So our sun streak finally ended last weekend...we knew it was too good to last forever! Our fabulous bride, Daria, was all smiles on her wedding day--she didn't seem to mind a bit. I guess given the past few weeks of New England weather, we really should be happy we went 8 for 8. And we all know what they say about a rainy wedding day (but don't ever mention it's "luckiness" to a bride if it happens to be sprinkling...please.)

After a week of solid rain, the skies cleared for our bride, Caroline. Our sun streak makes us 8 for 8...I guess we have to take weeklong bouts of miserable rain so our brides have beautiful days...no problem!

Caroline and her fiance, Rob, were having their wedding at Blithewold Mansion

 The sun streak continues and what a day for a wedding! Pam Smith, a loyal New Leaf client, asked me last year if I could do her daughter's hair for her wedding. You see, Pam was doing a ton of planning for her daughter's wedding because Kerry was living in France, where her fiance is from. I know, how glamorous!? I think I love my job because I can live vicariously through clients...

Anyways, Kerry and her fiance officially moved back to the States just two weeks before the wedding. Talk about extra stress before the big day...whew!
All of Kerry and Pam's planning certainly paid off and everything came together for the wedding at Glen Manor House in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. Glen Manor is a waterfront mansion that is spectacular for any type of event. Imagine having a cocktail under the covered patio...

Meet our other bride named Alison...there were two Alison's in Bristol getting married on 6.6.09! Lucky them...they both picked perfect days! Her gorgeous wedding party extended our wonderful weather streak to 6 out 6...come on, lucky 7's!

Alison Meyer was getting married at Mount Hope Farm. Mount Hope Farm is an amazing wedding venue. It's an expansive country setting in Bristol, located on the water. Alison's reception was in The Barn--and not the kind with pigs and chickens...check it out.

So I don't want to jinx this lucky little streak we have going on, but the New Leaf girls should run, not walk, to go buy some Powerball tickets. Five for five. Sun shining. Breeze blowing. Seventy degrees.  Maybe we'll start telling all our brides that not only will we transform them into (insert favorite supermodel name here), but we will also play God and perform meteorologic miracles on their wedding days.  Alison Berenback, our sweet and lovely bride, first arrived on Saturday saying she felt very nervous. I'd say this is very normal, given that she woke up realizing she was getting married. Not your average day. It didn't help that the weather looked a bit questionable (for New Leaf standards, of course). I kept promising Alison that Kelly Bates (for you Rhode Island-ahs out there) from Channel 10 SAID it was going to clear up.  Alison's wedding was at Linden Place, an outdoor garden venue here in Bristol.

To see Alison face light up when that sun peeked through our windows was priceless. Truly. Cheesy as it may sound, moments like this is why we love being part of a bride's special day. 
And I think we caught the moment the sun came out...

So we are now 4 for 4 with beautiful wedding weather! We are happy to report that our bride, Melanie Snow's name was not forecasting her wedding day (I know, it's a bad joke on Melanie's last name...I wonder how many times she heard THAT in her lifetime). Melanie's wedding was in Colt State Park, so hallelujah on the perfect weather!

Melanie was one of the calmest brides I have ever met. She came with her two sisters, who travelled far to be by her side on her day. One of her sisters was even a real wedding photographer...I tried to bribe her for some photos, or even some tips, but I think we need too much help.

What another great Saturday in May for Natasha's wedding. If the weather for our first two weddings of the season is a sign of things to come, our brides are going to be very happy this summer...I'd like to think we are good luck.

Imagine how many brides would be lined up for New Leaf if we guaranteed perfect weather!