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Saco, Maine Backyard Elopement Photo Story Award

Portrait of Corey Butler, a documentary wedding photographer
Corey Butler
Portland-ME, York County-ME

Are you searching for affordable Saco, ME elopement packages that will allow you to have your day recorded in a way that is both detailed and memorable? York County elopement photographer Corey Butler would love to hear from you if you are preparing to arrange a simple affair that might be a pop-up, at-home, DIY, outdoor, or another type of non-traditional marriage celebration. The following small wedding took place in Saco, a city in York County, but Corey is available for smaller-scale weddings in or around all of New England. For more details about having this Maine pro photographer competently document your elopement, contact Corey Butler promptly.

Saco, ME backyard wedding image with a big kiss after elopement ceremony

The newlyweds decided to have a small backyard wedding, with the kissing couple surrounded by their closest friends who had come for a house warming party, transforming it into a wedding celebration

Sealing their backyard wedding with a kiss!

Loran, an incredibly talented tattoo artist met her future husband at work, which, is not exactly uncommon. What was uncommon was stenciling art onto at her would-be future husband's butt cheeks before even knowing what his middle name is - never mind a first date. After saving and making the big jump into owning their own home and beginning a family, an expensive wedding wasn't in the cards. What better way to do a house warming party than turning it into a wedding and your closest friends?

DIY wedding - The bride and maid of honor did much preparation, in place of other vendors

Saco, Maine Backyard Wedding Photographer | the bride's friend does her make up

Loran's friend does her make up. Guests mill about the house. Loran and her maid of honor did much of their own preparation, in place of other vendors.

The bride and maid of honor peek at guests beginning to arrive for the Maine backyard wedding

Saco, Maine Elopement Photography | the bride and her maid of honor peek at guests beginning to arrive.

Loran and her maid of honor peek at guests beginning to arrive.

Wedding image of ME flower girl with balloons outside

Saco, Maine Elopement Picture | putting balloons outside to show guests the location

Loran's daughter and flower girl, and her mother put balloons outside to show guests the location.

Maine Elopement photo of the groom with his vows upstairs before the backyard wedding

Maine Elopement Image | the groom rehearses his vows upstairs

Andrew rehearses his vows upstairs. He keeps separate for Loran until their little intimate ceremony.

Maine Backyard Elopement image of the ceremony in the bride and groom's new home's back yard

Maine Outdoor Ceremony Elopement Photo | The ceremony in their new home's back yard with a handful of their closest friends and family

The ceremony in their new home's back yard with a handful of their closest friends and family.

Backyard DIY Wedding - friends took care of being the catering staff

Maine Outdoor Wedding Elopement Reception Party Picture | incredible food, and the catering company boxed it so they could serve it themselves

Apparently it is very affordable to have great food if you serve it yourself. Loran and Andrew had incredible food, and the catering company boxed it so they could serve it themselves. Their friends took care of being the catering staff for the day and it was very successful.

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