Brides must really love Rhode Island. Kate Hunter came all the way from California to get married. I think Kate just really loves her fiance, whose family lives here. Her mom, Nadine, did a lot of the organizing for Kate. Come to think of it, I never did get to meet the mom behind the magic....hmph.

Sarah Gordon, a Barrington native, decided to come back to her roots for her wedding. Sarah is now a Bostonian (not to be confused with BRISTOLian, a Bristol native, born and raised).
Her wedding was at the Rhode Island Country Club. This location is not your typical country club on a golf course--it overlooks the water, showing off some seriously beautiful sunsets. I'm told if you grew up in the East Bay area, you always crave the ocean so it's only fitting that Sarah came back for her big day.

Cristina Northcutt had a fantastic bunch a girls surrounding her on her wedding day. All 8 of them decided to get "celebrity treatment" at New Leaf...hair and make up for all--yipee! We love when that happens because everyone seems to look and feel so good when they leave. You can always seem to tell when a woman feels pretty...it's that whole confidence thing. It's amazing what some lip gloss, hairspray and a few bobby pins can do for a girl. The best is when you don't even have to stress out about doing your hair and make up yourself, then you really feel like J-Lo in the chair!

We have been blessed this weekend with New Leaf-ers! And what a spectacular weekend for our faithful brides.Julia Sullivan has been one of Pam's clients for quite some time. Needless to say, we were really excited when she booked her wedding last year. Julia is a total sweetheart who just so happens to live right around the corner so we get to see her pretty often.

Jennifer is just an all around amazing person. She radiates beauty on the inside and out and is always smiling. Her husband is a lucky man (but I bet he knows that).

Jennifer Rossi has been another faithful New Leaf-er since 2006 so we were ecstatic when she got engaged last year. Actually, her sister Elizabeth, another New Leaf-er got married in 2007 in Newport and we did her hair too!

When Sarah Disano first came to New Leaf for her trial, she wanted to look unique on her wedding day. We love when brides say that because that means we really get to challenge our skills.

Sarah wanted to go for a 1920's style. She showed Pam these images
(which look a lot like Scarlett Johansson, but we couldn't be sure)...
Can you get any more glamorous???

With a hurricane on it's way, Megan O'Brien sure had luck on her side. The day was sunny, crisp and fall-ish...not what you'd expect for an August wedding! Megan had a vintage-theme in mind for her hair and make up. She brought in a Jessica Simpson image to inspire me:

I urged Meg not to be horrified as a teased and curled her hair. I told her that a New Leaf bride would never walk out the door with "pageant hair"...GASP!! I just needed to make sure it lasted all day and night and this is how the magic happens...

Julie Ciarlone couldn't have dreamed of a better day in August to get married at Blithewold Mansion!  The sunny, 83 degree temperature was well-deserved after our "summer that wasn't". I shouldn't whine. We really have had some stellar weekends--it's part of our New Leaf Wedding Weather Protection Program. Know a future bride who is already obsessing about the weather? Enlist in our program today:-)