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Leah & Michael | Wedding | Boston Public Library

admin — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 22:34:04 +0000

We kicked off the 2011 season with a bang this January by photographing the dazzling wedding of Leah Francona, daughter to Red Sox coach Terry Francona. Exquisitely planned and coordinated by Rafanelli Events, the wedding ceremony was held at the historic Old South Church with the wedding reception just across the street at the Boston Public Library. And my most notable and favorite detail of the night, aside from the happy couple of course, was the hot apple cider and donuts awaiting the guests on their way out into a cold January night. Loved that!!!

Venues: Old South Church & Boston Public Library
Planner: Rafanelli Events
Caterer: The Catered Affair
Gown: Priscilla of Boston
Makeup: Stacey Frasca
Linens: Nuage
Rentals: Be Our Guest
Florist: Portobello Road
Lighting: Port Lighting
Entertainment: Nightshift
Video: After Image Porductions

And a special thanks goes out to my fantastic asst./second shooter Julie Lippert/Lux Photography who helped capture the evening with us. Thank you Julie!!!

Kimberely & Dennis | Wedding | Boston Public Library

admin — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 16:57:47 +0000

The phrase “takes the cake” really comes to mind when I discuss Kimberely and Dennis’s wedding at the Boston Public Library. All the ingredients were in place to make this one memorable event. A phenomenal event planning company, venue, lighting, ect, but the secret ingredient that will keep guests talking about this wedding for likely the rest of their lives was… Cirque du Soleil. Yes, that is right my blog faithful, Cirque du Soleil performed for the dinner time entertainment! The shocked looked on guests faces as the performers entered Bates Hall during the dinner hour was nothing short of priceless. And as a photographer privileged to be mingling amongst the guests throughout the evening really allowed me to hear the chatter of amazement. And even a few cell phone calls to friends to say “you can’t believe the wedding I am at right now!”

Venue: Boston Public Library
Planner: Hopple Popple
Gown: Monique Lhullier
Linens: Table Toppers
Rentals: Be Our Guest
Florist: Domenic Cambio
Lighting: Suzanne B. Lowell Lighting Design
Entertainment: Nightshift
Entertainment: Cirque du Soleil

And a special thanks goes out to my assistant photographer Helen Makadia who contributed to several of the images below!

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

Shannon & Brett | Wedding | Boston Public Library

admin — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:26:36 +0000

I must say that we were so privledged again to work with and photograph just such a stunningly beautiful bride with the most sincere and down to earth personality! The groom was pretty chill to! And to photograph our third Boston Public Library wedding of the year was an added bonus. The day was highlighted by simply an amazing Monique Lhuillier dress, an absolutely awesome bouquet created by Marc Hall of Winstons, decadent finger foods and speciality drinks, and most importantly .. elegantly designed down to the smallest of details by the prodigious team at Rafanelli Events.

Venue: Boston Public Library
Planner: Rafanelli Events
Caterer: The Catered Affair
Videographer: AfterImage Productions
Florist: Winston Flowers
Entertainment: Vali Entertainment
Dress: Monique Lhuillier | L’Elite
Tuxedo: Tom Ford NYC
Hair: Mizu Salon | Darren Le
Makeup: Dana Dodson – Shu Uemura