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Julie & Steven | Wedding Part II | Le Sereno, St. Barthelemy FWI

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:48:59 +0000

I’m back and I am well aware that it has been something like a month since I last blogged. A new baby will do that to ya! But I am super excited about this post as well as future posts and possible announcements about potential speaking engagements AND an upcoming workshop we are coordinating! So stay tuned for more details and website.

So this July we had the pleasure of traveling to St. Barthelemy, in the French West Indies, for an intimate Caribbean wedding at Le Sereno. We last left off with Julie and Steven a month ago at their Cambridge City Hall civil ceremony. Our travels with them took us to the absolutely breathtaking island of St. Barths! This is NOT your typical Caribbean island. Just different. An all French island, including the culture, cuisine, locals, tourists, infrastructure, etc.. just so unique from what I have experienced before in the Caribbean.

The day before the wedding we checked out the resort to get a good feeling of where we would ideally photograph the bride and groom. An obvious but important step for any photographer working in an unfamiliar venue. Also, shooting with Julie a month prior I learned of her modest shyness in front of the camera. I then knew that come wedding day, these nerves would surely be heightened. But let’s face it, 99% of us out there are not Hollywood camera ready. So as a photographer you need to be prepared, ready for the unexpected, and most of all, Quick, and this day was no exception. We had budgeted an hour and a half to shoot with Julie and Steve prior to their ceremony, but like any well respected wedding, as I looked at my watch, our time to shoot dwindled down to 30 minutes. Hey, you gotta roll with the punches.

And so away we went. I knew the exact places to go, quick angles to shoot etc. ahead of time. And true to my style I offered up very little direction even with the short timeframe we had now been allotted. I don’t like to force pictures, my goal is to capture the bride and grooms personality as it unfolds in front of me. And in a really short amount of time I was happy to walk away with these shots given the circumstances. Here are some of my favorites from our 30 minute shoot.

The Details:

Venue: Le Sereno
Gown: Vera Wang
Shoes: Badgely Mischka & J Crew
Suit: Hugo Boss

I must mention this resort, Le Sereno, truly had 5 star service like I have never seen before. Anywhere! Not only were each guest treated like they owned the resort, but the same treatment was provided to Maria and I. Really fantastic and made my day of shooting there that much more spectacular.

The Full Day of Pictures:

Julie & Steven | Wedding Part 1 | Cambridge City Hall

admin — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:31:04 +0000

We photographed Julie and Steven’s civil wedding ceremony at Cambridge City Hall last Thursday. Just a few days before they left for St. Barthelemy in the Caribbean where we will meet up with them again to capture their destination wedding at Le Sereno. Can’t wait…SEE YOU SOON!!!

Andrea & Greg | Wedding | Boston Harbor Hotel

admin — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 02:45:09 +0000

When I walked outside of the hotel just after the bride had finished getting ready, I saw the car everyone was talking about. The grooms 1967 Lincoln Continental that he bought in California and drove across country. This car made a statement and made for some great pics to! I knew right then that this wedding was going to be FUN!

Andrea had the makings of an amazing wedding from the start. She began with her truly wonderful wedding planner Linnea Tangorra of Tangorra Wedding Planning. She then made the easy selection of the Boston Harbor Hotel |Wharf Room | as her venue of choice. Add John from Blue Guava to masterfully create the floral design, cool lighting from Boston Uplights, the 1967 Lincoln, Super Cool Bride and Groom, and whamm… a wedding photographer’s dream! Oh and don’t forget to notice the Brides Pug, Pirates, and Bobble Heads!

Venue: Boston Harbor Hotel
Ceremony: Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Flowers: Blue Guava | John LaRoche
Planner: Tangorra Wedding Planning | Linnea Tangorra

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

Pirates on Boston Harbor | Wedding | Greatest Bridal Party Ever!

admin — Sun, 23 May 2010 03:20:25 +0000

Ok, just kidding..really not the bridal party. But I definitely had one of the most fun brides ever today! When most brides would shy away from such a picture, Andrea saw these sultry buccaneers coming and immediately called them over for a shot. Andrea and Greg were married today and had their reception at the Boston Harbor Hotel. Blog post of their amazing wedding planned by Tangorra Wedding Planning to follow shortly!

Lauren & Dan | Wedding | The Barn at Gibbet Hill

admin — Wed, 19 May 2010 17:03:15 +0000

This April I photographed a gorgeous wedding at The Barn at Gibbet Hill for my neighbor’s daughter, Lauren. Lauren got ready just one house down from mine, and the church, St. Patrick Parish in Watertown, also just down the street. This sure made the first part of my day a wedding photographer’s dream! We teamed up with photographer Helen Makadia, whose new talent I have just recently discovered! Maria and I were so excited to work with her and we hope to see her at many more of our weddings. Thank you Helen for your excellent second shooting!

Venue: The Barn at Gibbet Hill
Gown: Augusta Jones | Allegria Bridal
Hair: Salon Sama
Makeup: Diana Aliberti
Cake: Konditor Meister
Entertainment: DM Productions | Dan McCarthy
Videographer: Ron Rego
Florist: Lyndsey Loring Design

Lynne & John | Wedding | Boston Harbor Hotel

admin — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 04:15:28 +0000

Lynne and John were married this past January and had an elegant winter wedding with many classic details. They tied the knot at Gate of Heaven Church in South Boston and had a vintage | retro themed wedding reception at the Boston Harbor Hotel in the Atlantic Room. The black and white checkerrd dance floor was easily the perfect finishing touch and an amazing compliment to their retro styled entertainment, the Lapis Luna Orchestra. And although it was super cold outside, we managed to fit in 5 minutes outside to get some pictures of the Bride and Groom by the Boston harbor.

Venue: Boston Harbor Hotel | Altantic Room
Gown: Justin Alexander Couture | Kleinfeld Bridal
Entertainment: Lapis Luna Orchestra
Hair: Alex Craig | Bradley & Diegel
Florist: Dana Markos
Makeup: Sue Kohnle
Linens: Be Our Guest
Cake: Sweet Tooth Boston
Video: Generations Cinemastories

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!

Jessica & Scott | Cape Cod Wedding | Old Manse Inn

admin — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:54:18 +0000

Jessica and her husband Scott are just simply put, fantastic people. They have become good friends over the years and I am truly fortunate to know them outside of the wedding industry. Jessica (managing editor of grace ormonde Wedding Style magazine) works with a lot of amazing photographers both locally and from around the world on a regular basis and when she asked the question, “Are you open the weekend of October 9th?”, I was truly humbled and honored that she thought of us. Thank you Jess and Scott for allowing us to be such a close and important part of your wedding day!

Venue: The Old Manse Inn
Gown: San Patrick at La Reine Bridal
Flowers: Laurel Lane
Caterer: White’s Catering
Cake: Delicious Desserts
Hair/Makeup: Christy Lee
Linen: Ruth Fischl & Roberta Karsch-Resource One
Clear Top Tent: UnderCover Tent
Entertainment: 2Way Entertainment
Hand Rolled Cigars: Boston Cigar Factory / Marcia Weaver

Back in August I posted Jessica and Scott’s North End engagement shoot. Feel free to check them out if you haven’t already by clicking HERE.

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.