the journal

Margot and Patrick met in college while both on the track and field team. While it was at school that their friendship blossomed, it wasn’t until after college that they began dating. By the time their wedding day arrived they already had four years of friendship and five years of dating behind them, and as […]

Maddie and Peter were high school sweethearts! Best friends before they started dating at 17 years old, they dated throughout college and a masters degree… this wedding was a long time coming! The couple fell in love with the Crane Estate for its history and architecture as soon as they laid eyes on it. Staring […]

Jacklyn and Peter met in college over 8 years ago and chose the Crane Estate for their wedding after falling in love with its rolling hills and beautiful gardens. The fickle rain fall kept the couple guessing until finally, content to say their “I do’s” with mother natures blessing of a light sprinkle of rain, […]

Chris and Ashley first met 2015 in the San Francisco Bay Area (Chris’s home town!) at work. From coworkers to friends the relationship grew steadily and after romance blossomed, the two moved in together in 2017. Soon after their little family grew with the addition of their pup Emma. In 2019 they all moved back […]

Alyssa and Dan were cyber-sweethearts, meeting online four years ago. While the meeting was a modern one, the courtship was old fashioned and the two have been together ever since that first date. While their original plans were to get married in Italy, our couple found their Italian inspiration at the beautiful Crane Estate on […]

Heather and Steve were married at the stunning Crane Estate in Ipswich, MA. The location was probably the easiest part of planning their wonderful wedding day as it was the location of their first date! And what could be more romantic than returning and getting married at this Stuart-style mansion surrounded by French and Italian […]