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Bridal Tea | Upstairs on the Square | Magazine Editorial

admin — Tue, 17 May 2011 15:58:50 +0000

Want to share a really fun and colorful editorial shoot we did for a new event magazine, Bliss Celebrations, which is on the shelves now. Tasha Bracken and her company SD Events created a wonderland-inspired bridal luncheon at Upstairs on the Square in Cambridge for our shoot. And I am sure neither you nor I have ever seen quite a setup like this one!

So many talented vendors came together and lent their creativity to design this bridal luncheon.

Event Designer: SD Events | Stephanie Rossi
Location: Upstairs on the Square
Dresses: Flair
Floral Design: Tangerine Creations
Invitations: Allure Invitations
Tables Linens: Be Our Guest
Hair: The Modern Priscilla
Makeup: Katrina Hess
Teapots: Fancy That

Wedding Style Magazine Outs | Part III | Rafanelli Events

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:03:03 +0000

Absolutely Romantic! Absolutely Decadent!!

This tabletop featured in the 2010 Wedding Style Issue just screams Ultra Exclusive, Ultra Romantic Evening!!! The Champagne Bar located at Rhumba at the InterContinental Boston, is hidden discreetly behind sliding mahogany wooden doors. With a “Moulin Rouge” theme already in place, Rafanelli Events transformed an already spectacular room, into a dream dining experience.

Mirrored table surrounded by top shelf champagnes and abundant dessert trays. And the single red rose on the damask patterned chair is just the simplest but most clever touch for this editorial shoot.

Designer: Rafanelli Events
Location: InterContinental Boston
Flowers: Fiddlehead
China: Shreve, Crump & Low
Glassware: Be Our Guest, Inc.
Menus: Redbliss
Tables & Chairs: Signature Event Rentals

Wedding Style Mag OUTS | Part II | Michele Mottola Special Event Consulting

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:41:47 +0000

Another one of my favorite tabletops I have photographed!! Designed by the dynamite Michele Mottola, this is another wonderful conception that just exudes uniqueness and lots of good old fashioned imagination. Photographed outside at the InterContinental Boston back lawn, a custom mirrored arbor was built that allowed for handblown glass bulbs to be hung and filled with orchids and lillies above an acrylic table and chairs.

Ok so this was actually one of my most challenging tables I have had to shoot. A reflective glass background, see-through tables and chairs, and a mirrored arbor outside in the city with lots of reflections going on. This one took some patience, almost the whole day actually to get it right. That morning I took a calculated guess that the sunlight would eventually fall just so as to darken the background and shine light on table. And fortunately I was right. And although my blog post title says “Outs” I had to include the chosen image for the magazine as luck was really on my side that day. The 5th photo from the top says it all. The flowers were highlighted just perfectly both on the table and those meticulously hung from above. The chairs were clearly visible as the suns shadow couldn’t have landed any more perfectly in the bacground, and the mirrored arbor stood out just enough.

Designer: Michele Mottola Special Event Consulting
Location: InterContinental Boston
Flowers: Marc Hall for Winston Flowers
China & Glassware: Nieman Marcus
Flatware: Be Our Guest, Inc.
Tables & Chairs: Party by Design

Wedding Style Magazine OUTS | Part I | Rafanelli Events

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:16:47 +0000

I am doing a 3 part blog on unpublished Wedding Style Magazine tabletop images I photographed for Grace Ormonde that I feel are truly kick butt. Boston weddings are typically known for their conservative design and approach. But event designers such as Bryan Rafanelli truly raise the bar and not just at a local level, but globally!

This tabletop was photographed at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston for the current 2010 Wedding Style New England Issue. The table is Black Acrylic with dominant white vases filled with fuchsia. The bold pink chairs and statement wingbacks are our favorite touches and with no doubt mimic the funky black and white striped wall art by Jim Lambie. Such eye candy!!! So cool, especially the Menu by Redbliss. Did you catch that?

