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Emma Thurgood Weddings - Elopements & Micro-Weddings Professional photographer and planner for elopements & micro-weddings in New England. I have a saying: No More Manufactured Weddings!

New England wedding photographer & planner for elopements and small weddings. But what does that mean, exactly? It's about having a bespoke wedding experience and not the prefab kind that large wedding venues copy-and-paste. It's about choosing meaning and memories over trivial wedding day formalities and customs that create stress. It's about deciding to spend your budget on experiencing your wed

ding day instead of spending it on the homogenous needs and wants of 100+ guests. It's about saying "yes" to yourself instead of the dozen or so people telling you what they think your wedding day should be.

SO IN LOVE WITH THIS SUNSET MAGIC! 😍🤩 And J+C were such good sports about splashing about in the surf to capture some be...
15/08/2025

SO IN LOVE WITH THIS SUNSET MAGIC! 😍🤩 And J+C were such good sports about splashing about in the surf to capture some beautiful sculptural waves. ⁠
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Just basking in this golden hour magic. ☀️✨️⁠⁠
14/08/2025

Just basking in this golden hour magic. ☀️✨️⁠
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Gotta love a good hugging twirl, especially when the client does it for themselves without prompting!⁠⁠
13/08/2025

Gotta love a good hugging twirl, especially when the client does it for themselves without prompting!⁠
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Yesterday's engagement session with Jade & Clay was sooooo awesome! These two are the cutest and I'm super stoked for th...
12/08/2025

Yesterday's engagement session with Jade & Clay was sooooo awesome! These two are the cutest and I'm super stoked for their elopement in just a few weeks!

In the moment it didn't seem like it could be a great night for stars, but once again Mother Nature surprised us for T+K...
19/07/2025

In the moment it didn't seem like it could be a great night for stars, but once again Mother Nature surprised us for T+K's elopement and graced us with a sprinkling of stardust to add just a bit more magic to the end of the night.⁠
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2025 seems to be the year of city elopements for me! Boston, Salem, Newport, Providence... it always strikes me as funny...
18/07/2025

2025 seems to be the year of city elopements for me! Boston, Salem, Newport, Providence... it always strikes me as funny when I notice there's a theme for the year. But I have to say a big thank you to T+K for bringing me along to experience Newport and fall in love with it (despite the horrific traffic). ⁠
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Special thanks to the amazing team of vendors who made the day so awesome: ⁠
Boat cruise: Rum Runner II from ⁠
Trolley: Newport Travel Trolley Tours⁠
Reception: with band⁠
Accommodations: ⁠
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YES to this adorable trolley! What a fun and cute way to ferry your wedding guests around Newport. And I know that I am ...
17/07/2025

YES to this adorable trolley! What a fun and cute way to ferry your wedding guests around Newport. And I know that I am speaking for the whole wedding party when I say that Troy was the best possible driver - especially with some of the more *ahem* challenging drivers on the roads that day. ⁠
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Special thanks to the amazing team of vendors who made the day so awesome: ⁠
Boat cruise: Rum Runner II from ⁠
Trolley: Newport Travel Trolley Tours⁠
Reception: with band⁠
Accommodations: ⁠
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Still not over how freaking gorgeous T+K's elopement day was. By far, weather is the biggest concern that my clients hav...
16/07/2025

Still not over how freaking gorgeous T+K's elopement day was. By far, weather is the biggest concern that my clients have about their day, so it's always a pleasant surprise to have such an incredibly beautiful day after we spent a week looking at rain forecasts. ⁠
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Special thanks to the amazing team of vendors who made the day so awesome: ⁠
Boat cruise: Rum Runner II from ⁠
Trolley: Newport Travel Trolley Tours⁠
Reception: with band⁠
Accommodations: ⁠
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Your wedding day should be celebrated exactly how you want. And if that's going to your favorite bar to dance to some li...
16/07/2025

Your wedding day should be celebrated exactly how you want. And if that's going to your favorite bar to dance to some live music, you should do that. 😉⁠
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Special thanks to the amazing team of vendors who made the day so awesome: ⁠
Boat cruise: Rum Runner II from ⁠
Trolley: Newport Travel Trolley Tours⁠
Reception: with band⁠
Accommodations: ⁠
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Make the time to do some photos after dark. Nighttime photos are some of my favorite from elopement days because they br...
14/07/2025

Make the time to do some photos after dark. Nighttime photos are some of my favorite from elopement days because they bring such a mood to the gallery and it's a way to show off the location in a different light. You see what I did there? ⁠
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I'll see myself out. ⁠
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Congratulations to Taylor and Kevin on their elopement yesterday! It was an amazingly gorgeous day to be out on the wate...
13/07/2025

Congratulations to Taylor and Kevin on their elopement yesterday! It was an amazingly gorgeous day to be out on the water in Newport, filled with fun and good times with family and friends. ❤️⁠
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Special thanks to the amazing team of vendors who made the day so awesome: ⁠
Boat cruise ceremony: Rum Runner II from ⁠
Trolley: Newport Travel Trolley Tours⁠
Reception: ⁠
Accommodations: ⁠
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Still not over how freaking cute these two are and how simple and sweet their elopement day was. Special thanks to the w...
16/06/2025

Still not over how freaking cute these two are and how simple and sweet their elopement day was. Special thanks to the wonderful clerks at City Hall and all the residents of Providence who shouted their well wishes from across streets and rivers and out the windows of moving cars. ⁠
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I love a good story; it’s one of the main reasons I pursued being an artist. I wanted to tell meaningful stories about the human experience in a visual way. As a wedding photographer, I get to visually tell one of the most important stories about life: the love between two people and the unique expression of their bond as they commit themselves to each other through marriage. My goal as your wedding photographer is to capture your day in a way that authentically represents who you are as people and the emotions and events of the day. I’ll be there to capture the moments and details that make your day special, and through the images I’ll tell the love story that exists between you and your partner.