David Murray Weddings Journal: Lauren + Tom/Arrows

Venue: Arrows, Ogunquit, Maine
Gown: Pronovias
Shoes: Manolo Blahnik
Bridesmaids dresses: Jim Hjelm
Makeup: Joya Beauty/Joanne McDonough
Hair: Lena Hartford of Hair that Moves
Flowers: Danielle Johnson Walker, Arrows
DJ: Greg Gates

Wedding at Arrows restaurant in Ogunquit: Simply elegant is the best way to describe Lauren and Tom's May wedding. They were married on a beautiful day at one of our favorite venues--the spectacular Arrows in Ogunquit. The setting: acres of flower and vegetable gardens. The food: divine gourmet. Arrows' owners and chefs Clark Frasier and Mark Gaier were recently nominated by the James Beard Foundation as Best Chefs of the Northeast. Arrows' special event coordinator Danielle Johnson Walker created a lovely bouquet for Lauren and the decor was elegant.

Lauren's Pronovias gown was stunning and she looked quite chic for the extended pre-ceremony fashion shoot. This is something we are encouraging all our brides to do. Just an extra 15 minutes of fashion photography before the ceremony can result in some gorgeous images.

The gardens and grounds at Arrows were a perfect backdrop for Lauren and Tom's "couple's time" portrait session. How fortunate to have our friend and colleague David Beckstead shooting alongside. David B. was in town for one of his Shoot with Beckstead wedding fashion workshops hosted by David Murray Weddings with David M. as guest speaker. David B. stayed an extra day to have some fun and help photograph Lauren and Tom's wedding.

To view the slideshow of Lauren and Tom's wedding, click here:

Lauren + Tom Wedding Slideshow

And here are a few more of our favorite images of the day (click on any image to make it larger).

Lauren and Tom, what a beautiful day. Thank you!

The Murrays--Our Story

David and Linda spent years in the fast-track world of photojournalism and network news. David was named a Pulitzer Prize Finalist for his work in Haiti, and worked for many national publications including The New York Times, The Ft. Lauderdale News and Sun Sentinel and The Atlanta Journal and Constitution. Linda was a Peabody and Emmy award-winning foreign correspondent for ABC NEWS and CNN. After their son Ryan was born they moved to their beach house on the coast of Maine where they created David Murray Weddings. Five years ago they welcomed John to their studio as a principal photographer. Recently, David Murray Weddings expanded to include a studio in Atlanta, Georgia. Atlanta is second home to David and Linda as it is where they spent much of their careers. They now divide their time between Atlanta and New England. The couple that once covered wars together now spends time documenting the far more civilized social ritual of marriage.

David

David Murray is the co-owner of David Murray Weddings and David Murray Photography and a principal photographer.

A Pultizer Prize finalist, David covered everything from wars to newsmakers to the New York fashion runways.

David's wedding work has been published in the national wedding blog Style Me Pretty; The Atlantan Brides magazine; Southern Weddings Magazine and blog; Maine Magazine Wedding issue; Southern New England Weddings Magazine; and other notable national wedding publications.

David was named one of the Top Five Wedding Photojournalists in the World by the International Wedding Photojournalists Association (WPJA) for his wedding photography in 2007.

Linda

Linda has recently launched a new style of wedding cinematography, exclusively for the clients of David Murray Weddings. These wedding films are a blend of still imagery; video; select audio of the day and music and custom designed for the sophisticated bride. They are a fresh and contemporary take on traditional wedding videos. Linda is also a documentary filmmaker and the director and producer of the feature documentary film, The Diaries. This inspiring and humorous documentary premiered at the Silver Docs film festival at the American Film Institute and screened at numerous film festivals including Mill Valley FF and The Bahamas FF. It recently screened on The Documentary Channel.

John

John is an international photojournalist represented for his wedding work by David Murray Weddings. This will be his seventh season working with the studio.

His wedding photography for David Murray Weddings has been published in Martha Stewart Weddings; Style Me Pretty; Southern Weddings magazine blog; Southern New England Weddings magazine and many other wedding publications.

He is the founder of a non-profit photography organization that provides photographic and multi-media services to other non-profit organizations.

Among his many awards, John was ranked #11 in the world by the International Wedding Photojournalists Association in their 2007 rankings of the top 100 wedding photojournalists.

Lauren + Tom/Arrows

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