Designer: Rafanelli Events
Location: Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Flowers: Fiddlehead
China: Shreve, Crump & Low
Glassware: Be Our Guest, Inc.
Menus: Redbliss
Tables & Chairs: Signature Event Rentals

Boston Public Library | Published Wedding | The Knot Boston

admin — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:55:44 +0000

The current issue of The Knot | Fall/Winter 2010 | is featuring a Boston Public Library wedding we shot last year! Cudos to Kristen Weiss of I Thee Wed (Deborah & Jay’s wedding consultant), it was a pleasure working with her as always! The design of the wedding was styled so as to not overtake the grandeur of the venue, but to let it stand out. We loved the fact that the green reading lamps were a key feature at dinner! Also Suzanne B. Lowell Lighting Design came in and added the right touch of light to accent the Library’s magnificient details but not to overpower the look and feel of the rooms.

Venue: The Boston Public Library
Planner: I Thee Wed, LLC | Kristen Weiss
Lighting: Suzanne B. Lowell Lighting Design

And here are a few extra shots I want to show of the Bride and Groom as well as some extra details not seen in the magazine…

And if you are planning a wedding at the Boston Public Library, you can also check out Shannon & Brett’s wedding we recently shot there posted on our blog last December…Click Here

Old Manse Inn | Published Wedding | Wedding Style Magazine

admin — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:45:11 +0000

Having a wedding featured in Grace Ormonde’s Wedding Style Magazine is always special. And having this wedding featured in the 2010 New England Issue was just as sweet! Earlier this month I blogged about Jessica and Scott’s wedding on Cape Cod and it was fantastic to see it actually in print! And seriously guys, the Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream surprise brought in at the end of the wedding was a super cool touch!

Mandarin Oriental Boston | Published Wedding | Stn. NE Wedding Magazine

admin — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:35:53 +0000

January has come and gone and we have lots of editorial to share. Starting with Southern New England Weddings Magazine. They have featured Andrea and Dennis’ Wedding at the brand new Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Boston on Boylston Street. I posted about this wedding back in October in case you wanted to check out more of their photos! To see old post CLICK here.

Chatham Bars Inn | Published Wedding | The Knot Boston

admin — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:17:55 +0000

You may remember our blog post of Liz and Dan’s Wedding at the Chatham Bars Inn back in June…Well here they are again, now featured in the Boston regional issue of the knot. Hope you get to check it out!!!

And to see more of their photos, you can check out our old blog post from their wedding HERE.

Las Vegas | Published Wedding | The Knot National

admin — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:24:15 +0000

Jared and Kristin’s renewal of vows has landed on the pages of one of the most popular wedding magazines on newsstands today, The Knot Weddings Magazine, 2009 / 2010 National Issue!

Last July Maria and I headed out to fabulous Las Vegas to shoot this uber cool affair and we can’t contain our excitement that it is now a nationally featured wedding. So much thought and effort went into even the smallest of details like lucky rabbits feet and casino chips for the guests to help celebrate and win at some table games! For me, the cherry red cadillac and cherub covered ceiling at The Little White Wedding Chapel (think Britney Spears circa 2004) tied all the pictures together. Everything was just straight up fun: the cake, the mini gift suitcases, the sunglasses, Las Vegas of course…but the photos of the Bride and Groom sitting atop the cadillac alter just put the final stamp of pure coolness on this wedding!

Here are some of their Ingredients…

Dress: Stephanie James Couture
Shoes: Christian Louboutin
Ceremony: The Little White Wedding Chapel
Venue: The Bellagio
Flowers: Flowers by Semia | Providence, R.I. (yup! packed in dry ice and shipped)
Cake: Freed’s Bakery | Las Vegas
Entertainment: Rhythm Productions | John Bellagamba | Newport, R.I.
Invitations: The Perfect Details | Donna Kim

Of courses only a handful of the photos could make the pages of the magazine, so here are a few more so you can get a better idea of the day! The vintage dresses by Stephanie James Couture (both bride and maid of honor) was definitely Maria’s highlight detail, and mine, well I think it had to be the patent leather Blue shoes! Just how cool was that?!!!

Click here to view our original blog post from last July

The Improper Bostonian | We made their Boston’s BEST list!!!

admin — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:11:42 +0000

I must say that it was super cool to return from an extended early July summer vacation only to be hit with congratulatory voice and emails. This is undeniably a nice follow up to last summer’s Best of Boston award from Boston Magazine. The magazine gods are clearly in our favor and we are beyond any doubt humbled by the recognition!

The Improper is a free publication and can be found on busy street corners and local shops of Boston. Just look out for Conan!