Shadow Lake Golf Club Wedding - Rochester, NY - Bailey & Bill

Oct 19

Bailey and Bill planned a beautiful wedding day that focused on the family and friends who have cheered them on. The reception was held at Shadow Lake, and there was a unique family history there: Bill's parents got engaged and did their engagement pictures there!

The ladies got ready at Bailey's parents' house, where she grew up. It seemed fitting that she got to prepare for her wedding day in the same house where she used to get ready for school, imagining what the future may hold.

One funny - and painful! - moment was when a bridesmaid needed to have her ears re-pierced for her earrings. She was a champ!

Bill and his guys got ready at the couple's home in Webster, and everyone came together at the First Presbyterian Church in downtown Victor.

Then it was on to Shadow Lake, one of the most beautiful wedding venues in Rochester.

There were a few memorable moments for me. Bailey's younger sister, Allie, gave a wonderfully heartfelt and emotional toast to her big sister, and I loved every minute of it. Hearing of the meaningfulness of Bill's friendship with his best man, Luke, was honest and rare, and I loved that, too!

Then there was The Lift. Bailey and Bill didn't want to do just an ordinary couple's first dance, so after what seemed to be a normal dance, they added a mashup of different genres of songs at the end. And they ended on Dirty Dancing - and they pulled off the lift! It was awesome!