the location of my dreams.

I didn't want to even set up an appointment to visit French's Point until I knew it was feasible that I could get married at this stunning Maine ocean side estate.  I knew if I visited this place that I've been online stalking for over 4 years was out of my reach for my own wedding it would break my heart to see it in person.  Once the budget was set my brain went into over drive crunching numbers. Yesterday my mom, one of my bridesmaids Shannon and I took the 3 hour drive to Stockton Springs to have a formal tour of French's Point.  After drooling and ogling over this venue online for so long there was the faintest bit of worry that once I saw it in person maybe it wasn't possible to live up to the dreams I have had... I was wrong.

This place BLEW ME AWAY!!!! After chatting with the super sweet & amazing owner Jessika and walking the grounds drooling and drooling and honestly being completely wide eyed I signed a contract and now can officially say I'm going to be  French's Point bride!!!!

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XOXO Spring

Spring

 
Love love love this print by @thenauticalcollection hanging on my wall!!! It brings me joy every time I turn around and see it. Thank you Kat for this peaceful and beautiful image! It's just what our master bedroom needed ❤️
On this dreary Friday afternoon I thought I'd hop on and do a little #fridayintroductions for those of you who are new around here. 👋 I'm Spring. I grew up here in Maine and after living in Boston, Georgia, Texas and Tennessee I moved back home to where my heart is happiest! My husband, daughter (Lydia) and I live next door to my parents - who still live in the house I grew up in. I love living next door to my parents as not only is is great built in babysitting but family is always #1 in my book so being able to spend time together without an hour car ride each way, or worse yet a plane ride, is the greatest gift. I grew up with my grandparents living in Virginia so we only saw them a few times a year and I'm greatful that my parents get to see Lydia almost every day and I'm even more grateful that Lydia will know her grandparents so well as there is never enough time with family!! So tell me are you lucky enough to live near family or maybe you consider yourself lucky to not? Trust me I get that perspective too- my brother lives in Australia and although I do of course love him because he is my brother we get along much better when we are half way around the world from one another 😉
The forecast was for 100% chance of rain. We knew the odds of starting dry were slim but Jesse and Jamie being adventurous insisted on an outdoor ceremony anyway. Just before the ceremony we snuck up the hill for a first look at some portraits. You could smell the rain but no drops were falling yet. There was a soft breeze just perfect for catching Jamie's vail. The light was so soft and delicate being filtered by the low slung gray clouds and you could hear nothing but a few birds singing in the distance as Jamie walked up to tap her husband to be on the shoulder. We had a forecast of gloom and doom and although the ceremony did end up a little damp and I can only show you how perfect their first look at portraits are!! Nothing wrong with a little rain on your wedding day when you catch a few moments like this between raindrops! ❤️ . . . . #jminstachallenge #springsmithstudios #springsmithstudiosbrides #springsmithstudiosweddings #sssweddings #sssbrides #whitneysinnwedding #whitneysinn #jacksonnh #jacksonnhwedding #jacksonnhweddingphotographer #jacksonnhweddingphotography ##nhwedding #newhampshirewedding #nhweddingphotographer #nhweddingphotography #NHwedding
I believe in history, tradition and honoring the legacy that our love and lives create. Six year ago to the day this photo was taken Kevin dropped to one knee in this very canoe to propose to Caroline- the rest is their amazing history!!! I was lucky enough to photograph their engagement shoot, wedding day, maternity session and a newborn session when they welcomed their son Ben into the world- and just last week I was honored to once again document their family as they celebrated Ben's first birthday. These two are such a perfect example of clients turned friends in my life- I can't imaging a greater blessing then their friendship and trust over the years to document their lives and their love as it's grown! #jminstachallenge

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