Jenna + Britt | The Stagecoach Inn, Goshen NY Micro Wedding
Two brides are better than one! Britt and Jenna’s micro wedding was a magical affair overflowing with love and joyful emotion! Like so many couples they had to postpone their large wedding, but they still chose to get married on their original fall date in 2020. It was an intimate gathering, but the Stagecoach Inn nestled in Goshen, NY was the perfect place for this couple and their immediate families to escape from the city and be together. The Inn allows you to block out all of their luxurious rooms so you really feel like you have your own private estate for the whole weekend. The historic building is just overflowing with charm and I loved taking advantage of all of it’s beautiful little nooks for photo opportunities!
Not a single detail was over looked by Jenna and Britt who have been dreaming of this day for so long now. The two were literally encircled by their families love as they said “I do” out in the stone circle garden on the lawn, where so many happy tears were shed by all.
We got to soak in the beauty of golden hour while we did their portraits and even got to finished off with some super fun and colorful smoke bombs! It is impossible not to be filled with joy when you are around these two, their spirited energy and love for each other shines through so strongly in all that they do!
They then had cocktails out on the patio and an absolutely stunning tablescape for their sit down dinner… the romantic candle lite room was overflowing with lux florals and warm cozy touches. Micro Weddings may be one of the best things to come from 2020, they are so intimate and meaningful. They allow everyone there to truly focus on the couple and the marriage rather than an overly extravagant event where things can sometimes get lost in the mix. And especially after a year when we have had to spend so much time apart from the ones we love, it makes you appreciate getting to be together and it makes saying “I do” to the love of your life, that much more special!
Photographer: Cassondre Mae Photography, Warwick, NY
Venue: The Stagecoach Inn, Goshen, NY
Planner: Faith Ferguson Productions, Warwick, NY
Florist: Flowers By David Anthony, Washingtonville, NY
Hair: Bridal By Court, Northeastern Pennsylvania
Makeup: Essie Cohen, Hudson Valley, NY
Officiant: LuLu’s I Do’s, Hudson Valley, NY
Dress Designer: BHLDN
Jumpsuit: David’s Bridal
★★★★★ Review From The Couple…
I’m pretty sure she’s a magician, but I’ll settle for the best photographer ever.
SERIOUSLY BOOK HER RIGHT NOW. “Magical” - the word used to describe our wedding pictures. Also stunning, perfect, breathtaking, dreamy and “most beautiful pictures ever”.
My wife and I were married on October 24, 2020 and it was the best day of our lives. I know everybody says that about their wedding, but we truly mean it. Everything was absolutely perfect and we honestly owe that to Cass. We are so incredibly grateful for her suggestion of our lovely venue, her flexibility and helpfulness with all changes due to Covid, and her pure joy in sharing in our love. She really made our wedding unforgettable and captured the most amazing, magazine-worthy shots.
We found Cassondre Mae Photography through our original venue’s IG (it was important to us that our photographer knew the grounds and best spots) and her pictures were phenomenal. We reached out, she responded quickly and we set up a call. She was so warm and lovely - she made us feel very comfortable being a gay couple (which was surprisingly hard to find). We ended up selecting the package that included an engagement session so we could get to know her and she could understand the best ways to shoot us. Our engagement shoot was SO FUN! She recommended the location, made us feel so comfortable, dealt with my MANY outfit and accessory changes, and honestly snapped gorgeous shots! Ugh we just love her!!
Flash forward to June 2020, we made the tough call to move our big wedding to 2021 and reached out to Cass to talk about our options. She was so responsive, helpful and understanding - quickly letting us know what dates she was available next year and praising our decision to move forward with a small ceremony on our original date this year. She even recommended Stagecoach (where we ended up getting married) as the perfect micro wedding venue. Looking back, it seems like fate that we found her since she brought us to The Stagecoach Inn and played such a big part in making our wedding weekend so special. She is a former wedding coordinator so she’s SO ORGANIZED and even sends over a day-of schedule for you.
Day of, she arrived and got right to work! I was in the chair getting my makeup done and she was finding all of our accessories for detail shots, running around the grounds getting decor pics, and then coordinated TWO brides who didn’t want to see each other before the ceremony. Two brides, two MILs - it’s double the work and she handled it without breaking a sweat. She was grabbing all of my accessories, making sure to include all the shots we wanted. She found THE BEST LIGHT - I’m serious - I know I’m biased but these pictures are UNBELIEVABLY GORGEOUS. We had very limited light since our ceremony ran over but she nailed it and made sure to keep us moving to make the most of the sunlight. She even helped us incorporate smoke bombs! (They were unpredictable and we were running wild) she still managed to get some awesome pictures amidst the chaos.
I just can't say enough good things about Cass. Our families are just as obsessed with her as we are. She's simply the best - we can’t wait to have her join us for round 2 next year and see the new magic she captures!