The 2009 wedding season ended with a bang!  Literally.  My last wedding of the year was Katie & Joe‘s rockin’ wedding at the Seaport Hotel on New Year’s Eve – complete with fireworks provided by the city of Boston!  This was the first time I’d ever photographed a wedding on New Year’s Eve, and I actually loved it!  I’ve always found New Years to be a bit of a let down – expectations are high for some big fun time, and it’s never quite as exciting as you’d hoped.  But celebrating at a wedding and dancing the night away with my camera in hand definitely did not disappoint!

The evening started with the bridesmaids helping Katie get ready.  She was so cute and excited that as soon as I got there she wanted to get into her dress!

Katie was such a beautiful bride!!

My second shooter, Melissa Coe captured this shot of Katie & her Dad walking down the aisle

So happy!

One of the fun things about big bridal parties is all that goes on in between portraits…

I LOVED the shots of the girls helping Katie bustle her dress!   Melissa’s take was particularly beautiful…

My take on the moment…

After we got Katie all bustled, we ran outside to the bridge to the World Trade Center for a few night shots with the city lights.

Melissa’s shot

And mine

It was FREEZING out, but Katie & Joe were total troopers for making these happen!!

I love the cake, but the colorful lights behind make me love this shot!  That, and I’m kinda hungry right now…  ;)

The band for the night was Brickpark Entertainment, and they were SO fun!

First dance

3, 2, 1, Happy New Year!

And perhaps my favorite part was that Katie ended the night singing a little Journey with the band.  A girl after my own heart ♥

Katie and Joe – thank you so much for inviting me to document your wedding!  It was an absolute pleasure to spend New Year’s Eve celebrating with you and your friends & family!

And thank you, Melissa for giving up New Year’s with your husband to shoot with me!  You were a huge help, and so fun to work with… not to mention you got some great photos!  :)

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