow of her veil

Kathleen holding Vito’s face as they kiss at golden hour

Vito and Kathleen standing together in the open field at dusk

The sweetheart table in front of a white flower wall in the reception tent

Vito and Kathleen dancing into the tented reception across the checkered dance floor

Vito and Kathleen’s grand entrance on the checkered dance floor

Vito and Kathleen’s first dance under the tent

Vito and Kathleen at their sweetheart table during the toasts

Kathleen laughing during the toasts at the sweetheart table

Vito and Kathleen at the sweetheart table in front of the flower wall

Kathleen leaning on Vito at the sweetheart table

A groomsman giving a toast as Vito and Kathleen laugh

A toast in front of the flower wall and wedding cake

Guests on the checkered dance floor under the tent

Kathleen dancing with friends under the tent

Kathleen dancing in the middle of a crowded dance floor

Black and white photo of a guest climbing a tent pole during the reception

Guests dancing and singing under the tent

A guest in a sparkly jacket with a huge smile on the dance floor

Guests raising their glasses at the reception

Vito dancing with a guest on the dance floor

Black and white photo of Vito and Kathleen’s sparkler exit

Vito and Kathleen walking out under a tunnel of sparklers

Black and white photo of Vito and Kathleen smiling in a shower of sparklers

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